Arctic Greening Thaws Permafrost, Boosts Runoff (IMAGE)

DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory

Arctic Greening Thaws Permafrost, Boosts Runoff

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NGEE-Arctic researchers from Los Alamos, University of Alaska Fairbanks and Oak Ridge National Laboratory dig deep snow pits in tall shrub patches to understand the warming effect of snow-shrub interactions on underlying permafrost.

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Los Alamos National Laboratory

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