Degrading permafrost river catchments and their impact on Arctic Ocean nearshore processes

• Published in: Ambio
• Main Authors: Mann, Paul J., Strauss, Jens, Palmtag, Juri, Dowdy, Kelsey, Ogneva, Olga, Fuchs, Matthias, Bedington, Michael, Torres, Ricardo, Polimene, Luca, Overduin, Paul, Mollenhauer, Gesine, Grosse, Guido, Rachold, Volker, Sobczak, William V., Spencer, Robert G. M., Juhls, Bennet
• Other Authors: Natural Environment Research Council, BMBF, National Science Foundation
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2021
• Subjects: Ecology; Environmental Chemistry; Geography, Planning and Development; General Medicine; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Kolyma; permafrost
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13280-021-01666-z; https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s13280-021-01666-z.pdf; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13280-021-01666-z/fulltext.html

Abstract Arctic warming is causing ancient perennially frozen ground (permafrost) to thaw, resulting in ground collapse, and reshaping of landscapes. This threatens Arctic peoples' infrastructure, cultural sites, and land-based natural resources. Terrestrial permafrost thaw and ongoing intensif...