Spatial distribution and changes of Xing'an permafrost in China over the past three decades

Climate warming causes profound consequences on permafrost distribution throughout the high-latitude regions of the globe. Xing'an permafrost in China is the southernmost part of high-latitude permafrost and is constantly changing. However, understanding on this change process of permafrost is limited. On the basis of digital elevation model (DEM) data, meteorological station, survey data and the meteorological forcing dataset in the northern...