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Active Layer Thickening

Active Layer Thickening is a permafrost degradation process characterized by the progressive deepening of the seasonally thawed surface layer in polar and high-altitude regions due to sustained climatic warming.

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914

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2017–2026

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Publications

258

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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Tunable Graphene–Silicon Heterojunctions for Ultrasensitive Photodetection

Xiaohong An, Fangze Liu, Yung Joon Jung et al. · Nano Letters · 2013 · 616 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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Hydrologic and thermal properties of the active layer in the Alaskan Arctic

L. D. Hinzman, D. L. Kane, R. E. Gieck et al. · Cold Regions Science and Technology · 1991 · 396 citations

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Characteristic, changes and impacts of permafrost on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

Li Ren, Qingbai Wu, Xin Li et al. · Chinese Science Bulletin (Chinese Version) · 2019 · 362 citations · Full text

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Authors

914

  1. LZ
    Lin Zhao

    Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

    13 publications · 1.5K citations

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  2. QW
    Qingbai Wu

    Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

    10 publications · 1.2K citations

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  3. FE
    Frederick E. Nelson

    University of Delaware, United States

    9 publications · 1.2K citations

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  4. TW
    Tonghua Wu

    Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

    9 publications · 1.5K citations

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  5. GH
    Guojie Hu

    Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, China

    8 publications · 1.1K citations

    8

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Institutions

373

  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    29 h-index

    240 publications

    25K citations

  2. Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources

    Lanzhou, China

    22 h-index

    137 publications

    13.6K citations

  3. University of Alaska Fairbanks

    Fairbanks, United States

    22 h-index

    68 publications

    10.5K citations

  4. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    14 h-index

    43 publications

    2.2K citations

  5. Lanzhou University

    Lanzhou, China

    8 h-index

    16 publications

    801 citations

  6. Université Laval

    Québec, Canada

    8 h-index

    16 publications

    1.6K citations

  7. University of Colorado Boulder

    Boulder, United States

    7 h-index

    12 publications

    912 citations

  8. Center for Northern Studies

    Québec, Canada

    7 h-index

    17 publications

    4K citations

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Venues

  1. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes

    37 publications · 3.4K citations

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  2. Environmental Research Letters

    ERL · 11 publications · 540 citations

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  3. Cold Regions Science and Technology

    10 publications · 1.2K citations

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  4. ˜The œcryosphere

    7 publications · 628 citations

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  5. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 6 publications · 1.5K citations

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