Nikolay Shiklomanov
Nikolay Shiklomanov
Professor of Geography
Climate and Environmental Change
Contact:
2036 H St NW, Room 202
Washington DC 20052
Office Hours
Monday and Wednesday 12:45PM - 2:00PM
Tuesday and Thursday 1:00PM - 2:30PM
Nikolay (Kolia) Shiklomanov is a Professor of Geography at the George Washington University. He received an MA in Geography at SUNY Albany and a Ph.D. in Climatology at the University of Delaware. His main area of interest is permafrost and its interactions with natural and human systems. His research includes long-term permafrost observations in the high northern latitudes, permafrost-related process studies, and the effect of permafrost on human activity and infrastructure. He is also interested in the socioeconomic impacts of climate change in the Arctic. Since the early 1990s, he has been actively participating in fieldwork in the North American and Eurasian Arctic. Prof. Shiklomanov teaches courses in Physical Geography, Climatology, and Arctic Environments.
The Arctic Environment
Climatic Variability & Change
Geomorphology
History of Arctic research
Socio-economic problems associated with development in Arctic regions
GEOG 1002 - Physical Geography
GEOG 3108 - Weather & Climate
GEOG 3128 - Geomorphology
GEOG 3218 - Arctic Systems
Journal Publications
2026 Streletskiy, D.A., Nyland, K.E., Shiklomanov, N.I. et al. Long-term monitoring of active layer thickness confirms global permafrost degradation. Commun Earth Environ 7, 671 . https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-026-03824-1
2025 S. L. Smith, V. E. Romanovsky, K. Isaksen, K. E. Nyland, N. I. Shiklomanov, D. A. Streletskiy, and H. H. Christiansen, Permafrost. In “State of the Climate in 2024”. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 106 (8), pp. S338–S342, DOI:10.1175/BAMS-D-25-0104.1
2025 Blunden, J., Reagan, J., Dunn, R. J. H., Ades, M., Adjou, M., Adler, R., . . . Shiklomanov N.I,.Zou, C. (2025). Introduction. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 106(8), S1–S10. doi:10.1175/2025BAMSStateoftheClimate_Intro.1
2025 Kuklina, M., Kuklina, V., Shiklomanov, N., Shiklomanov, A., Nyland, K., Sandag, K., . . . Petrov, A. (2025). Snow, ice, and permafrost landscapes as ‘frozen commons’: Examples from northern Mongolia. Environmental Research Letters, 20(6), 064024. doi:10.1088/1748-9326/adc7cb
2025 Streletskiy, D. A., Maslakov, A., Grosse, G., Shiklomanov, N. I., Farquharson, L Zwieback, S., Iwahana, G., Bartsch, A., Liu. L., Strozzi, T., et. al., Thawing permafrost is subsiding in the Northern Hemisphere—review and perspectives. Enviro. Res. Lett., 20, 013006, DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ada2ff.
2024 S. L. Smith, V. E. Romanovsky, K. Isaksen, K. E. Nyland, N. I. Shiklomanov, D. A. Streletskiy, and H. H. Christiansen, Permafrost. In “State of the Climate in 2023”. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 105 (8), pp. S314–S317, DOI: 10.1175/BAMS-D-24-0101.1
2024 Nyland, K.E., Klene, A.E., Nelson, F.E., Shiklomanov N.I., Permafrost Food Storage Monitoring and Vulnerability Assessment in Utqiaġvik, Alaska. Arctic, Vol. 77 No. 2 pp 155–165, DOI: 10.14430/arctic79682
2023 Oblogov, G.E., Vasiliev, A.A., Streletskiy, D.A., Shiklomanov, N.I., Nyland, K.E. Localized Vegetation, Soil Moisture, and Ice Content Offset Permafrost Degradation under Climate Warming. Geosciences, 13(5): 129. DOI: 10.3390/geosciences13050129.
