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Does climate change have an effect on Greenland?

Does climate change have an effect on Greenland?. Group 3 Malene, Maeve , Cecilie, C ecilia and Agnes. Why is this important ?. Because it can a ffect the Greenlandic population. It can affect the animal and plant life in the Greenlandic nature.

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Does climate change have an effect on Greenland?

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

  2. Why is thisimportant? • Because it canaffect the Greenlandic population. • It canaffect the animal and plant life in the Greenlandic nature. • It cancause the icesheet to melt, wichwill have a global effect.

  3. Andreas Bech mikkelsen Copenhagen university Takesmeasurements of the discharge and sediment transport to get a betterunderstanding of meltwater rivers and the glecierprocess

  4. discharge

  5. The Icesheet Earth quakes Mass balance Photos from SPRINTT

  6. AtmosphericCarbonlevels 1975-2012

  7. AtmosphericCarbon Levels • Currentlevel is 390 ppm -Has reached 400 ppm in the pastyear -Exponential Growth Curve • SeasonalFluctuation -High in winter, low in summer -Why?

  8. The CarbonCycle

  9. Permafrost • What is it? -Frozen soil (> 2 years) -Gelisols- ”icesoils” • Why is it important? -Carbon store -Active layerexists on top (Cryoturbation)

  10. Soil Profiles Remote sensing Classifyareas Determinedepth of permafrost Dig a soilpit (clean face) Examinelayers Drill for permafrost

  11. Affects on plants and animals Climaticchange

  12. reindeers Sisimiut to Kangerlussuaq Vegetation period has changed  Lessnutrition in the vegetation  lesshelthymilk higherdeath-rate on calves

  13. Plants <3

  14. Weather

  15. Answer • The Climatic changes does have an effect, but the effects are spread out over a longer period.

  16. Ourexperiences

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