Thermal state of permafrost and active layer in Central Asia during the international polar year

TitleThermal state of permafrost and active layer in Central Asia during the international polar year
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2010
AuthorsZhao, L, Wu, Q, Marchenko, SS, Sharkhuu, N
JournalPermafrost and Periglacial Processes
Volume21
Pagination198-207
ISBN Number1099-1530
Abstract

Permafrost in Central Asian is present in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in China, the Tien Shan Mountain regions in China, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, the Pamirs in Tajikistan, and in Mongolia. Monitoring of the ground thermal regime in these regions over the past several decades has shown that the permafrost has been undergoing significant changes caused by climate warming and increasing human activities. During the International Polar Year, measured mean annual ground temperature (MAGT) at a depth of 6

URLhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ppp.688