2023 Streletskiy D.A., Clemens S., Lanckman J.P., Shiklomanov N.I., The costs of Arctic infrastructure damages due to permafrost degradation. Environ. Res. Lett.18 015006, DOI:10.1088/1748-9326/acab18
2022 S. L. Smith, V. E. Romanovsky, K. Isaksen, K. E. Nyland, A. L. Kholodov, N. I. Shiklomanov, D. A. Streletskiy, L. M. Farquharson, D. S. Drozdov, G. V. Malkova, and H. H. Christiansen, Permafrost. In “State of the Climate in 2021”. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 103 (8), pp. S286–S290, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-22-0082.1.
2021 V. E. Romanovsky, S. L. Smith, K. Isaksen, K. E. Nyland, A. L. Kholodov, N. I. Shiklomanov, D. A. Streletskiy, L. M. Farquharson, D. S. Drozdov, G. V. Malkova, and H. H. Christiansen, Terrestrial Permafrost. In “State of the Climate in 2020”. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 102 (8), pp. S293–S297, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-21-0086.1
2021 Kaverin D., Malkova G., Zamolodchikov D., Shiklomanov N.I., Novakovky A., Pstuhov A., Long-term active layer monitoring at CALM sites in the Russian European North, Polar Geography, doi: 10.1080/1088937X.2021.1981476
2021 Kuklina V., Bilichenko I., Bogdanov V., Kobylkin D., Petrov A.N., and Shiklomanov N.I., Informal road networks and sustainability of Siberian boreal forest landscapes: case study of the Vershina Khandy taiga. Environ. Res. Lett. 16 115001, doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/ac22bd
2021 Nelson F.E., Shiklomanov, N.I., Nyland, K.E. Cool, CALM, collected: the Circumpolar Active Layer Monitoring program and network, Polar Geography, Doi: 10.1080/1088937X.2021.1988001.
2021 Nyland, K.E., Shiklomanov, N.I., Strelestkiy, D.A., Nelson, F.E., Klene, A.E., Kholodov. Long-term Trends from the Circumpolar Active Layer Monitoring Program in Alaskan Tundra Landscapes. Polar Geography, Doi: 10.1080/1088937X.2021.1988000.
2020 Shiklomanov N.I., Fällt alles zusammen? Urbane Infrastruktur und Permafrost in der russischen Arktis, Aus Russland-Analysen Nr.392, 13-17. (in German) https://www.laender-analysen.de/russland-analysen/392/
2020 Shiklomanov N.I., All Fall Down? Urban infrastructure and permafrost in the Russian Arctic. Russian Analytical digest, No.261, 7-12. Doi: 10.3929/ethz-b-000458206
2020 V. E. Romanovsky, S. L. Smith, K. Isaksen, K. E. Nyland, A. L. Kholodov, N. I. Shiklomanov, D. A. Streletskiy, L. M. Farquharson, D. S. Drozdov, G. V. Malkova, and H. H. Christiansen Terrestrial Permafrost. In “State of the Climate in 2019”. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 101 (8), pp. S265–S271, https://doi.org/10.1175/2020BAMSStateoftheClimate.1.
2020 Shiklomanov N.I., Streletskiy D.A., Suter L., Orttung R., Zamyatina N. Dealing with the Bust in Vorkuta, Russia. Land Use Policy https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2019.03.021
2019 Sutter L.J., Streletskiy D.A., Shiklomanov N.I. Assessment of the Costs of Climate Change Impacts on Critical Infrastructure in the Circumpolar Arctic. Polar Geography 42(4), 267-286, 10.1080/1088937X.2019.1686082
2019 Romanovsky, V.E., Smith, S. L., K. Isaksen, N. I. Shiklomanov, D. A. Streletskiy, A. L. Kholodov, H. H. Christiansen, D. S. Drozdov, G. V. Malkova, and S. S. Marchenko. Terrestrial Permafrost. In “State of the Climate in 2018”. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 99 (8), pp. S153–S159, https://doi.org/10.1175/2019BAMSStateoftheClimate.1.
