PeCaBeau! Let’s go.

After almost a 2-year hiatus from active research activities, our field campaigns are back on! This blog series will take you to the Canadian Arctic and onboard the CCGS Amundsen.

Serpentine Ice Channels and their Interaction with Riverbed Permafrost in the Lena River Delta

A new study, led by a number of Nunataryuk researchers, shows that optical and radar remote sensing can be used to map ice frozen to the riverbed vs. ice, resting on top of the unfrozen water layer.

First pan-Arctic assessment of dissolved organic carbon in lakes of the permafrost region

A first pan-Arctic assessment of dissolved organic carbon in lakes of the permafrost region is now published in Biogeosciences.

Paleo-Ecology of the Yedoma Ice Complex on Sobo-Sise Island (EasternLena Delta, Siberian Arctic)

The regional Yedoma records in the Lena Delta and on Bykovsky Peninsula confirm the existence of late Pleistocene tundra-steppe environments in West Beringia about 52 000 years ago.

The Circum-Arctic Sediment Carbon Database — CASCADE

This new database on sediment geochemical and physical properties in the Arctic Ocean will help to better understand the release of methane from the sediments in Arctic Ocean.

Permafrost Carbon and CO2 Pathways Differ at Contrasting Coastal Erosion Sites in the Canadian Arctic

Paper led by George Tanski showing that carbon and CO2 pathways from coastal erosion in the Canadian Arctic differ greatly for different erosion types.

Permafrost Causes Unique Fine‐Scale Spatial Variability Across Tundra Soils

New study by Siewert et al. shows that subsurface soil properties in permafrost tundra terrain exhibit tremendous spatial variability.

Source apportionment of methane escaping the subsea permafrost system in the outer Eurasian Arctic Shelf

The East Siberian Arctic Shelf holds large amounts of inundated carbon and methane (CH4). Holocene warming, fortified by anthropogenic warming, has caused thawing of the underlying subsea permafrost.

A framework for studying risks from permafrost thaw

New study presents the development of a risk management framework adapted to the Arctic coastal context.

Population living on permafrost in the Arctic

This new study by Justine Ramage et al. is the first demographic study assessing the population living on permafrost and the impact of permafrost thaw on the population living in the Arctic Circumpolar Permafrost Region (ACPR).

Foldable map shows permafrost extent around the world

You can now download the new permafrost extent map as a foldable Dymaxion map.

Permafrost and the risk of anthrax transmission

A recent outbreak of anthrax disease, severely affecting reindeer herds in Siberia, has been reportedly associated topermafrost thaw.

The perception of permafrost thaw in the Sakha Republic (Russia): Narratives, culture and risk in the face of climate change

Arctic regions are currently undergoing unprecedented climatic and socio-environmental changes. Both scientific research and the observations and knowledge of Arctic residents provide detailed information about the multiplicity of transformations.

Keeping the sampling going! Monitoring Lena River biogeochemistry during the pandemic.

New Updates from the Lena River amid the global pandemic.

These cartoons add the cool factor to permafrost science

New story about Nunataryuk´s communication and dissemination efforts. "These cartoons add the cool factor to permafrost science - A multimedia science communication project combines art, game-playing, and augmented reality"