Melnikov Permafrost Institute
Melnikov Permafrost Institute of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Science (Russian: Институт мерзлотоведения имени П. И. Мельникова СО РАН) is a research institute based in Yakutsk, Russia, a city built on continuous permafrost. It was founded in 1960.
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Melnikov Permafrost Institute | |
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| Formed | 1960 |
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| Headquarters | 36, Merzlotnaya str., Yakutsk, Russia, 677010 |
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| Parent agency | Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences |
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In 2020, with global heating thawing the ground, the Institute is measuring the rate at which the permafrost is thawing, which affects the city as well as the climate.[1]
Inventions
Method for Determining Air Content in Frozen Soil and other.
Divisions
- Laboratory of General Geocryology
- Laboratory of Permafrost Geothermics
- Laboratory of Permafrost Landscapes
- Laboratory of Permafrost Groundwater and Geochemistry
- Laboratory of Permafrost Engineering
- Geoinformatics Group
- Vilyui Permafrost Research Station
- North-Eastern Permafrost Station
- Igarka Geocryological Laboratory
- Kazakhstan Alpine Permafrost Laboratory
Cryo-storage
Cryo-storage of seeds of rare and promising plants was opened in 2012.[2]
References
External links
- Melnikov Permafrost Institute of the Siberian Branch of the RAS. SB RAS.
- Indigenous Water Testing in Remote Russia. National Geographic.
- Russia’s River Villages: An Icy Grave. National Geographic.
- Melnikov Permafrost Institute. Lonely Planet.
- Melnikov Permafrost Institute (MPI), SB RAS. Nature Index.
- P.I. Melnikov Permafrost Institute, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. ERA-LEARN 2020
- Members of the Permafrost Institute received RGO membership cards. Russian Geographical Society. Сотрудники Института мерзлотоведения получили членские билеты РГО. Русское географическое общество. (in Russian)
- Official website (in English)
- Official website (in Russian)
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