2019 Streletskiy D.A., Suter L., Shiklomanov N.I., Porfiriev B., Eliseev D. Assessment of Climate Change Impacts on Buildings, Structures and Infrastructure in the Russian Regions on Permafrost, Environmental Research Letters, 14 (2019) 025003, 15p. DOI:10.1088/1748-9326/aaf5e6
2018 Petrov A.N. and 27 Authors listed alphabetically, including Shiklomanov N.I., Contours of the Russia’s Arctic futures: experience of integrated scenario-building till 2050, Annals of the of the Russian State Hydrometeorological University, 53 pp 156-171. (in Russian)
2018 Nyland, K.E., Grebenets V.I., Shiklomanov N.I., and Streletskiy D.A. Igarka Vanishes: A Story of the Fastest Shrinking City in the Russian Arctic, FOCUS on Geography. DOI: 10.21690/foge/2018.61.4f. pp 1-18
2018 Nyland K.E, Gunn G E., Shiklomanov N. I., Engstrom R. N., Streletskiy D.A., Land Cover Change in the Lower Yenisei River Using Dense Stacking of Landsat Imagery in Google Earth Engine. Remote Sensing. 2018; 10(8):1226-. doi:10.3390/rs10081226
2018 Romanovsky, V.E., Smith, S. L., K. Isaksen, N. I. Shiklomanov, D. A. Streletskiy, A. L. Kholodov, H. H. Christiansen, D. S. Drozdov, G. V. Malkova, and S. S. Marchenko. Terrestrial Permafrost. In “State of the Climate in 2017”. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 99 (8), pp. S161–165, doi:10.1175/2018BAMSStateoftheClimate.1.
2018 Kaverin D.A. Melnichuk E. B., Shiklomanov N.I., Kakunov N.B., Pastukhov A.V., Shiklomanov A.N. Long-Term Changes in the Ground Thermal Regime of an Artificially-Drained Thaw Lake Basin: a Case Study in the Russian European North, Permafrost and Periglacial Processes 29 (1), pp 49–59, DOI: 10.1002/ppp.1963
2017Maslakov A.A., Ruzanov V.T., Fedorov-Davydov D.G., Kraev G.N, Davydov S.P., Zamolodchikov D.G., Tregubov O.D., Shiklomanov N.I., Streletskiy D.A., Seasonal thawing of soils in the Beringia region in changing climatic conditions, Arctic Environmental Research, Vol 17(4) pp 283-294.
2017 Groisman P.Y and 29 Authors listed alphabetically, including Shiklomanov N.I., Northern Eurasia Future Initiative (NEFI): Facing the Challenges and Pathways of Global Change in the 21st Century. Progress in Earth and Planetary Science v4(41) DOI: 10.1186/s40645-017-0154-5. pp 4-41
2017 Shiklomanov N.I. and Laurele M. Norilsk, A truly Arctic City. Polar Geography, 10.1080/1088937X.2017.1387823. pp 251-256
2017 Nyland K.E., Shiklomanov N.I., Streletskiy D.A. Climatic- and Anthropogenic- Induced Land Cover Change around Norilsk, Russia, Polar Geography, DOI: 10.1080/1088937X.2017.1370503 pp 257-272
2017 Shiklomanov N.I., Streletskiy D.A., Grebenets V.I., Suiter L. Conquering the permafrost: urban infrastructure development in Norilsk, Russia, Polar Geography, DOI: 10.1080/1088937X.2017.1329237 pp 273-290
2017 Streletskiy, D.A., Biskaborn, B.K., Nötzli, J, Lanckman, J, P., Romanovsky, V.E., Schoeneich, P, Shiklomanov, N.I., Smith, S.L., Vieira, G, Zhao, L. Permafrost thermal state. In “State of the Climate in 2016”. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 98(8): pp S19-S21. DOI:
