Disappearing Arctic Lakes
Historical archived satellite images were compared with contemporary satellite data to track ongoing changes in more than 10,000 large lakes in rapidly warming Siberia. A widespread decline in lake abundance and area has occurred since 1973, despite slight precipitation increases to the region. The...
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craaas:10.1126/science.1108142 2024-09-15T18:29:43+00:00 Disappearing Arctic Lakes Smith, L. C. Sheng, Y. MacDonald, G. M. Hinzman, L. D. 2005 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1108142 https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.1108142 en eng American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science volume 308, issue 5727, page 1429-1429 ISSN 0036-8075 1095-9203 journal-article 2005 craaas https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1108142 2024-09-05T04:00:54Z Historical archived satellite images were compared with contemporary satellite data to track ongoing changes in more than 10,000 large lakes in rapidly warming Siberia. A widespread decline in lake abundance and area has occurred since 1973, despite slight precipitation increases to the region. The spatial pattern of lake disappearance suggests (i) that thaw and "breaching" of permafrost is driving the observed losses, by enabling rapid lake draining into the subsurface; and (ii) a conceptual model in which high-latitude warming of permafrost triggers an initial but transitory phase of lake and wetland expansion, followed by their widespread disappearance. Article in Journal/Newspaper permafrost Siberia AAAS Resource Center (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Science 308 5727 1429 1429 |
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Historical archived satellite images were compared with contemporary satellite data to track ongoing changes in more than 10,000 large lakes in rapidly warming Siberia. A widespread decline in lake abundance and area has occurred since 1973, despite slight precipitation increases to the region. The spatial pattern of lake disappearance suggests (i) that thaw and "breaching" of permafrost is driving the observed losses, by enabling rapid lake draining into the subsurface; and (ii) a conceptual model in which high-latitude warming of permafrost triggers an initial but transitory phase of lake and wetland expansion, followed by their widespread disappearance. |
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