Permafrost Study (IMAGE)

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories

Permafrost Study

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This artistic diagram of the subsea and coastal permafrost ecosystems emphasizes greenhouse gas production and release. Sandia National Laboratories geosciences engineer Jennifer Frederick is one of the authors in a recent study regarding the release of such gases from submarine permafrost.

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Artwork by Victor O. Leshyk, Center for Ecosystem Science and Society, Northern Arizona University

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