2017 Romanovsky, V.E., Smith, S. L., K. Isaksen, N. I. Shiklomanov, D. A. Streletskiy, A. L. Kholodov, H. H. Christiansen, D. S. Drozdov, G. V. Malkova, and S. S. Marchenko. Terrestrial Permafrost. In “State of the Climate in 2016”. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 98 (8), pp S93–S98, doi:10.1175 /2017BAMSStateoftheClimate.1
2017 Nyland, K. E., Klene, A. E., Brown, J., Shiklomanov, N. I., Nelson, F. E., Streletskiy, D. A. and Yoshikawa, K., Traditional Iñupiat Ice Cellars (SIĠḷUAQ) in Barrow, Alaska: Characteristics, Temperature Monitoring, and Distribution. Geographical Review. doi:10.1111/j.1931-0846.2016.12204.x pp. 143-159
2017 Shiklomanov, N. I., Streletskiy, D. A., Swales, T. B. and Kokorev, V. A. Climate Change and Stability of Urban Infrastructure in Russian Permafrost Regions: Prognostic Assessment based on GCM Climate Projections. Geographical Review. doi:10.1111/gere.12214 pp 125-143
2016 Streletskiy, D. A., Shiklomanov, N. I., Little, J. D., Nelson, F. E., Brown, J., Nyland, K. E., and Klene, A. E. Thaw Subsidence in Undisturbed Tundra Landscapes, Barrow, Alaska, 1962–2015. Permafrost and Periglac. Process., doi: 10.1002/ppp.1918. pp.566-572
2016 V. E. Romanovsky, S. L. Smith, K. Isaksen, N. I. Shiklomanov, D. A. Streletskiy, A. L. Kholodov, H. H. Christiansen, D. S. Drozdov, G. V. Malkova, and S. S. Marchenko. Terrestrial Permafrost. In in “State of the Climate in 2015”. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 97 (8), pp. S192–S193.
Contributions To Edited Volumes
2025 Shiklomanov N.I., Active Layer Processes. In Elias, S.A. (ed.), Encyclopedia of Quaternary Science 3nd Edition, Vol 5., pp 34-45, Amsterdam: Elsevier Scientific Publishers. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-99931-1.00222-1
2024 N. I. Shiklomanov, K. E. Nyland, D. A. Streletskiy, A. E. Klene, F. E. Nelson. Long-term landscape-specific responses of near-surface permafrost to climate change on the North Slope of Alaska. Integrating perspectives of permafrost thaw, change, and adaptation, 12th International Conference on Permafrost Proceedings, Beddoe, R.A. and Karunaratne, K.C. (Eds.). 16-20 June 2024, Whitehorse, Canada: International Permafrost Association. Vol.2 p220
2024 A.L Kholodov, P. Mnev, K.E. Nyland, N. I., Shiklomanov, S. Burnsilver, J. Tempte, V. V. Kuklina, A. I. Shiklomanov, A.N. Petrov, Integration of remote sensing and field observations to map discontinuous permafrost in McGrath, Interior Alaska. Integrating perspectives of permafrost thaw, change, and adaptation, 12th International Conference on Permafrost Proceedings, Beddoe, R.A. and Karunaratne, K.C. (Eds.). 16-20 June 2024, Whitehorse, Canada: International Permafrost Association.
2019 Zamyatina N.N, Suter L, Shiklomanov N.I., Streletskiy D.A. Shrinking Cities, Growing Cities: A Comparative Analysis of Vorkuta and Salekhard. In Arctic Urban Sustainability: Measuring Progress in Circumpolar Cities, Orttung R. (Ed), Berghahn Books, ISBN 978-1-78920-735-4, 310p.
