Travel for U.S. Participants to the Fifth International Conference on Permafrost, Trondheim, Norway

该补助金用于支持美国的国际旅行。 科学界参加第五届国际 永久冻土会议将在挪威特隆赫姆举行。 永久冻土科学是一个活跃的领域，它试图解释一个 寒冷地区景观特征的各种现象 并影响北极的生态和水文。 永久冻土也是一个 气候和气候变化的敏感指标，以及永久冻土 由于温室气体的释放，解冻可能会产生全球性影响， 气. 这次会议是极地地球科学的一个重要方面 研究计划，并将指出未来的新方向 在这个领域的研究。

This grant is in support of international travel for the U.S. scientific community to participate in the Fifth International Permafrost Conference to be held in Trondheim, Norway. Permafrost science is an active field which seeks to explain a wide range of phenomena that characterize cold region landscapes and influence Arctic ecology and hydrology. Permafrost is also a sensitive indicator of climate and climate change, and permafrost thawing may have global effects due to the release of greenhouse gases. This meeting is an important aspect of the polar geosciences research program and will point to new directions for future research in this area.