Next Generation Ecosystem Experiment

Characterized by vast amounts of carbon stored in permafrost and a rapidly evolving landscape, the Arctic is an important focal point for the study of climate change. These are sensitive systems, yet the mechanisms responsible for those sensitivities remain poorly understood and inadequately represented in Earth System Models. The NGEE Arctic project seeks to reduce uncertainty in climate prediction by better understanding critical land-atmosphere feedbacks in terrestrial ecosystems of Alaska.

Monday, August 4, 2014

Best Pictures of the Week…

It has been a great trip to Alaska. Our NGEE Arctic research continues to make strides in understanding the complex nature of the tundra and the many processes that are likely to be impacted by, and together drive, climate change in the future. Scientists in the field have a unique opportunity to see the Arctic in unique ways. This trip I asked for pictures from a couple of my colleagues in hopes that in addition to our research activities you might also be able to see Arctic landscapes in new ways. A special thanks to Shawn Serbin (BNL) and Ori Chafe (LBNL) for providing the following pictures. I will return to the tundra towards the end of August with trips both to the Seward Peninsula (Nome) and the North Slope (Barrow). I look forward to showing you more about our research as we spend time in those two locations and how we are relating our field and laboratory measurements to models.