Bonnaventure, Philip

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    Exploring the impact of surface lapse rate change scenarios on mountain permafrost distribution in four dissimilar valleys in Yukon, Canada
    (Canadian Science Publishing, 2024) Garibaldi, Madeleine C.; Bonnaventure, Philip P.; Noad, NIck C.; Kochtitzky, Will
    A scenario-based approach was used to test air and ground response to warming with and without changes to inverted surface lapse rates in four Yukon valleys. Generally, climate warming coupled with weakening of temperature inversions resulted in the greatest increase in air temperature at low elevations. However, ground temperatures at high elevations showed the greatest response to warming and variability between scenarios due to increased connectivity between air and ground. Low elevations showed less of a response to warming and permafrost was largely preserved in these locations. Local models also predicted higher permafrost occurrence compared to a regional permafrost probability model, due to the inclusion of differential surface and thermal offsets. Results show that the spatial warming patterns in these mountains may not follow those predicted in other mountain environments following elevation-dependent warming (EDW). As a result, the concept of EDW should be expanded to become more inclusive of a wider range of possible spatial warming distributions. The purpose of this paper is not to provide exact estimations of warming, but rather to provide hypothetical spatial warming patterns, based on logical predictions of changes to temperature inversion strength, which may not directly follow the distribution projected through EDW.
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    Modelling air, ground surface, and permafrost temperature variability across four dissimilar valleys, Yukon, Canada
    (Canadian Science Publishing, 2024) Garibaldi, Madeleine C.; Bonnaventure, Philip; Noad, Nick C.; Kochtitzky, Will
    Spatial maps of the air and ground thermal regime were generated for four Yukon valleys. The aim was to model air, ground surface, and ground temperature (at fine spatial resolution) using locally measured inverted surface lapse rates (SLR) to better predict temperature along an elevation gradient. These local models were then compared to a regional permafrost probability model, which utilized differing inversion assumptions, as well as circumpolar and national models generated without considering inversions. Overall, permafrost probability in the regional model matched well with the local models where assumptions of treeline and inverted SLRs held true. When normal SLRs were assumed, permafrost presence was overestimated in each valley. This discrepancy was greatest at high elevations where permafrost was predicted to be the coldest and most widespread. However, the difference between valleys was dependent on surface and subsurface characteristics such as higher snow cover, mature forest, or thick organic layers which show a greater disassociation from the air temperature overall. Appropriate characterization of the SLR is essential for accurate predictions of the ground thermal regime’s spatial distribution and permafrost presence. These models also provide a starting point for better predictions of warming in these valleys and other areas subject to inversions of similar magnitudes.