Probability of complete loss of northern Fennoscandian areas suitable for palsas
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Created 19 Jul 2012
Published 29 Nov 2012
Last modified 21 Dec 2016
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Climate change adaptation
The figure shows the probability of complete loss of northern Fennoscandian areas suitable for palsas during the 21st century estimated using a probabilistic projection of climate change for the SRES A1B scenario
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Temporal coverage:
- 1991-2098
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Tags:
- europe , climate change , cryosphere , permafrost
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Methodology:
A bioclimatic envelope model of the Fennoscandian palsa mire distribution was used with a probabilistic projection of climate change for the 21st century.
Source: Fronzek, S., T.R. Carter, J. Räisänen, L. Ruokolainen and M. Luoto (2010). Applying probabilistic projections of climate change with impact models: a case study for sub-arctic palsa mires in Fennoscandia. Climatic Change 99(3), 515-534, doi:10.1007/s10584-009-9679-y
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- EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (https://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA).
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Owners:
- European Environment Agency (EEA)
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Processors:
- Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE)
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Figure type:
- Graph
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