Lab-0002

Introduction to Permafrost Processes

Model
Frost Model

Duration
1.5 hrs

Updated
2020/03/20

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This lab is part of the series Permafrost. Others in this series are:

• Permafrost Modeling - where does permafrost occur? (1 of 4)
• Permafrost Modeling - the Active Layer (2 of 4)
• Permafrost Modeling - making maps from gridded climate data (3 of 4)
• Permafrost Modeling - looking at future permafrost with climate models (4 of 4)

Contributor(s)

    Irina Overeem at CSDMS, University of Colorado.

    Mark Piper at CSDMS, University of Colorado.

    Kang Wang at East China Normal University.

    Scott Steward at CSDMS, University of Colorado.

    Elchin Jafarov at Los Alamos National Labs, NM.

Introduction

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Classroom organization
introduction

Download associated file: FrostNumberModel Lecture1.pptx

Learning objectives
Skills

• Familiarize with a basic configuration of the Air Frost Number Model
• Make small changes to key input parameters
• See how to write a loop for calculations over a time series
• Hands-on experience with visualizing output in Python

Key concepts

• What is the primary control on the occurrence of permafrost
• Freezing and thawing day indices and how to approximate these
• Where in Russia permafrost occurs
• Critical evaluation of what the Air Frost number approximates

Lab notes

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Requirements
Software is required

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