Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) detects large gas seeps in Alaska lakes

• Published in: Environmental Research Letters
• Main Authors: Engram, Melanie, Anthony, Katey Walter
• Other Authors: Earth Sciences Division
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: IOP Publishing 2024
• Subjects: Arctic; Blair; Blair Lake; Talik; Climate change; Ice; permafrost; Alaska
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ad2b2a; https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ad2b2a; https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ad2b2a/pdf

Abstract Reservoirs of 14 C-depleted methane (CH 4 ), a potent greenhouse gas, residing beneath permafrost are vulnerable to escape where permafrost thaw creates open-talik conduits. However, little is known about the magnitude and variability of this methane source or its response to climate change...