Patterns and mechanisms of repeat drainages of glacier-dammed Dań Zhùr (Donjek) Lake, Yukon

• Published in: Arctic Science
• Main Authors: Painter, Moya, Copland, Luke, Dow, Christine, Kochtitzky, Will, Medrzycka, Dorota
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2023
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; General Agricultural and Biological Sciences; General Environmental Science; Yukon; Donjek Glacier; Donjek River; Arctic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/as-2023-0001; https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/as-2023-0001; https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/as-2023-0001

Dań Zhùr (Donjek) Glacier is a surge-type glacier that undergoes cyclical periods of rapid advance over ∼1–2 years, followed by retreat for ∼10 years. Since the 1990s, the advances have caused the formation of ice-dammed Dań Zhùr Lake, which has filled and drained in summers following a surge event....