Permafrost Study (IMAGE)

DOE/Sandia National Laboratories

Permafrost Study

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Figure A shows the extent and carbon dynamics of the subsea permafrost domain versus the Last Glacial Maximum. Drawings B-D depict the thermal, physical and biogeochemical changes initiated in the subsea permafrost domain by deglaciation and sea level rise. Sandia National Laboratories geosciences engineer Jennifer Frederick is one of the authors in a recent study on submarine permafrost.

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Artwork by Anna Wright, Brigham Young University

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