Siberian permafrost

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:lake
gptkbp:affects ecosystems
infrastructure stability
gptkbp:age up to hundreds of thousands of years
gptkbp:area millions of square kilometers
gptkbp:climate_zone arctic
subarctic
gptkbp:contains carbon dioxide
ice
fossils
methane
organic material
ancient microbes
frozen soil
remains of prehistoric animals
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Siberian permafrost
gptkbp:importantFor climate regulation
global carbon cycle
gptkbp:location gptkb:Siberia
gptkbp:melting can cause ground subsidence
can release ancient viruses
gptkbp:studiedBy biologists
geologists
climatologists
gptkbp:thawing accelerated by climate change
releases greenhouse gases
gptkbp:thickness up to 1500 meters
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Late_Pleistocene
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6