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Westermann, Sebastian (2010): Fluxes and meteorological observations on Spitsbergen [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.805539, Supplement to: Westermann, S (2010): Sensitivity of permafrost. PhD Thesis, University of Heidelberg, Combined Faculties for Natural Sciences and Mathematics of the Ruperto-Carola University of Heidelberg, Germany, urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-opus-111668

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Abstract:
Arctic permafrost may be adversely affected by climate change in a number of ways, so that establishing a world-wide monitoring program seems imperative. This thesis evaluates possibilities for permafrost monitoring at the example of a permafrost site on Svalbard, Norway. An energy balance model for permafrost temperatures is developed that evaluates the different components of the surface energy budget in analogy to climate models. The surface energy budget, consisting of radiation components, sensible and latent heat fluxes as well as the ground heat flux, is measured over the course of one year, which has not been accomplished for arctic land areas so far. A considerable small-scale heterogeneity of the summer surface temperature is observed in long-term measurements with a thermal imaging system, which can be reproduced in the energy balance model. The model can also simulate the impact of different snow depths on the soil temperature, that has been documented in field measurements. Furthermore, time series of terrestrial surface temperature measurements are compared to satellite-borne measurements, for which a significant cold-bias is observed during winter. Finally, different possibilities for a world-wide monitoring scheme are assessed. Energy budget models can incorporate different satellite data sets as training data sets for parameter estimation, so that they may constitute an alternative to purely satellite-based schemes.
Project(s):
Changing Permafrost in the Arctic and its Global Effects in the 21st Century (PAGE21)
Permafrost Research (Periglacial Dynamics) @ AWI (AWI_PerDyn)
Funding:
Seventh Framework Programme (FP7), grant/award no. 282700: Changing Permafrost in the Arctic and its Global Effects in the 21st Century
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 78.920350 * Median Longitude: 11.863883 * South-bound Latitude: 78.916700 * West-bound Longitude: 11.831050 * North-bound Latitude: 78.922700 * East-bound Longitude: 11.927300
Date/Time Start: 2008-01-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2009-04-18T12:00:00
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)
Size:
6 datasets

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Datasets listed in this publication series

  1. Westermann, S (2010): Long-wave upward radiation and ground heat flux at station Bayelva in 2008/2009. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.805532
  2. Westermann, S (2010): Snow thickness, soil moisture, and soil temperature at station Bayelva in 2008/2009. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.805533
  3. Westermann, S (2010): Heat flux at station NYA_EC in 2008/2009. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.805534
  4. Westermann, S (2010): Meteorological observations and friction velocity at station NYA_EC in 2008/2009. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.805535
  5. Westermann, S (2010): Meteorological observations at station NYA in 2008/2009. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.805537
  6. Westermann, S (2010): Radiation at station Ny-Ålesund in 2008/2009. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.805536