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Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Preface. - Acknowledgments. - Associate Editors and Reviewers. - Fifty Years of Permafrost Collaboration with the Soviet Union and Russia / J. Brown. - Airborne Electromagnetic Mapping of the 3-D Distribution of Permafrost in the Yukon Basin, Alaska / J. D. Abraham, B. J. Minsley, B. D. Smith, L. B. Ball, L. Anderson, M. A. Walvoord, J. C. Cannia, C. I. Voss, B. K. Wylie. - Improvement of Pulse-NMR Technology for Determining the Unfrozen Water Content in Frozen Soils / S. Akagawa, G. Iwahana, K. Watanabe, E. M. Chuvilin, V. A. Istomin. - Geochemically-Induced Unfrozen Water Effects on CCR Surveys of Massive Ground Ice Western Canadian Arctic / M. Angelopoulos, D. Fox, W. H. Pollard. - Soil Moisture from Metop ASCAT Data at High Latitudes / A. Bartsch,T. Melzer, K. Elger, B. Heim. - A New Permafrost Research Tunnel: Methodology, Design, and Excavation / K. Bjella, M. Sturm. - The Measurement of Compressional and Shear Wave Velocities in Permafrost : A Comparison of Three Seismic Methods / W. Black, E. Bashaw, J. Drage, R. Kmack. - Quantifying Rock Glacier Creep Using Airborne Laser Scanning: A Case Study from Two Rock Glaciers in the Austrian Alps / E. Bollmann, C. Klug, R. Sailer, J. Stötter, J. Abermann. - Effects of Rising Temperature on Shear Strength of Slopes in Alpine Permafrost / C. Bommer. - An Integrated Assessment of the Influences of Upland Thermal-Erosional Features on Landscape Structure and Function in the Foothills of the Brooks Range, Alaska / W. B. Bowden, J. R. Larouche, A. R. Pearce, B. T. Crosby, K. Krieger, M. B. Flinn, J. Kampman, M. N. Gooseff, S. E. Godsey, J. B. Jones, B. W. Abbott, M. T. Jorgenson, G. W. Kling, M. Mack, E. A. G. Schuur, A. F. Baron, E. B. Rastetter. - Influence of Physical Properties on Frozen Soil Creep Parameters and Foundation Design / P. Cavanagh, K. Spencer, A. Tchekhovski, V. Aksenov. - The Significance of the Permafrost Tunnel (Fox, Alaska) / M. Cysewski, M. Sturm, K. Bjella. - Annual Frost Heave Distribution in a Non-Sorted Circle System Measured with a Terrestrial Laser Scanner / R. P. Daanen. - Using Ground Data from the Global Terrestrial Network of Permafrost (GTN-P) for the Evaluation of the ESA DUE Permafrost Remote Sensing Derived Products Land Surface Temperature and ASCAT Surface State Flag / K. Elger, B. Heim, A. Bartsch, C. Paulik, C. Duguay, S. Hachem, A. Soliman, H. Lantuit, J. Boike, F-M. Seifert. - Investigating the Effects of Lateral Water Flow on the Spatial Patterns of Thaw Depth / S. Endrizzi, S. Gruber. - Sustainable Arctic Marine and Coastal Technology / J. Finseth, A. Instanes. - Soil and Water Chemistry Characteristics of Thermo-Erosional Features in the Western Noatak River Basin, Alaska, USA / M.B. Flinn, W. Bowden, A. W. Balser, J. B. Jones, M. N. Gooseff. - Cryostructures of Basal Glacier Ice as an Object of Permafrost Study: Observations from the Matanuska Glacier, Alaska / D. Fortier, M. Kanevskiy, Y. Shur, E. Stephani, M. Dillon, M. T. Jorgenson. - PSInSAR Monitoring of Ground Movement at Salluit, Quebec (Canada), Due to Freeze-Thaw Cycles, Active Layer Thickening, and Permafrost Warming / R. Fortier, A-M. LeBlanc, G. Falorni, R. Therrien. - Linkages between Patterned Ground, Alder Shrubland Development, and Active Layer Temperature in the Northwest Siberian Low Arctic / G. V. Frost, H. E. Epstein, D. A. Walker, G. Matyshak, K. Ermokhina. - Fine-Scale Spatio-Temporal Monitoring of Multiple Thermo-Erosion Gully Development on Bylot Island, Eastern Canadian Archipelago / E. Godin, D. Fortier. - A Global View on Permafrost in Steep Bedrock / S. Gruber. - Thermo-Erosion along the Yedoma Coast of the Buor Khaya Peninsula, Laptev Sea, East Siberia / F. Günther, P. P. Overduin, A. V. Sandakov, G. Grosse, M. N. Grigoriev. - Shear Strength of Rock Joints Filled with Frozen Sand / F.K. Günzel. - Tessellons and "Sand Wedges" on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and Their Palaeoenvironmental Implications / S. A. Harris, H. Jin. - Estimating Snowdrift Depth Using Differential GPS and a High-Resolution Digital Surface Model / K. M. Hinkel, J. K. Hurd, Jr. - Recent Hydrological and Ecological Changes in Relation to Permafrost DegradationunderIncreased Precipitationin an Eastern Siberian Boreal Forest / Y. Iijima, A. N. Fedorov, T. Ohta, A. Kotani, T. C. Maximov. - Engineering Design Utilizing Climate Change Information - Permafrost Application / A. Instanes. - Thermal State of Mongolian Permafrost / M. Ishikawa, N. Sharkhuu, Y. Jambaljav, G. Davaa, K. Yoshikawa, T. Ohata. - Thermokarst Lake and Shore Fen Development in Boreal Alaska / M. T. Jorgenson, M. Kanevskiy, Y. Shur, T. Osterkamp, D. Fortier, T. Cater, P. Miller. - Investigating Hydrologic Storage in Catchments Underlain by Continuous Permafrost / D. L. Kane, E. K. Youcha, R. E. Gieck. - Study of Ice-Rich Syngenetic Permafrost for Road Design (Interior Alaska) / M. Kanevskiy, Y. Shur, B. Connor, M. Dillon, E. Stephani, J. O'Donnell. - Two-Dimensional