Session Descriptions
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1. Community
- 1A Permafrost in Community: Collaboration and Geohazard Mitigation Strategies
- 1B Applied Permafrost Geomorphology in Support of Northern Communities
- 1C Permafrost and People: Social, Industrial, Economic, and Food Systems
- 1D Permafrost Climate Services
- 1E Permafrost Data: Systems, Sharing, and Interoperability
2. Education
- 2A Permafrost Education and Outreach for Everyone in a Warming World
- 2B Arctic K-12 STEM Education: Experiences, Practices, and Challenges
- 2C Launching the International Permafrost Internship Service
3. Permafrost Environments
- 3A Antarctic Periglacial Environment
- 3B Characteristics of Permafrost in the Andes
- 3C Yedoma Landscapes in the Past, Present and Future
- 3D Paleo and Relict Permafrost Records of Environmental Change
- 3E Extra-Terrestrial Permafrost: from Geology to Technology Development for Resource Utilization
- 3F Polar Coastlines in Transition: Arctic, Antarctic, Offshore and Shelf Perspectives
4. Permafrost Geomorphology & Hazards
- 4A Open Session on Rock Glaciers
- 4B Periglacial Geomorphology
- 4C Rock Slope Stability in Mountain Permafrost Environments
- 4D Permafrost Temperature, Active Layer Thickness, and Rock Glacier Velocity
- 4E Permafrost Mass-Wasting Processes and Slope Hazards
5. Permafrost Carbon Feedback
- 5A Carbon Cycles in Cold Regions: Modelling and Observations
- 5B Monitoring, Modelling, and Remote Sensing of the Permafrost Carbon Feedback
- 5C Reducing Uncertainties for Permafrost Carbon Feedbacks
6. Permafrost Hydrology and Wetland Dynamics
- 6A Implications of Thawing Permafrost on Water Resources in Cold Regions
- 6B Drained Lake Basins in Lowland Permafrost Regions
- 6C Arctic Wetlands in a Changing Climate
- 6D The Hydrology of Mountain Permafrost
7. Permafrost Infrastructure
- 7A Permafrost Railways
- 7B Foundations and Infrastructure on Permafrost: Case Studies and Innovations
- 7C Permafrost and Infrastructure Dynamics along the Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Highway, NT
- 7D Permafrost Engineering, Geomorphology, Hydrology for Northern Linear Infrastructure Resilience and Safety
8. Cold Regions Engineering Modelling, Characterization, Observation, and Testing
- 8A Vulnerability of Cold-Region Infrastructure to Permafrost Degradation in a Changing Climate
- 8B Advances in Numerical Modelling of Permafrost
- 8C Geomechanics and Engineering Geophysics for Permafrost Characterization
- 8D Investigating Permafrost Using Geophysical Techniques
- 8E Drilling Operations and Sampling in Frozen Rocks and Soils
- 8F Laboratory Modelling and Testing of Permafrost Soils
9. Microbial Ecology in Permafrost
- 9A Permafrost Microbiology: Combining -omics with Ecological Theory
- 9B Microbial Pattern and Process in Permafrost Affected Ecosystems
10. Remote Sensing of Permafrost
- 10A Remote Sensing of Permafrost Processes and Impacts on the Environment
- 10B High Resolution Remote Sensing Applications in Permafrost Studies
11. Waste Containment in Permafrost
- 11A Mining Geotechnics and Reclamation in a Changing Climate
- 11B Contaminant Behaviour and Nuclear Waste Safety in Transitional Climates
12. Monitoring Permafrost Conditions and Processes
- 12A Monitoring Techniques and Feedback of Snow, Vegetation, and Permafrost
- 12B Exploring the Roles of Ground Ice on Permafrost Dynamics
- 12C Sentinels of Permafrost Thaw Across Natural and Human Systems
- 12D Multiscale Observations of Permafrost Landscape Dynamics
