Society_-_Adiya_Saruulzaya_-_WSF_Saruulzaya_A.pdf

Permafrost of high latitude ecosystems contains an estimated 1700 Gt of carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4), which is almost twice as much greenhouse gas (GHG) as is currently contained in the atmosphere [IPCC, 2018]. Under climate warming, central Asian permafrost regions should not be neglected and this area is very important components of global permafrost. The magnitude and timing of GHG emissions thawing permafrost regions in central Asia and their impact on climate change remain uncertain. The critical question focus on how much thaw out in the current and when it will be emitted GHG into the atmosphere? Objective of the research is to estimate the actual magnitude of the CO2 and CH4 emissions from thawing permafrost in central Asia such as Mongolia, Yakutsk in Russia, and Tibetan Plateau in China based on high-resolution remote sensing approaches and observation datasets.