Frost Heave Simulation Based on Takashi's Equation / S.Kanie, H. Zheng, S. Akagawa. - Regional and Local Variability of Modern Natural Changes in Permafrost Temperaturein the Yakutia Coastal Lowlands, Northeastern Siberia / A. Kholodov, D. Gilichinsky, V. Ostroumov, V. Sorokovikov, A. Abramov, S. Davydov, V. Romanovsky. - Modeling Permafrost Response of the Last Glacial Termination: First Results of the VAMPER Model / D. C. Kitover, H. Renssen, R. T. Van Balen, J. Vandenberghe. - Monitoring of Permafrost Creep on Two Rock Glaciers in the Austrian Eastern Alps: Combination of Aerophotogrammetry and Airborne Laser Scanning / C. Klug, E. Bollmann, R. Sailer, J. Stötter, K. Krainer, A. Kääb. - Active Layer Processes in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica: Decadal Trends and Experimental Responses to Changes in Soil Moisture / J. Levy, A. Fountain, M. Gooseff, J. Barrett, D. Wall, U. Nielson, B. Adams, W. B. Lyons. - Thermal Conductivity and Freezing Temperature of Oil-Contaminated Foundation Soils Surrounding the China-Russia Crude Oil Pipeline / G. Li, W. Ma, W. Feng, Y. Mu, X. Li. - Ice-Wedge Polygon Type Controls Low-Gradient Watershed-Scale Hydrology / A. K. Liljedahl, L. D. Hinzman, J. Schulla. - Compression Test and Pore-Water Pressure Measurement for Warm and Ice-Rich Frozen Soil / S. Liu, J. Zhang, H. Zhang, B. Zheng. - Distribution of Permafrost in the Source Area of the Yellow River on the Northeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China / D. Luo, H. Jin, L. Lin. - Progress in Frozen Soil Mechanics Research in China: A Review / W. Ma, D. Wang, Z. Wen. - Reassessment of Lakes and Ponds in an Arctic River Delta Using Modern Spatial Technology / M. McGraw, H. J. Walker. - Thermal Performance of the Permafrost Protection Techniques at Beaver Creek Experimental Road Site,Yukon, Canada / J. M-Lepage, G. Doré, D. Fortier, P. Murchison. - Monitoring Instruments for Freeze-Thaw Depth / J. Mori, T. Sone. - Evaluation of the ERA-Interim Reanalysis for Modeling Permafrost on the North Slope of Alaska / R. I. Mugford, P. Christoffersen, J. A. Dowdeswell, A. Consonni. - Multi-Satellite-Derived Changes in Energy and Mass of Russian Permafrost Regions / R. R. Muskett, V. E. Romanovsky. - "The Worst Thing We Had To Contend With": Permafrost and Construction of the Alcan Highway / F. E. Nelson. - Thermal Status of Traditional Roadbed and Roadbed with Slopes Covered by Crushed Rocks along the Qinghai-Tibet Railway / F. Niu, Z. Lin, H. Liu, J. Lu, Z. Liu. - Effect of Vegetation on Soil-Surface Temperatures in Northern Alaska / K. E. Nyland, N. I. Shiklomanov, D. A. Streletskiy, A. E. Klene, F. E. Nelson. - Preliminary Development of a Field Tool to Assess the Load Capacity of Frozen Muskeg / J. M. Oswell, R. Coutts, R. Stancliffe. - Ground Ice Conditions in University Valley, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica / W. H. Pollard, D. Lacelle , A. F. Davila, D. Andersen, C.P. McKay, M. Marinova, J. Heldmann. - Numerical Estimation for Settlement of Roadway Embankment in Permafrost Regions / J. Qi, S. Wang, F. Yu. - Estimation of the Mean Annual Surface Temperature and Surface Frost Number Using the MODIS Land Surface Temperature Products for Mapping Permafrost in China / Y. Ran, X. Li, R. Jin. - Encounters with Relict Permafrost in the Anchorage, Alaska, Area / C. H. Riddle, J. W. Rooney. - Vegetation Cover on Alpine Rock Glaciers in Relation to Surface Velocity and Substrate / L. Rieg, R. Sailer, J. Stötter, D. Burger. - Simplified Climate Statistics for Permafrost Modeling: Yellowknife Case Study / D. Riseborough, S. Wolfe, C. Duchesne. - Foundation Engineering in Svalbard, 1950-2012 / J. L. Rongved, A. Instanes. - City of Kotzebue's Vortac Earthen Dam: A Review of the Naturally Frozen back Embankment and Reservoir Slopes / J. W. Rooney, C. H. Riddle. - Warming Permafrost Temperatures at Two Mine Sites in the North Slave Region, Northwest Territories, Canada / V. E. Roujanski, B. Horne, G. Zhang, S. McCuaig, M. Blade, M. Regular. - Thermo-Mechanical Modeling of a Glacier-Permafrost System in Spitsbergen: Implications for Subglacial Hydrology / N. Roux, C. Grenier, C. Marlin, E. Delangle, A. Saintenoy, J-M. Friedt, M. Griselin. - Mountain Permafrost Distribution in the Andes of Chubut (Argentina) Based on a Statistical Model / L. Ruiz, D. Trombotto Liaudat. - Perennial Frost Mounds in Mongolia / N. Sharkhuu, K. Yoshikawa, S. Anarmaa. - Northern Hemisphere Component of the Global Circumpolar Active Layer Monitoring (CALM) Program / N. I. Shiklomanov, D. A. Streletskiy, F. E. Nelson. - Permafrost Degradation and Thaw Settlement under Lakes in Yedoma Environment / Y. Shur, M. Kanevskiy, M. T. Jorgenson, M. Dillon, E. Stephani, M. Bray, D. Fortier. - Vegetation Patterns of Retrogressive Thaw Slumps, Herschel Island, Southern Beaufort Sea, Yukon Territory, Canada / H. A. Sloan, W. H. Pollard. - A Community-Based Permafrost/Active Layer Monitoring Program / E. Sparrow, K. Yoshikawa. - High-Resolution Permafrost Simulations in Western Greenland and an Assessment of Permafrost Degradation Risk / M. Stendel, J. H. Christensen, S. Marchenko, R. P. Daanen, V. E. Romanovsky. - Infrastructure and a Changing Climate in the Russian Arctic: A Geographic Impact Assessment / D. Streletskiy, N. Shiklomanov, E. Hatleberg. - Feasibility Study of Using Active Microwave Data for Examination of Thaw Lake Drainage Patterns over the Yamal Peninsula / A. M. Trofaier, W. G. Rees, A. Bartsch, D. Sabel, S. Schlaffer. - Inventory and Monitoring of Rock Glaciers and Cryogenic Processes in the Central Andes of Mendoza, Argentina: Birth and Extinction of a Periglacial Lake / D. Trombotto Liaudat, M. Gabriela Lenzano, M. Castro. - Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Erosion along the Elson Lagoon Coastline near Barrow, Alaska (2002-2011) / C. E. Tweedie, A. Aguirre, R. Cody, S. Vargas, J. Brown. - Controls on Patterned Ground Variability at a Continuous Permafrost Site, Central Spitsbergen / T. Watanabe, N. Matsuoka, H. H. Christiansen. - Design of a Measurement Assembly to Study In Situ Rock Damage Driven by Freezing / S. Weber, S. Gruber, L. Girard, J. Beutel. - Model Test Study of the Impact of Rainfall on Thermal-Moisture Dynamics of the Active Layer / Z. Wen, W. Ma, Y.Sheng, Q. Wu, D. Wang, W. Feng. - Application of the Fill-and-Spill Concept in Permafrost Hydrology / M. Woo. - Atmospheric Methane in the High Northern Hemisphere and its Relationship with Permafrost / X. Xiong, T. Zhang, E. Maddy, Q. Zhuang, C. Barnet. - Stress Path Tests on Artificially Frozen Soil Samples / Y. Yamamoto, S. M. Springman. - The Effect of Freeze-Thaw Action on the Dry Density and Water Content of Soil / C. Yang, H. Ping, G. Cheng. - Stable Isotope Composition of Ice Cores in Open- and Closed-System Pingos / K. Yoshikawa, D. Lawson, S. Natsagdorj. - Thermal Evidence of Recent Talik Formation in Ritigraben Rock Glacier: Swiss Alps / E. Zenklusen Mutter, M. Phillips. - Variability of Soil Organic Carbon Stocks of Different Permafrost-Affected Soils: Initial Results from a North-South Transect in Siberia / S. Zubrzycki, L. Kutzbach, E-M. Pfeiffer, P. Vakhrameeva. - Author Index.

Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Organizers of Conference. - Sponsors of Conference. - Assessment and Prediction of the Change of Geotechnical Conditions for the Purpose of Ensuring Stability of Buildings and Structures in Nadym / I. V. Abaturova, I. A. Yemelyanova. - Hydrologic and Gaseous Export of Carbon and Nitrogen from Upland Thermokarst Features on the North Slopeof Alaska / B. W. Abbott, J. B. Jones Jr., J. R. Larouche, W. B. Bowden. - 10 Years of Permafrost Monitoring on Volcanoes of Klyuchevskaya group, Kamchatka Layer / ?. ?. Abramov, D. ?. Gilichinsky & A. Aleksandrin. - Groundwater in the Permafrost Zone / A. N. Agafontseva / Strength Properties of Warming Fine-Grained Permafrost / F. A. Agergaard,T. Ingeman-Nielsen. - The lower boundary of permafrost in Hurd Peninsula (Livingston Island, Antarctic) / J. Agrela, G. Vieira, A. Ferreira, C. Mora, M. Neves, M. Oliva, A. Trindade, M. Ramos, M. A. de Pablo, A. Molina, A. Correia, J-P. Rocha. - Thermophysical properties of surface organic layers / D. M. Aleksyutina , R. G. Motenko / Late Pleistocene Cryogenesis and Contemporary Soil Formation / V. M. Alifanov / Construction in Northern Areas / A. O. Andreev. - Geocryological components in the 1:2500000 Engineering Geological Map of Russia / V. N. Andrianov , S. N. Chekrygina. - Simulating the Operation of a Cooling System for an Oil Container at the Vankor Oil Field / G. V. Anikin, K. A. Spasennikova. - Dynamics of Subsea Permafrost and Methane Emission in the East Siberian Arctic Shelf: Effects on Global Climate / O. A. Anisimov, S. A. Lavrov. - Distribution of Trace Metals in Permafrost-Affected Environments of Northern Siberia, Russia / I. Antcibor, A. Eschenbach, L. Kutzbach, S. Zubrzycki, E-M. Pfeiffer, D. Bolshiyanov. - Footing Stability of a Bridge across the Norilskaya River in Complicated Permafrost Conditions / V. V. Antonov, A. A. Maslakov. - Forecast Evaluation of the Geoecological Situation in the Area of Operations of Gazprom Dobycha Yamburg LLC / A. K. Arabskiy, D. S. Nikolayev, O. V. Maklyuk, E. ?. Lushchenkova,V. N. Bashkin. - Permafrost Engineering Guidelines: An Overview / L. U. Arenson, M. Phillips, O. I.Aleskeeva & R. Fortier. - Geomorphology of Antarctica, an Atlas: an excellent accomplishment of the Russian Geographic Science / Y. M. Artemyev. - Purification of Grounds and Restoration of the Disturbed Soil and Vegetation Cover under the Condition of the Cryolithozone by Use of Biotechnological Methods / I. V.Balakirev, A. S.Nikishova. - The Effect of Neotectonic Activity on Cryogenic Processes in the Russian Arctic / A. V. Baranskaya. - Monitoring of Active Rock Glaciers with X-Band Differential SAR Interferometry: Case-studies in Western Swiss Alps / C. Barboux, R. Delaloye, C. Collet, C. Lambiel, T. Strozzi, H. Raetzo. - The Global Seed Vault, Rock Caverns in Permafrost / Sverre Barlindhaug. - A Historic Sketch of Permafrost Studies in Northern West Siberia / V. V.Baulin, A. I.Yudkevich, E. Yu.Nesynova. - Thermokarst in the Vicinity of the Bridge across the Yuribei River at Obskaya-Bovanenkovo Railway Station / A. I. Bazhenov , A. A. Ermak , A. N. Kurchatova , E. A. Slagoda. - Immune and Physiological Responses to Bacteria Strains Isolated from Permafrost in Outbred White Mice / A. S. Bazhin , A. M. Subbotin , L. F. Kalenova. - Spatial variability and cryogenic impacts on nutrient availability in a polygonal tundra landscape in north-east Siberia / F. Beermann, L. Kutzbach, E.