Modeling the evolution of climate-sensitive Arctic subsea permafrost in regions of extensive gas expulsion at the West Yamal shelf

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 119, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2082-2094

  Portnov, Alexey ^a,b   Mienert, Jurgen ^a   Serov, Pavel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b VNIIOKEANGEOLOGIA   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

gas expulsion; permafrost modeling; West Yamal shelf

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITION; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; HEAT FLUX; HYDROSPHERE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERMAFROST; WATER COLUMN;

ARCTIC;

EID: 84916217315     PISSN: 21698953     EISSN: 21698961     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JG002685     Document Type: Article

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