Rapid initialization of retrogressive thaw slumps in the Canadian high Arctic and their response to climate and terrain factors

• Published in: Environmental Research Letters
• Main Authors: Ward Jones, Melissa K, Pollard, Wayne H, Jones, Benjamin M
• Other Authors: David Erb Fellowship, Northern Scientific Training Program, Eben Hopson Fellowship, Fonds de Recherche du Quebec – Nature et Technologies, Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies, Polar Continental Shelf Program
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: IOP Publishing 2019
• Subjects: Arctic; Eureka; Eureka Sound; Heiberg; permafrost; polar desert; Thermokarst
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab12fd; https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ab12fd; https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ab12fd/pdf

Abstract An increase in retrogressive thaw slump (RTS) activity has been observed in the Arctic in recent decades. However, a gap exists between observations in high Arctic polar desert regions where mean annual ground temperatures are as cold as −16.5 °C and vegetation coverage is sparse. In this s...