-M. Pfeiffer. - The Data of the Observations at the Kolyma Water Balance Station: the Potential of their Application in Academic and Applied Problems and the Need for the Resumption of Special Surveys / I. N. Beldiman, O. M.Semenova, L. S.Lebedeva. - Massive Ground Ice on the South-Western Coast of the Kara Sea / N. G. Belova. - Heaves in the West Siberian Northern Taiga / N. M. Berdnikov, A. G. Gravis. - Study of the Far North Landscapes Dynamics Using Modern Methods of the Earth Remote Sensing / A. A. Beryulyaev. - Hydrogeological and Geocryological Conditions in the North of West Siberia / V. A. Beshentsev , V. M. Matusevich, T. V. Semenova. - Sources of Environment Risks in the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area / Yu. V. Bespalova, T. P. Rezanova. - Mechanism of Water and Salt Migration in soil during Cyclic Freeze-thaw / Bing Hui. - Origin and Evolution of Subsea Ice-bearing Permafrost on the Canadian Beaufort Shelf: Implications from a 500 m Deep Borehole / S. Blasco, K. Jenner, E. Davies, F. Michel, W. Pollard, C. Graham, P. Ruffel. - Carbon Dioxide Production and Labile Organic Matter of Cryogenic Soils in North Taiga Ecosystems of Western Siberia / A. A. Bobrik, O. Yu. Goncharova. - The Regularities of Temperature Formation in the Grounds of the Western Part of the Lama Lake Basin / A. V. Bortsov, O. M. Lisitsyna. - Establishment of New Economic Region on the Basis of Central Arctic Resource Potential / ?. M. Brekhuntsov. - Hydro-Climatic Change Indications of Arctic Permafrost Thawing / A. Bring & G. Destouni. - Characterisation and Monitoring of an Active Rock Glacier in the Swiss Alps / T. Buchli, S. M. Springman, K. Merz, H. Maurer. - Thermal Conductivity of Gas-Saturated Sediments during Gas Hydrate Formation at Negative and Positive Temperatures / B. A. Bukhanov, E. M. Chuvilin. - Phytometers of Chemical Pollution of Ecosystems in Cryolithozone Regions of Western Siberia / E. V. Buldakova. - Uncertainties in the Global Mean Temperature Change Caused by Permafrost Degradation and Carbon Release / E. J. Burke, C. D. Jones, I. P. Hartley. - Geophysical Surveys in Permafrost / A. P. Bykova. - The Study of Thermoerosional Processes and Ravine Formation in Natural-Technical Systems of Gas Fields in the Cryolithozone / A. V. Bykova, M. S. Lebedev, S. A. Lobastova. - Frost Heaves / A. I. Bykovskiy, I. V. Vershinin. - "Russia-United States Thermal State of Permafrost": Permafrost Monitoring Internet Data Portal / W. Cable, V. Romanovsky, A. Kholodov, S. Marchenko, G. Grosse & R. Musket. - The Methods of Selection of the Best Location for Oil Pipeline Route on the Terrain Based on the Use of Engineering-Geocryological Cost Maps (The Case of the Above-ground Vankor-Purpe Oil Pipeline Section) / M. Yu. Cherbunina, L. N. Khrustalev. - Experience in Application of Borehole Geophysics Methods for Studying the Thawing of Permafrost Located Near Production Oil Wells at the Multiple Well Platforms of the Fields in Western Siberia / A. O. Cherepanov. - Assessment of the Damage Caused by Cryogenic Processes and the Issue of Insurance against the Consequences of these Processes for the Territory of the Russian Federation / I. V. Chesnokova. - Hydrological and Hydrochemical Features of Lakes of Polygonal Wetlands Area of the Lena River Delta, Eastern Siberia, Russia / A. A. Chetverova, I. V. Fedorova, T. M. Potapova, J. Bojke. - Creation and Maintenance of a Spatial Database During the Geotechnical Monitoring of Pipeline Transport / V. A. Chikharev. - The Impact of Low Air Temperatures on the Fuel Consumption of Automobiles Working on Compressed Natural Gas and Gasoline / E. ?.Chikishev. - The influence of snow and frozen ground on seasonal rockslide deformation in marginal permafrost areas, Northern Norway / H. H. Christiansen, L. H. Blikra. - Determining the Dependences of Permafrost Physical Characteristics near Mys Kamenny Village / E. S. Chubareva. - High CO2 and CH4 Emissions from Alaskan Streams: Potential Sources and Processes / J. T. Crawford, R. G. Striegl, K. P. Wickland, E. H. Stanley. - Study on the mechanical degradation of a frozen Alpine soil / M. Curtaz, A. M. Ferrero, M. Migliazza. - Active Layer Freeze-up Predictions to Support North-Slope Tundra Travel Management / R. P. Daanen, V. E. Romanovsky, M. Lilly, R. Paetzold, M. Head. - Changing Permafrost in the Arctic and its Global Effects in the 21st Century (PAGE21): A very large internationaland integrated project to measure the impact of permafrost degradation on the climate system / M. Dahms, H.