Near-shore permafrost degradation
in Siberia
Paul Overduin
Michael Angelopoulos Bennet Juhls
Fabian Kneier Trond Ryberg
Christian Haberland Mikhail N. Grigoriev
Adapted from
Osterkamp (2011)
Bykovsky
489 m offshore (110 years) 703 m offshore
(150 years) 2565 m offshore
(600 years) 11233 m offshore
(2500 years)
80 60 40 20 0
-20 -15 -10 -5 0 5
Permafrost temperature Cape Mamontov Klyk
land
5000 yrs 0°C
-12°C
3600 yrs
Adapted from
Lachenbruch & Marshall (1977)
depth
resistivity [Ωm]
A´
A
A´
A
Adapted from
Osterkamp (2011)
inundation period degradation
Summary
• permafrost temperature changes rapidly following inundation
• thawing of permafrost takes longer (m to mm per year)
• frozen sediment is preserved for millenia and longer, depending on permafrost temperature and composition before inundation