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Active Layer Dynamics

Active Layer Dynamics is a periglacial geomorphological process concept that specifically describes the seasonal thawing and freezing behavior of the uppermost soil layer in permafrost regions, distinguished by its cyclical response to thermal gradients and its role in landscape evolution and subsurface material transport.

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Responses of permafrost to climate change and their environmental significance, Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau

Guodong Cheng, Tonghua Wu · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 2007 · 954 citations · Full text

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Permafrost creep and rock glacier dynamics

Wilfried Haeberli, B. Hallet, Lukas U. Arenson et al. · Permafrost and Periglacial Processes · 2006 · 632 citations

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Reviews and syntheses: Effects of permafrost thaw on Arctic aquatic ecosystems

Jorien E. Vonk, Suzanne E. Tank, William B. Bowden et al. · Biogeosciences · 2015 · 599 citations · Full text

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Analysis of Permafrost Thermal Dynamics and Response to Climate Change in the CMIP5 Earth System Models

Charles D. Koven, W. J. Riley, Alex Stern · Journal of Climate · 2012 · 492 citations · Full text

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Effects of unfrozen water on heat and mass transport processes in the active layer and permafrost

V. E. Romanovsky, T. E. Osterkamp · Permafrost and Periglacial Processes · 2000 · 450 citations

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  1. TZ
    Tingjun Zhang

    Lanzhou University, China

    19 publications · 2K citations

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  2. LZ
    Lin Zhao

    Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

    18 publications · 1.6K citations

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  3. QW
    Qingbai Wu

    Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

    17 publications · 1.6K citations

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  4. VE
    V. E. Romanovsky

    University of Alaska Fairbanks, United States

    17 publications · 2.6K citations

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  5. JM
    Jenny Mackay

    University of British Columbia, Canada

    17 publications · 1.8K citations

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  1. University of Alaska Fairbanks

    Fairbanks, United States

    45 h-index

    145 publications

    19.2K citations

  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    35 h-index

    399 publications

    32.6K citations

  3. Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources

    Lanzhou, China

    28 h-index

    290 publications

    18.6K citations

  4. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    22 h-index

    101 publications

    7.1K citations

  5. University of Colorado Boulder

    Boulder, United States

    20 h-index

    40 publications

    3.3K citations

  6. Lanzhou University

    Lanzhou, China

    19 h-index

    53 publications

    3.5K citations

  7. Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences

    Boulder, United States

    16 h-index

    25 publications

    3.2K citations

  8. Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung

    Bremerhaven, Germany

    15 h-index

    50 publications

    3.3K citations

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  1. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes

    79 publications · 7.3K citations

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  2. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 33 publications · 4.8K citations

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  3. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

    24 publications · 2.1K citations

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  4. Environmental Research Letters

    ERL · 21 publications · 1.9K citations

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  5. ˜The œcryosphere

    22 publications · 1.7K citations

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