| Permafrost and freshwater systems in the Arctic as tipping elements of the climate system
Brovkin, V., Bartsch, A., Hugelius, G., Calamita, E., Lever, J. J., Goo, E., … de Vrese, P. (2025). Permafrost and freshwater systems in the Arctic as tipping elements of the climate system. Surveys in Geophysics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10712-025-09885-9 |
| The European Alps in a changing climate: physical trends and impacts
Dumont, M., Monteiro, D., Filhol, S., Gascoin, S., Marty, C., Hagenmuller, P., … Thuiller, W. (2025). The European Alps in a changing climate: physical trends and impacts. Comptes Rendus: Geoscience, 357, 25-42. https://doi.org/10.5802/crgeos.288 |
| Turning implicit into explicit: does it matter if the rainbow color schemes are continuous or discrete? A case study with 2D and 3D permafrost visualizations
Gołębiowska, I., Dall’ Acqua, L., Noetzli, J., & Çöltekin, A. (2025). Turning implicit into explicit: does it matter if the rainbow color schemes are continuous or discrete? A case study with 2D and 3D permafrost visualizations. Cartography and Geographic Information Science. https://doi.org/10.1080/15230406.2025.2467316 |
| Impacts of snow cover on the cooling mechanism and performance in the crushed-rock interlayer embankment
Xiang, K., Zhirkov, A., Wen, Z., Li, Y., Wang, F., Zhang, M. L., … Li, X. Y. (2025). Impacts of snow cover on the cooling mechanism and performance in the crushed-rock interlayer embankment. Advances in Climate Change Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.accre.2025.02.009 |
| Dual carbon and oxygen isotopes in Siberian tree rings as indicator of millennia sunshine duration changes
Churakova (Sidorova), O. V., Siegwolf, R. T. W., Zharkov, M. S., & Saurer, M. (2024). Dual carbon and oxygen isotopes in Siberian tree rings as indicator of millennia sunshine duration changes. Science of the Total Environment, 927, 172042 (12 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172042 |
| Acceleration and interannual variability of creep rates in mountain permafrost landforms (rock glacier velocities) in the European Alps in 1995-2022
Kellerer-Pirklbauer, A., Bodin, X., Delaloye, R., Lambiel, C., Gärtner-Roer, I., Bonnefoy-Demongeot, M., … Zumiani, M. (2024). Acceleration and interannual variability of creep rates in mountain permafrost landforms (rock glacier velocities) in the European Alps in 1995-2022. Environmental Research Letters, 19(3), 034022 (22 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ad25a4 |
| Climate impacts on tree-ring stable isotopes across the Northern Hemispheric boreal zone
Churakova (Sidorova), O. V., Porter, T. J., Zharkov, M. S., Fonti, M. V., Barinov, V. V., Taynik, A. V., … Saurer, M. (2023). Climate impacts on tree-ring stable isotopes across the Northern Hemispheric boreal zone. Science of the Total Environment, 870, 161644 (15 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161644 |
| Using borehole temperatures for knowledge transfer about mountain permafrost: the example of the 35-year time series at Murtèl-Corvatsch (Swiss Alps)
Haeberli, W., Noetzli, J., & Vonder Mühll, D. (2023). Using borehole temperatures for knowledge transfer about mountain permafrost: the example of the 35-year time series at Murtèl-Corvatsch (Swiss Alps). Revue de Géographie Alpine / Journal of Alpine Research, 111(2) (16 pp.). https://doi.org/10.4000/rga.11950 |
| Distinct taxonomic and functional profiles of high Arctic and alpine permafrost-affected soil microbiomes
Sannino, C., Qi, W., Rüthi, J., Stierli, B., & Frey, B. (2023). Distinct taxonomic and functional profiles of high Arctic and alpine permafrost-affected soil microbiomes. Environmental Microbiome, 18(1), 54 (22 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40793-023-00509-6 |
| Attributing observed permafrost warming in the northern hemisphere to anthropogenic climate change
Gudmundsson, L., Kirchner, J., Gädeke, A., Noetzli, J., & Biskaborn, B. K. (2022). Attributing observed permafrost warming in the northern hemisphere to anthropogenic climate change. Environmental Research Letters, 17(9), 095014 (10 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac8ec2 |
| Editorial: Ecological impacts of degrading permafrost
