Nature Communications (Sep 2017)

Statistical modelling predicts almost complete loss of major periglacial processes in Northern Europe by 2100

  • Juha Aalto,
  • Stephan Harrison,
  • Miska Luoto

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00669-3
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Cryogenic land surface processes characterise the periglacial realm and control landscape development and ecosystem functioning. Here, via statistical modelling, the authors predict a 72% reduction of the periglacial realm in Northern Europe by 2050, and almost complete disappearance by 2100.