Mechanisms, volumetric assessment, and prognosis for rapid coastal erosion of Tuktoyaktuk Island, an important natural barrier for the harbour and community

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
• Main Authors: Whalen, D., Forbes, D.L., Kostylev, V., Lim, M., Fraser, P., Nedimović, M.R., Stuckey, S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2022
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Arctic; Inuvialuit
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjes-2021-0101; https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/cjes-2021-0101; https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/cjes-2021-0101

The coastline of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region (ISR) in the Mackenzie–Beaufort region of the western Canadian Arctic is characterised by rapid erosion of ice-bonded sediments with abundant excess ground ice, resulting in widespread thermal and mechanical process interactions in the shore zone. Co...