Spatial variability of the hydrochemistry of shallow groundwaters and surface waters of the Rensdyrbekken: A case study of a permafrost catchment in Bellsund ( SW Spitsbergen, Svalbard)

• Published in: Land Degradation & Development
• Main Authors: Lehmann‐Konera, Sara, Zagórski, Piotr, Nowiński, Kamil, Raczyński, Krzysztof, Frankowski, Marcin, Franczak, Łukasz, Dobek, Mateusz, Szumińska, Danuta, Ruman, Marek, Al Bakain, Ramia, Polkowska, Żaneta
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2024
• Subjects: Bellsund; Climate change; permafrost; Svalbard; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ldr.5028; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ldr.5028

Abstract Progressive climate change may have unpredictable consequences for the Arctic environment. Permafrost catchments off the west coast of Svalbard, described as “thin” and “warm,” are particularly sensitive to climate change. The interdisciplinary research on the hydrochemical response of surf...