Changes in Precipitation and Air Temperature Contribute Comparably to Permafrost Degradation in a Warmer Climate Precipitation is as important a control on permafrost degradation as surface air temperature. Permafrost is critical to future carbon-climate feedback predictions, yet permafrost degradation and surface energy budgets of high-latitude permafrost systems are poorly represented in Earth System Models (ESMs). … Continue reading Changes in Precipitation and Air Temperature Contribute Comparably to Permafrost Degradation in a Warmer Climate