-W. Hubberten, J. Boike & H. Lantuit. - Analysis and Design of Low-Temperature Phonetic Geothermometer / DAI Chang-lei, WANG Ji-liang, PENG Cheng, LV Ya-jie, WANG Kun, LI Hui-yu. - Changes in the Salinity Degree of Lakes Under the Influence of Anthropogenic Factors and Cryogenic Processes: Case ofKrugloye Lake, Yakutsk / M. V. Danzanova. - Linkage Between Frozen Ground Change and Streamflow Regime Over Northern Watersheds / Daqing Yang, J. R. Janowicz, D. L. Kane, Baisheng Ye, Tingjun Zhang. - Temperature Regime of Permafrost Affected Soils in Northern Yakutia / S. P. Davydov, A. I. Davydova, D. G. Fedorov-Davydov, V. E. Ostroumov, A. L.Kholodov, V. A. Sorokovikov. - Model Experiment Study on Pile Skin Friction during Frozen Soil Thawing Process / Dayan Wang, Wei Ma, Junwei Zhang, Hui Guan, Zhi Wen. - Problems of Ensuring Geotechnical Safety of Small Populated Areas in the Arctic Regions of Russia (the Case of Igarka Town) / M. V.Debolskiy. - Remote Sensing for Permafrost Monitoring / E. V. Denisevich. - Active Layer Monitoring in Limnopolar Lake CALM Site in Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island, Antarctica / M. A. de Pablo, A. Molina, M. Ramos. - Ice-Ground Grout Curtain of Earth Dams in Severe Natural and Climate Conditions / S. P. Dmitrieva, N. B. Kutvitskaya, E. D. Moroz & Yu. A. Vlasova. - Development of Proposals on Constructive Solutions to Hot Oil Pipeline Laying on Permafrost / A. N.Dmitrievskiy, N. N.Khrenov. - The Cryolithozone of the Arctic Shelf of Eastern Siberia / Y. Dobytin. - On the Question of Conducting Hydraulic Fracturing in Gas Wells in the Case of Permafrost Presence in the Section / V. A.Dolgushin, A. A.Zemlyanoy, G. P.Zozulya, A. V.Kryazhev. - Spatial Distribution of Marine Chemical Tracers in Waters of Pechora Delta / E. A. Dombrovskaya, N. G. Ukraintseva. - SOC Pools and Stocks in Permafrost-affected Soils on the Tibetan Plateau / C. Dörfer, F. Baumann, P. Kühn & T. Scholten, J.-S. He. - Effects of a Changing Permafrost Regime on Hydrology and Ecosystems in Interior Alaska / T. A. Douglas, A. K. Liljedahl, M. T. Jorgenson, C. Bagley, C. Downer and N. Pradhan, K. Burks-Copes. - The Influence of Ice-Pressure on P-Wave Velocity in Alpine Low-Porosity Rocks: A Modified Time-Average Model / D. Draebing & M. Krautblatter. - Simulation of Heat and Moisture Transfer in Grounds Using the Thermal and Hydraulic Resistance Method with Regard to Ventilation of the Structures' Crawl Spaces / L. A. Duginov, M. Kh. Rozovsky, N. B. Kutvitskaya & A. V. Ryazanov. - Validation of Current Ground Thermal Conditions, Alaska Highway Corridor, Yukon Canada / M. Duguay, S. L. Smith, A. G. Lewkowicz. - Dynamics of Permafrost-Induced Landslides in Central Yamal: Evidence from Repeated Topographic Surveys / Yu. A. Dvornikov. - Rockglacier movement detection by D-InSAR in French Alps using ERS archive data and TerraSAR-X data / T. Echelard, J.-M. Krysiecki, P. Schoeneich, M. Gay. - The Geomorphological Effect Of Cornices On Gruvefjellet, Central Svalbard / M. Eckerstorfer, H. H. Christiansen, L. Rubensdotter. - Numerical Modelling of Hydrothermal Processes in an Alpine Rock Glacier / D. Ehrbar, D. Länzlinger, S. M. Springman, T. Buchli, Y. Yamamoto, M. Phillips, S. Friedel. - Mechanistic Modeling Of The Vertical Soil Organic Matter Transport At A Global Scale / A. Ekici, C. Beer, M. Braakhekke, C. Hauck, J. Boike. - Climate and grazing influences on dynamics of arctic tundra vegetation and implications for permafrost / H. E. Epstein, Q. Yu, M. K. Raynolds, D. A. Walker, U. S. Bhatt, C. J. Tucker, J. E. Pinzon. - Microbial Community Traits: Evidence that Permafrost and Active Layer Microbial Traits have Different Abiotic Drivers / J. G. Ernakovich, M. D. Wallenstein, F. J. Calderon. - Permafrost Evolution in the North-Atlantic region (Svalbard, Norway and Iceland) during the last 150 years / B. Etzelmuller, T. Hipp, T. V. Schuler, H. Farbrot, S. Westermann, K. l. Isakse, H. H.Christiansen. - Snow Layering Across Rugged Topography on a Wind-affected Slope, In High Arctic, Central Svalbard / W. R. Farnsworth, M. Eckerstorfer & H. H. Christiansen. - Active Layer Dynamics in Landscapes of Northeast Yakutia at the Turn of the 21st Century / D. G. Fedorov-Davydov, V. E. Ostroumov, A. L. Kholodov, V. A. Sorokovikov, D. A. Gilichinsky, S. P. Davydov. - Quasi-Liquid Films in Glacial and Frozen Systems / V. I.Fedoseeva, N. F.Fedoseev. - The Buried Soils of the Kolyma Lowland: their Position and Role in the Landscapes of the Palearctic / L. A. Fominykh, B. N. Zolotareva, D. L. Pinskiy. - Engineering Test Sections in Permafrost Environment: Performance of Permafrost Protection Measures and Mitigation Techniques to Permafrost Degradation / R. Fortier, L. U. Arenson, N. Fujun, G. Doré, S. P. Varlamov, S. Zabolotnik, T. Ingeman-Nielsen & J.