The impact of fires on permafrost: A case study of the Shestakovka River basin in Siberia using a one-dimensional mathematical model

The field experiments show that only 8 percent of the heat from the fire has penetrated into the soil, which is supported by our model that indicates no significant effect on heat and mass transfer processes from short-term forest fires into permafrost. The research indicates that the contribution of short–lived forest fires to ground temperature changes is negligible; the heatwave penetrated only 0.5 m into the ground.

Modeling showed that short-term forest fires have no significant effect on heat and mass transfer processes in permafrost. Thus, the research results indicate that low-severity forest fire regimes are not significant for permafrost thawing processes.</p>