Earth’s Cryosphere, 2017, Vol. XXI, No. 2, p. 79-87
THE 11TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PERMAFROST (POTSDAM, GERMANY, 20–24 JUNE, 2016)
D.O. Sergeev1, D.S. Drozdov2,3, A.V. Baranskaya4, N.G. Belova2–4, A.A. Veremeeva5, E.S. Grechishcheva6, Yu.A. Dvornikov2, A.V. Lupachev5, A.A. Maslakov4, J.V. Stanilovskaya1,7, D.A. Streletskiy8, A.N. Fedorov2, I.V. Fedorova9,10
1 Sergeev Institute of Environmental Geoscience, RAS,
13, build. 2, Ulansky per., Moscow, 101000, Russia; sergueevdo@mail.ru, stanilovskaya@geoenv.ru
2 Earth Cryosphere Institute, SB RAS, P/O box 1230, Tyumen, 625000, Russia; ydvornikow@gmail.com
3 Tyumen State University, 6, Volodarskogo str., Tyumen, 625003, Russia
4 Lomonosov Moscow State University, Department of Geography,
1, Leninskie Gory, Moscow, 119991, Russia; nataliya-belova@ya.ru, alisa.baranskaya@ya.ru, alekseymaslakov@ya.ru
5 Institute of Physicochemical and Biological Problems in Soil Science, RAS,
2, Institutskaya str., Pushchino, Moscow region, 142290, Russia; averemeeva@gmail.com, a.lupachev@gmail.com
6 OJSC “Fundamentproekt”, 1, build. 1, Volokolamskoe highway, Moscow, 125080, Russia; cryoerika@mail.ru
7 TOTAL E&P RUSSIE, 21, 1st Tverskaya-Yamskaya str., Moscow, 125047, Russia; yulia.stanilovskaya@total.com
8 George Washington University, Department of Geography, 1922 F str., NW, Washington, DC 20052, USA; strelets@gwu.edu
9 Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, 38, Beringa str., St. Petersburg, 199397, Russia
10 St. Petersburg State University, Institute of Earth Sciences, 33-35, 10th Line V.O., St. Petersburg, 199178, Russia
The world’s largest specialized conference on permafrost is held every 4 years. In 2016, it gathered more than 700 participants in Potsdam, Germany. The article provides an overview of the sections’ work made by the Russian co-chairs.
Geocryology, permafrost monitoring, periglacial geomorphology, Arctic, Antarctic, climate change, carbon cycle, historical geocryology, geocryological mapping, geocryological monitoring, thermometry, microbial communities, planetary geocryology, yedoma, permafrost hydrogeology, permafrost hydrology, offshore geocryology, gas hydrates, geocryological processes, coastal dynamics, thaw settlement, frost heave, remote sensing, geophysical methods, geocryological hazards, risk assessment, mountain cryolithozone, engineering geocryology, laboratory methods, popularization of science, teaching methods