-F. St-Laurent. - Observational Station-Based Frozen Ground Feedbacks in the Eurasian High Latitudes / O. W. Frauenfeld, Liang Chen, Tingjun Zhang. - Ground Temperatures Near a Debris Slide Detachment zone in Signaldalen, Northern Norway / R. Frauenfelder, K. Isaksen. - Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC) in Ground Ice: Is It Significant? / M. Fritz, H. Lantuit, H. Meyer, T. Opel, N. J. Couture, W. H. Pollard. - Interannual Variability in the Structure and Heat Conducting Properties of Snow Cover / D. M. Frolov. - Integration of Methods in Engineering Prospecting in the Permafrost Zone / V. S. Frolov. - Small Glacial Features on the Balkan Peninsula as Indicators for Climate Variations / E. M. Gachev. - The Peculiarities of the Mechanism of Suffosion Processes in the Permafrost Zone (the Case of Central Yakutia) / L. A.Gagarin. - Study of Seasonal Injury Rate at the Oil and Gas Enterprises in the North / A. F.Galkin, R. G. Khusainova. - Prediction of Hydrate Formation in the Producing Gas Well Borehole / O. S.Gasheva, S. S.Gasheva. - Monitoring the Thermal and Mechanical Behaviours of Puvirnituq Airstrip, Nunavik, Northern Quebec, Canada / F. Gaumond, G. Doré, A. Guimond. - The Assessment of Permafrost and Ecological Environment during Construction and Operation of Facilities in the North / G. O.Gavrilov, A. D.Chizhov. - Mapping of Hazardous Hydrometeorological Phenomena of the Cold Period in Order to Differentiate Their Assessment Criteria / S. A. Gavrilova. - The Scenario Assessment of the Changes in the Water Resources of the Lena River Basin in the First Third of the 21st Century / A. G. Georgiadi, N. I. Koronkevich, I. P. Milyukova, E. A. Barabanova. - The Study of Spatial Distribution of Permafrost Indicators and Landscape Structure of Central Yamal (the Case ofVaskiny Dachi Geocryological Station) / A. G. Gerasimov, Yu. A. Dvornikov. - The Bipolar Symmetry of Permafrost Temperatures in Arctic and Antarctica and Synchronism of Permafrost Age in Cenozoic / D. ?. Gilichinsky, ?. ?. ?bramov. - From Snow Depth Distribution to Small-Scale Variability of Soil Temperatures - a Probabilistic View on Permafrost in Norway / K. Gisnås, S. Westermann, T. Hipp, B. Etzelmüller & T. V. Schuler. - Soil Temperatures Over a Latitudinal Gradient in the Ross Sea Region of Antarctica: Preliminary Results / H. E. Goddard, M. R. Balks, C. A. Seybold. - Hydrologic and Biogeochemical Responses of Lakes to Fire and Thermokarst Formation in Arctic Alaskam / S. E. Godsey, Gooseff M. N., C. R. Johnson, G. W. Kling, A. E. Giblin, B. T. Crosby, K. Krieger, A. G. Lewkowicz. - New Technologies for the Recultivation of Disturbed Lands in the Far North / E. V.Golubev, O. N.Veprentsev, N. A.Veprentseva. - Influence of Interannual Variability and Trend Changes in Snow Cover's Structure and Properties on the Thermal Regime of the Underlying Surface / V. N. Golubev, S. A. Sokratov, D. M. Frolov. - The Landscape-Permafrost Conditions and the Cryogenic Processes at the 5th Salekhard Marine Terrace / A. Yu.Gorbatyuk, V. V. Rogov. - Ice-Wedge Polygons in Central Asian Highlands. A Geographic Synopsis / A. P. Gorbunov. - Permafrost as a Habitat for Microorganisms / T. Gordeeva. - Fundamentals of the Method for Determination of Thermophysical Properties of Soils / D. N. Gorobtsov. - Experimental Study of Water Saturation Influence on the Cryogenic Pressure in Saline Soils / E. S. Grechishcheva,S. E.Grechishchev, Ark. V. Pavlov. - Geocryological Conditions at the Yurubcheno-Tokhomskoe Field. Geotechnical Monitoring at the Site of an Oil Treatment Unit / Yu. V. Grigoreva, E. A. Novik. - A Database Synthesizing Published Data on Thermokarst and Thermal Erosion Processes / G. Grosse, A. B. K. Sannel, E. A. G. Schuur, E. A. G. Schuur. - Laboratory investigation of the freezing point of clay soils under high loads / Guan Hui, Dayan Wang, Ma Wei. - Paleocryogenesis in Late Pleistocene Period of Pedogenesis in the Center of the East European Plain / L. A. Gugalinskaya. - Resumed Temperature Monitoring of Permafrost in Northeastern Russia / S. A. Gulyi, V. A. Basistyi, M. N. Zheleznyak. - Cryostratigraphy and Ice Content of the Near-Surface Permafrost in Lower Adventdalen, Svalbard / S. Härtel, H. H. Christiansen, B. Elberling. - The Interaction between Remote Sensing Product Producers and the User Communities in ESA DUE PERMAFROST (Circumpolar Remote Sensing Service for Permafrost) / B. Heim, K. Elger, J. Boike, H. Lantuit, A. Rinke, H. Matthes, S. Muster, M. Langer, A. Bartsch, C. Duguay, S. Hachem, A. Soliman. - Seasonal Surface and Soil Water Storage Dynamics in Wet Polygonal Tundra, Lena River Delta, Northern Siberia / M. Helbig, P. Schreiber, B. R. K. Runkle, L. Kutzbach, J. Boike. - Next-Generation Ecosystem Experiment (NGEE Arctic): A New Project Focused on Improved Climate Prediction / L. D. Hinzman, C. J. Wilson, J. C. Rowland, S. S. Hubbard, M. S. Torn, W. J. Riley, S. D. Wullschleger, D. E. Graham, L. Liang, R. J. Norby, P. E. Thornton, A. Rogers. - Organic Matter Composition and Dynamics in Permafrost