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 Yakutsk, Russia, a city built on continuous permafrost. It was founded in 1960.
Институт мерзлотоведения им. П. И. Мельникова | |
Melnikov Permafrost Institute | |
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Formed | 1960 |
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Headquarters | 36, Merzlotnaya str., Yakutsk, Russia, 677010 |
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Parent agency | Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences |
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In 2020, with global heating thawing the ground, the Institute is measuring the rate at which the permafrost is thawing, which affects the city as well as the climate.[1]
Method for Determining Air Content in Frozen Soil and other.[citation needed]
Cryo-storage of seeds of rare and promising plants was opened in 2012.[2]