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Permafrost Science

Study of permanently frozen ground and its sensitivity to warming

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Researchers in Permafrost Science

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Shilong Piao
King University
796
Papers
111,120
Citations
169
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Plant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsClimate variability and modelsAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
D
Dennis P. Lettenmaier
University of California, Los Angeles
982
Papers
89,365
Citations
145
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Hydrology and Watershed Management StudiesClimate variability and modelsCryospheric studies and observations
G
Gianpaolo Balsamo
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
377
Papers
83,032
Citations
72
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Climate variability and modelsMeteorological Phenomena and SimulationsCryospheric studies and observations
J
John Turner
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
587
Papers
77,224
Citations
99
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Cryospheric studies and observationsClimate variability and modelsArctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
P
Patricia de Rosnay
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
317
Papers
72,751
Citations
64
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Soil Moisture and Remote SensingClimate change and permafrostPrecipitation Measurement and Analysis
R
Reto Knutti
ETH Zurich
540
Papers
68,309
Citations
102
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Climate variability and modelsAtmospheric and Environmental Gas DynamicsMeteorological Phenomena and Simulations
D
David M. Lawrence
NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research
606
Papers
63,082
Citations
112
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Climate variability and modelsClimate change and permafrostAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
M
M. R. van den Broeke
Utrecht University
1,047
Papers
60,007
Citations
125
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Cryospheric studies and observationsClimate change and permafrostWinter Sports Injuries and Performance
F
Filippo Giorgi
The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP)
549
Papers
55,026
Citations
120
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Climate variability and modelsMeteorological Phenomena and SimulationsAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics

Victor Brovkin
Universität Hamburg
637
Papers
54,242
Citations
100
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Atmospheric and Environmental Gas DynamicsGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchClimate variability and models
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Günter Blöschl
TU Wien
797
Papers
52,038
Citations
116
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Hydrology and Watershed Management StudiesFlood Risk Assessment and ManagementHydrology and Drought Analysis
W
Wolfgang Wagner
TU Wien
909
Papers
51,225
Citations
105
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Soil Moisture and Remote SensingPrecipitation Measurement and AnalysisClimate change and permafrost
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Active NSF Grants

Jackie Weissman
SUNY at Stony Brook
$332KJul 2026
Org Interaction & Ecology
Noah Fierer
University of Colorado at Boulder
$310KJul 2026
Org Interaction & Ecology
Jessica Ernakovich
University of New Hampshire
$338KJul 2026
Org Interaction & Ecology
Kyle Armour
University of Washington
$47KJun 2026
Coupled & Large-Scale Dynamics
Helen Fricker
University of California-San Diego Scripps Inst of Oceanography
$35KJun 2026
ANT Glaciology
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