Soils of the Siberian Polygonal Tundra / S. Höfle, J. Rethemeyer, S. John, C. W. Müller, Gesine Mollenhauer, D. Roobroeck, P. Boeckx. - Permafrost Extents in China during the Last Glaciation Maximum (LGM) / Huijun Jin, Dongxin Guo, Xiaoli Chang, Zhijiu Cui. - Svalbard Permafrost in a Long Time Perspective / O. Humlum. - Behaviour Of Experimental Permafrost Submitted To Warming Conditions: Lithology & Ice Content Impact / B. Hurault & J-L. Lagarde. - Spatial Variability of Ground Temperatures and Active Layer Thickness in the Central Tian Shan / S. Imbery, M. Duishonakunov, L. King, ZhD. Sun, QZh. Gao. - An Optimization Algorithm For Interpreting Thermal Parameters For Frozen Soils With Significant Unfrozen Water Content / T. Ingeman-Nielsen, P. Gori & S. Tomaškovičová. - Ground State and Determination of the Strength and Compressibility Characteristics of Plastic Frozen Soils with the help of the Static Probing Method / O. N. Isaev. - Comparison of Development of Repeated Ice Wedges and Glaciers under the Conditions of Harsh Continental Climate: Exemplified by the Kodar Range and Charskaya Depression / E. N. Ivanov. - Promising Material for Thermal Stabilization of Grounds / K. S. Ivanov. - Cryogenic Processes and Phenomena in the Polar Urals / M. N. Ivanov. - Paleoclimate Reconstruction Based on Group Palynospectra / S. N. Ivanov, A. A. Konovalov. - Investigation of permafrost on the summit area of Mt. Fuji / G. Iwahana, A. Ikeda, K. Fukui,T. Sueyoshi. - Numerical Modeling of the Permafrost Temperatures Sensitivity to Climate Change in Alaska During the 21st Century / E. E. Jafarov, S. S. Marchenko & V. E. Romanovsky. - Decadal Changes of Vegetation Phenology over the Arctic as Detected by Satellites / G. Jia, H. Zeng, H. E. Epstein. -

Description / Table of Contents: Continuation of the table of contents: The comparison of the surface energy budget between the permafrost region and the seasonally frozen ground region over the Tibetan Plateau / Jimin Yao, Lianglei Gu, Lin Zhao, Yongping Qiao, Keqin Jiao. -The Effect of Permafrost Thaw on Methane Emissions in a Western Alaska Peatland Chronosequence / C. E. Johnston, S. A. Ewing, & P. C. Stoy, J. W. Harden, M. T. Jorgenson. - Assessment of Different Heat Drain Materials for Protection of Permafrost under Road and Airfield Embankments / A. S. Jørgensen, R. L. Klemmensen, T. Ingeman-Nielsen, G. Doré, J. Malenfant-Lepage. - Effects of Experimental Warming On Alpine Meadow Soil Respiration during the Growing Season on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau / Junfeng Wang, Qingbai Wu. - Swamping and Perennial Freezing of the Territory Composed of Coarse Grounds / V. D. Kargapolov. - Leibnitzkopf Rock Glacier (Austrian Alps): Detection of a Fast Moving Rock Glacier and Subsequent Measurementof its Flow Velocity / V. Kaufmann, J.O. Filwarny & K. Wisiol, G. Kienast, V. Schuster, S. Reimond & R. Wilfinger. - On the Frost Heaving Forces / O. A. Kazanskiy. - On the Connection between the Parameters of the Water-Ice Phase Equilibrium and Permafrost Longevity / Kh.T.Kazbakova, A. A.Konovalov. - Modeling of Permafrost Thawing in the Case of the Presence of a Thermal Insulation Layer / I. L. Khabibullin, G. V. Lobastov. - The Natural Studies at the Bovanenkovo-Baydaratskaya Bay Route for the Provision of Investigations on the Reliable Operation of Gas Pipelines in Yamal / A. P. Kholnov, N. N. Khrenov. - Study of the workers' diet in the North during different seasons / R. G.Khusainova. - New Constructions in Continuous Permafrost Regions of Zermatt at Matterhorn Glacier Paradise, Swiss Alps / L. King, S. Imbery, M. Duishonakunov, M. Hasler, P. Julen, A. Lauber. - Assessment of Vegetation Suppression Resulting from the Effects of Geocryological Processes on the Basis of the Remote Sensing Data / K. E. Kiselevskaya. - Differences of the Frost Heaves in Sandbeds / O. G. Kistanov. - The Geoportal Project of MSU: "The Geoinformation System of a Coastal Area of the Yugor Peninsula" / A. I. Kizyakov, M. V. Zimin, A. V. Khomutov, K. A. Ermokhina, M. O. Leibman. - Temperature Regimes in Traditional Iñupiat Ice Cellars, Barrow, Alaska, USA / A. E. Klene, K. Yoshikawa, D. A. Streletskiy, N. I. Shiklomanov, J. Brown, F. E. Nelson. - Modelling subsurface heat flow in permafrost during a marine transgression in the Western Laptev Sea / F. Kneier, M. Langer, K. Froeb & P. P. Overduin. - The Construction of an Optimal Climate Projection for the Assessment of the Consequences of Climate Changes in the Cryolithozone of Russia / V. A. Kokorev, E. L. Zhiltsova. - Physical Properties of Thawed Grounds and the Existing Methods of Their Reinforcement / E. A. Kononova. - The Connection Between the Supercooling Temperature and the Frozen Ground Strength / A. A. Konovalov. - The Impact of the Gas Main Construction on the Dynamics of the Coasts in Western Yamal / N. V. Kopa-Ovdienko, A. S. Tsvetsinskiy, D. E. Kuznetsov, S. A. Ogorodov. - Study of Permafrost Processes within the Area of Ridge-Pool Bogs Located on the Territory