Luo, D., Guo, D., Jin, H., Yang, S., Phillips, M. K., & Frey, B. (2022). Editorial: Ecological impacts of degrading permafrost. Frontiers in Earth Science, 10, 967530 (3 pp.). https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2022.967530 |
| Fast and persistent responses of alpine permafrost microbial communities to in situ warming
Perez-Mon, C., Stierli, B., Plötze, M., & Frey, B. (2022). Fast and persistent responses of alpine permafrost microbial communities to in situ warming. Science of the Total Environment, 807, 150720 (15 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150720 |
| Response of temperature-limited forests to recent moisture changes derived from tree-ring stable carbon isotopes
Churakova (Sidorova), O. V., Fonti, M. V., Siegwolf, R. T. W., Kirdyanov, A. V., Knorre, A. A., Trushkina, T. V., … Saurer, M. (2021). Response of temperature-limited forests to recent moisture changes derived from tree-ring stable carbon isotopes. Russian Journal of Ecology, 52(5), 368-375. https://doi.org/10.1134/S1067413621050052 |
| Best practice for measuring permafrost temperature in boreholes based on the experience in the Swiss Alps
Noetzli, J., Arenson, L. U., Bast, A., Beutel, J., Delaloye, R., Farinotti, D., … Phillips, M. (2021). Best practice for measuring permafrost temperature in boreholes based on the experience in the Swiss Alps. Frontiers in Earth Science, 9, 607875 (20 pp.). https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2021.607875 |
| Shotgun metagenomics reveals distinct functional diversity and metabolic capabilities between 12 000-year-old permafrost and active layers on Muot da Barba Peider (Swiss Alps)
Perez-Mon, C., Qi, W., Vikram, S., Frossard, A., Makhalanyane, T., Cowan, D., & Frey, B. (2021). Shotgun metagenomics reveals distinct functional diversity and metabolic capabilities between 12 000-year-old permafrost and active layers on Muot da Barba Peider (Swiss Alps). Microbial Genomics, 7(4), 000558 (13 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1099/mgen.0.000558 |
| A comparison of frequency domain electro-magnetometry, electrical resistivity tomography and borehole temperatures to assess the presence of ice in a rock glacier
Boaga, J., Phillips, M., Noetzli, J., Haberkorn, A., Kenner, R., & Bast, A. (2020). A comparison of frequency domain electro-magnetometry, electrical resistivity tomography and borehole temperatures to assess the presence of ice in a rock glacier. Frontiers in Earth Science, 8, 586430 (11 pp.). https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2020.586430 |
| Impact of recent climate change on water-use efficiency strategies of <em>Larix sibirica</em> in the Altai-Sayan mountain range
Churakova, O. V., Fonti, M. V., Siegwolf, R. T. W., Saurer, M., & Myglan, V. S. (2020). Impact of recent climate change on water-use efficiency strategies of Larix sibirica in the Altai-Sayan mountain range. Forests, 11(10), 1103 (11 pp.). https://doi.org/10.3390/f11101103 |
| Latitudinal decline in stand biomass and productivity at the elevational treeline in the Ural mountains despite a common thermal growth limit
Hagedorn, F., Dawes, M. A., Bubnov, M. O., Devi, N. M., Grigoriev, A. A., Mazepa, V. S., … Moiseev, P. A. (2020). Latitudinal decline in stand biomass and productivity at the elevational treeline in the Ural mountains despite a common thermal growth limit. Journal of Biogeography, 47(8), 1827-1842. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.13867 |
| Long-term ecological consequences of forest fires in the continuous permafrost zone of Siberia
Kirdyanov, A. V., Saurer, M., Siegwolf, R., Knorre, A. A., Prokushkin, A. S., Churakova (Sidorova), O. V., … Büntgen, U. (2020). Long-term ecological consequences of forest fires in the continuous permafrost zone of Siberia. Environmental Research Letters, 15(3), 034061 (11 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab7469 |
| Direct observations of a three million cubic meter rock-slope collapse with almost immediate initiation of ensuing debris flows
Walter, F., Amann, F., Kos, A., Kenner, R., Phillips, M., de Preux, A., … Bonanomi, Y. (2020). Direct observations of a three million cubic meter rock-slope collapse with almost immediate initiation of ensuing debris flows. Geomorphology, 351, 106933 (11 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2019.106933 |
