does climate change have an effect on greenland? group 3 malene, maeve, cecilie, cecilia and agnes
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Does climate change
have an effect on
Greenland?Group 3
Malene, Maeve, Cecilie, Cecilia and
Agnes
Why is this important?
Because it can affect the Greenlandic population.
It can affect the animal and plant life in the Greenlandic nature.
It can cause the ice sheet to melt, wich will have a global effect.
Andreas Bech mikkelsen
Copenhagen university
Takes measurements of the discharge and sediment transport to get a better
understanding of meltwater rivers and the glecier process
discharge
The Ice sheet
Earth quakes Mass balance
Photos from SPRINTT
Atmospheric Carbon
levels 1975-2012
Atmospheric Carbon Levels
Current level is 390 ppm
-Has reached 400 ppm in the past year
-Exponential Growth Curve
Seasonal Fluctuation
-High in winter, low in summer
-Why?
The Carbon Cycle
Permafrost
Atmosphere
Biosphere
Soil
Lithosphere
Permafrost
What is it?
-Frozen soil (> 2 years)
-Gelisols- ”ice soils”
Why is it important?
-Carbon store
-Active layer exists on top (Cryoturbation)
Soil Profiles
Remote sensing
Classify areas
Determine depth of permafrost
Dig a soil pit (clean face)
Examine layers
Drill for permafrost
Climatic change
Affects on plants and
animals
reindeersSisimiut to Kangerlussuaq
Vegetation period has changed
Less nutrition in the vegetation less helthy milk
higher death-rate on calves
Plants <3
Weather
Weather Temperature Wind Speed Humidity Dew Point
July 2 10,5°C 3,8 m/s 77% 2,5°C
July 3 12,9°C 1,6 m/s 62%
July 4 19°C 2,5 m/s 43% 5,1°C
July 5 18°C 9,7 m/s 51% 6,7°C
July 6 13°C 1, 7 m/s 55% 3,6°C
July 9 6,2°C 8,2 m/s 47% 1,8°C
Answer
The Climatic changes does have an effect, but the effects are spread out over a longer period.
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