Principal Investigator:Olefeldt, David Licensed Year(s):
2024
Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5892.
Objective summary: To assess the effect of wildfires on changes in water quality in the Dehcho and South Slave region, which are affected by runoff from peatlands (containing e.g., organics, nutrients, and mercury/methylmercury), which are already experiencing increased permafrost thaw due to climate change.
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Principal Investigator:Sonnentag, Oliver Licensed Year(s):2024
2023
Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5532.
The objective of the research project is to elucidate the change in the atmospheric carbon balance of thawing permafrost regions post-disturbance. The impact of disturbances such as fire, especially in conjunction with permafrost thaw, are still not well understood. By installing a new 15-m eddy covariance tower at Sc...