Does climate change have an effect on Greenland? Group 3 Malene, Maeve, Cecilie, Cecilia and Agnes.

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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