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Please consider submitting an abstract for our session " Water in Permafrost Systems – An Interdisciplinary Consideration" at the joint 2021 Regional Conference on Permafrost and 19th International Conference on Cold Regions Engineering to be held at Boulder (Colorado, USA) on July 11-16, 2021.
The deadline to submit an abstract for a Full Proceeding Paper is June 10, 2020, while the call for abstract only (i.e., non-proceedings papers) will open in fall. Further details at https://www.uspermafrost.org/21rcop/schedule.shtml
"Water in Permafrost Systems – An Interdisciplinary Consideration"
The linkages and feedbacks between components in permafrost settings result in highly dynamic systems that are sustained by heat and mass transfer. The geosystem approach recognizes that "the whole is greater than the sum of its parts", which is a key concept to understand permafrost dynamics and its coupling of thermal, mechanical, geomorphological, hydrological, and/or biogeochemical processes operating at variable temporal and/or spatial scales. Water is an intrinsic component of permafrost geosystems with potentials for strong feedbacks. The abundance of interactions between water and other components in permafrost geosystems results in a wide range of relevant topics in basic and applied sciences. Furthermore, as we assess the role of water with approaches distinctive of our own disciplines, gaps may form at the intersection of these disciplines, yet critical linkages and processes likely fall within those gaps. This session intends to bring together researchers and practitioners from various fields for an interdisciplinary session involving presentations and discussion on the role of water in permafrost geosystems and its potential effects on the resilience and vulnerability of these systems to changes, including potential systemic thresholds.
Chair & Cosponsors:
Eva Stephani, Alaska Science Center, US Geological Survey (USA)
Josh Koch, Alaska Science Center, US Geological Survey (USA)
William Quinton, Wilfrid Laurier University (Canada)
Ylva Sjöberg, University of Copenhagen (Danmark)
Ronald Daanen, Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys (USA)