2017 Romanovsky V.E., Isaksen K., Drozdov D.S, Anisimov O.A., Instanes A., Leibman M.O., McGuire D.A., Shiklomanov N.I., Smith S., Walker D.W. Changing permafrost and its impacts, In: Snow, Water, Ice and Permafrost in the Arctic (SWIPA) 2017. pp. 65-102. Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP), Oslo, Norway. ISBN 978-82-7971-101-8
2016 Streletkiy D.A. and Shiklomanov N.I. All Fall Down? Arctic Cities through the Prism of Permafrost. In Sustaining Russia’s Arctic Cities, Robert Orttung (ed), Berghahn Press, ISBN-13: 978-1785333156, 274 pp
MS (Physics) St. Petersburg University, Russia, 1992
MA (Geography) SUNY Albany, 1996
Ph. D (Climatology), University of Delaware, 2000
Current/Ongoing
2025 Principal Investigator. National Science Foundation (Arctic Observing Networks) Collaborative Research: The Circumpolar Active Layer Monitoring Network-CALM VI (2025-2028): Long-term Observations on Arctic Permafrost. (GW Budget $549,987) Funded in August 2025
2024 Co-Principal Investigator (with Kuklina V. and Luthra A.) Belmont Forum/NSF Belmont Forum Collaborative Research: Biocultural Heritage in Arctic Cities as a Potential Resource for Climate Adaptation. (GW Budget $399,996) Funded June 2024
2023 Co-Principal Investigator (with M. Rosanova-Smith and Kuklina V.), National Science Foundation, Collaborative Research: NNA Research: Socio-Ecological Systems Transformations in River basins of the Arctic under climate change (SESTRA) (GW Budget $686,987) Funded in August 2023
2021 Co-Principal Investigator (with Kuklina V. and Nyland K.E), National Science Foundation, Supplement to support students on funded project Informal Roads: The Impact of Undocumented Transportation Pathways on Remote Communities in Siberia (GW Budget $202,718) Funded June 2021
2021 Co-Principal Investigator (with Orttung R., Laurele M., Nyland K.E, Streletskiy D.A.), National Science Foundation, Collaborative Research: NNA Collaboratory: Measuring Urban Sustainability in Transition (MUST): Co-Designing Future Arctic Cities in the Anthropocene, (GW budget $1,798,855) Funded August 2021
Completed
2021 Co-Principal Investigator (with Kuklina V., Nyland K.E), National Science Foundation, NNA-Track 1 Collaborative Research: Change, Resilience, and Sustainability of Frozen Commons in Alaskan and Northeastern Siberian Communities, (GW GEOG budget $851,749) Funded August 2021
2021 Co-Principal Investigator (with Streletskiy D.A., Orttung R., Groisman P.Y) Belmont Forum/NSF, Coastal OceAn SusTainability in Changing Climate (COAST) (GW Budget $328,677). Funded March 2021
2020 Co-Principal Investigator (with Streletskiy D.A.), Belmont Forum, Rapid Arctic Environmental Changes: implications for well-being, resilience and Evolution of Arctic communities (GW Budget $220,960). Funded September 2020
2020 Co-Principal Investigator (with Streletskiy D.A.) National Science Foundation (NNA-Navigating the New Arctic) NNA-Track 1: Collaborative Research: Navigating Convergent Pressures on Arctic Resources. (GW Budget $305,954) Funded September 2020
2018 Principal Investigator, National Science Foundation (Arctic Observing Networks) NNA Collaborative Research: “The Circumpolar Active Layer Monitoring Network - CALM V (2019-2024): Long-term Observations on the Climate-Active Layer-Permafrost System,” (GW budget $1,261,804) Funded September 2018
2019 Co-Principal Investigator (with Kuklina V, and K. Nyland) National Science Foundation (Arctic Social Science), Informal Roads: The Impact of Undocumented Transportation Pathways on Remote Communities in Siberia, ($394,512) Funded March 2019
2016 Co-Principal Investigator (with Streletskiy D.A., and Groisman P.Y.), National Science Foundation (As part of Belmont Forum) project “ARCTIC-ERA: ARCTIC climate change and its impact on Environment, infrastructures, and Resource Availability” ($316,258) Funded November 2016