Melnikov Permafrost Institute of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Science (russian: Институт мерзлотоведения имени П. И. Мельникова СО РАН) is a research institute based in

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, a city built on continuous permafrost. It was founded in 1960. In 2020, with

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thawing the ground, the Institute is measuring the rate at which the permafrost is thawing, which affects the city as well as the climate.

Inventions

Method for Determining Air Content in Frozen Soil, Method and Apparatus for Determining Volume and Density of Soil Particles, Apparatus for Heat Exchange of Liquids and Gases, Method for Determining Frost Heave during Active Layer Freezeback, Pile for Permafrost, Device for Cooling Permafrost Soils, Method for Production of a Pile Foundation for Permafrost, Device for Stabilization of Indoor Temperature and other.

Divisions

* Laboratory of General Geocryology * Laboratory of Permafrost Geothermics * Laboratory of Permafrost Landscapes * Laboratory of Permafrost Groundwater and Geochemistry * Laboratory of Permafrost Engineering * Geoinformatics Group * Vilyui Permafrost Research Station * North-Eastern Permafrost Station * Igarka Geocryological Laboratory * Kazakhstan Alpine Permafrost Laboratory

Cryo-storage

Cryo-storage of seeds of rare and promising plants was opened in 2012.Cryo-storage of seeds of rare and promising plants opened in Yakutia. RIA Novosti. Криохранилище семян редких и перспективных растений открылось в Якутии. РИА Новости.
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References

External links

Melnikov Permafrost Institute of the Siberian Branch of the RAS. SB RAS.

Indigenous Water Testing in Remote Russia. National Geographic.

Russia’s River Villages: An Icy Grave. National Geographic.

Melnikov Permafrost Institute. Lonely Planet.

Melnikov Permafrost Institute (MPI), SB RAS. Nature Index.

P.I. Melnikov Permafrost Institute, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. ERA-LEARN 2020

Members of the Permafrost Institute received RGO membership cards. Russian Geographical Society. Сотрудники Института мерзлотоведения получили членские билеты РГО. Русское географическое общество.
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