| Title | Coastal and offshore permafrost in a changing arctic |
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| Author | GRID-Arendal |
| Source | Coastal and offshore permafrost rapid response assessment; by GRID-Arendal; 2020 p. 1  Open Access |
| Links | Online - En ligne
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| Year | 2020 |
| Alt Series | Natural Resources Canada, Contribution Series 20200662 |
| Publisher | United Nations Environment Program |
| Document | Web site |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | on-line; digital |
| Related | This publication is related to the following
publications |
| File format | html; pdf |
| Province | Northern offshore region; Northwest Territories; Yukon |
| NTS | 97; 98; 107; 117 |
| Area | Banks Island; Mackenzie River; Beaufort Sea; Alaska; Canada; United States of America; Russian Federation |
| Lat/Long WENS | -170.0000 -120.0000 80.0000 68.0000 |
| Subjects | surficial geology/geomorphology; environmental geology; Nature and Environment; Science and Technology; permafrost; coastal environment; coastal studies; coastal management; coastal erosion; ice
thicknesses; cumulative effects; Climate change |
| Illustrations | location maps; block diagrams |
| Program | Public
Safety Geoscience Plate Boundary Earthquakes |
| Program | Environmental
Geoscience Arctic impacts |
| Program | Climate Change Geoscience Coastal Infrastructure |
| Released | 2020 10 13 |
| Abstract | (Summary)
Coastal permafrost environments are undergoing profound change in response to climate warming. While the response of thawing terrestrial permafrost has been the subject of extensive
investigation, less is known about the associated changes occurring in coastal and offshore environments, or the impacts on coastal communities and ecosystems.
This Rapid Response Assessment (RRA) aims to raise awareness about the importance of
coastal permafrost and to identify urgent research needs. The assessment strives to consider the relevance of this change to people living along the Arctic coast, infrastructure, and terrestrial and marine ecosystems. Potential permafrost feedback
mechanisms that could accelerate the rate of change in the future at local, regional, and global scales are also reviewed.
The assessment shows there are significant knowledge gaps pertaining to coastal and offshore permafrost that should be
addressed by the scientific and engineering communities, as well those responsible for developing policy in the Arctic. Arctic peoples living along the coast as well as the global community urgently require action on these knowledge gaps in order to
address the ongoing effects of climate warming. It is imperative that Arctic peoples have a more active role in coastal permafrost studies, participating in the design and undertaking of scientific and engineering activities. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 327935 |
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