of Sibirskie Uvaly Nature Park / S. E. Korkin, E. K. Kayl, O. I. Ivashkevich. - Large-scale Zoning of the Kharasavei Field according to Suitability for Underground Storage / T. A. Korobova. - Updating the Geocryological Map of the Russian Federation / Yu. V. Korostelev, D. S. Drozdov, M. O. Leibman, A. G.Gravis, A. A. Abramov. - Incorporation of a New Technology ofThermal Stabilization of Foundation Grounds at the Facilities of the Zapolyarnoe Oil and Gas Field / R. V. Korytnikov, D. A. Yakhontov, N. B. Kutvitskaya, M. A. Minkin, A. V. Ryazanov. - A combined analysis of permafrost C depth distributions and multi-model permafrost thermal dynamics to estimate C pools vulnerable to warming / C. Koven, J. Harden, Chien-Lu Ping, G. Michaelson, M. Kanevskiy, A. D. McGuire, G. Hugelius, P. Kuhry, C. Tarnocai,T. Jorgenson, W. J. Riley. - Radar Differential Interferometry for the Analysis of the Geocryological Processes Dynamics / L. Yu. Kozhina, V. A. Cherkasov, M. S. Goryaynov. - Statistical Analysis of Genesis Indicators of Late Cenozoic Deposits at the North-East of Yakutia / G. N. Kraev, D. G. Shmelev, I. M. Vagina, ?. ?. Rivkina, D. A. Gilichinskiy. - Estimating Societal Costs from Infrastructure Damage due to Climate Change-Induced Permafrost Degradation in Alaska / R. A. Kreig. - Methanogenic Community of Two Permafrost-affected Siberian Peat Bog Soils / K. Krivushin, S. Hunger, H. Drake, O. Kotsyurbenko, M. Glagolev, A. Sabrekov. - Thermal Interaction of the Underground Gas Pipeline with Permafrost on the Bovanenkovo-Ukhta Pipeline Section / A. V. Kryukov, G. P. Pustovoyt, V. Z. Khilimonyuk, S. I. Grebenkin. - Petroleum Development Prospects in Arctic Russia: Economic Appraisal in the National Perspective / V. V. Kuleshov, V. A. Kryukov, V. D. Marshak. - Particularities of Syncryogenic Deposits Microstructure / A. N. Kurchatova, E. A. Slagoda, V. V. Rogov. - Engineering Protection of Pipelines from Hazardous Engineering-Geological Processes in Northern Regions / N. B. Kutvitskaya, A. V. Ryazanov, A. E. Skapintsev, A. V. Ikan. - A Satellite Based Monitoring Scheme for Lowland Permafrost - Potentials and Uncertainties / M. Langer, S. Westermann, S. Muster, T. Grau, K. Wischnewski & J. Boike. - Arctic Coastal erosion: A review / H. Lantuit, P. Overduin & S. Wetterich. - Disturbance Recovery Monitoring of Tundra Vegetation by Saline Incursion from an Oceanic Storm Surge within a Freshwater Arctic Delta using Landsat / S. D. Lapka, B. J. Moorman. - Latest Pleistocene permafrost structures in the southwestern West Siberian Plain / S. I. Larin, S. A. Laukhin, V. L. Guselnikov. - The Consequences of the Non-Presence of Pre-Construction and Construction Stages in the Geotechnical Monitoring System at the Gas Field Facilities of the North / N. V. Lashina, V. V. Lashin. - The Subdepartment of Cryosphere at Russian State Geological Prospecting University / S. A. Laukhin, D. S. Drozdov, V. V. Pendin. - Permafrost in the Community Earth System Model: Present-day and projected permafrost conditions and feedbacks onto global climate / D. M. Lawrence, A. G. Slater, S. C. Swenson. - Modeling Permafrost Thaw Effects And Thermokarst Parameterization In The Community Land Model / H. Lee, S. C. Swenson, M. E. Higgins, D. M. Lawrence, A. G. Slater. - Model Hypothesis for the Formation of Ice Lenses in Saturated Freezing Soil / D. Q. Li, J. Z. Zhou, J. H. Fang, A. H. XU. - The deformation characteristicsin circumpolar latitude permafrost regions along Mohe-Beiicun Highway / Li Jin-ping, ZHANG Jin-zhao, XIAO Lou, DONG De-hui. - Late-Pleistocene and Holocene Glacier-Permafrost Interaction in Norway / K. S. Lilleøren, B. Etzelmüller, K. Gisnås, O. Humlum. - Assessing Snow-Measurement Methods for Managing Arctic Transportation on the North Slope, Alaska / M. R. Lilly, R. F. Paetzold, J. Derry, D. C. Mixon, D. Atkinson, M. S. Willison. - Analysis of Alpine Vegetation and Its Effect on Active Layer Thermal-Water Process in Frozen Ground in Source Area of Yellow River, China / LIN Lin, JIN Hui-jun, LUO Dong-liang. - Expansion of a thermokarst lake in Beiluhe Basin, on Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau / LIN Zhanju, NIU Fujun, LIU Hua, LU Jiahao, LUO Jing. - Preconstruction Thawing of Frozen Grounds with the Use of Low-Voltage Ohmic Electric Heaters at the Facilities of the Yurubcheno-Tokhomskoye Field / D. V. Lipikhin, P. K. Kim. - Geocryological Conditions ofthe Grounds of the "Ice Complex" and Their Impact on the Berkakit-Tommot-Yakutsk Railway of the Amur-Yakutsk Mainline / ?. V. Litovko. - Experimental and Numerical Investigation on Temperature Characteristics of High-Speed Railway's Embankment in Seasonal Freezing Regions / LIU Hua, NIU Fujun, NIU Yonghong, LIN Zhanju, LU Jiahao, LUO Jing. - Environmental Management of Thermal Erosion and Gullying in the Cryolithozone / S. A. Lobastova, I. L. Khabibullin. - Geocryological Processes and Phenomena at the Engineering Facilities of the Zapolyarnoe Oil and Gas Condensate Field / D. V. Lukin, O. G. Kistanov.