Can Deep Groundwater Influx be Detected from the Geochemistry of Thermokarst Lakes in Arctic Alaska?

• Published in: Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
• Main Authors: Hinkel, Kenneth M., Arp, Christopher D., Townsend‐Small, Amy, Frey, Karen E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2016
• Subjects: Arctic; Mackay; Talik; permafrost; Permafrost and Periglacial Processes; Thermokarst; Alaska
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ppp.1895; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fppp.1895; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ppp.1895

Abstract In the continuous permafrost zone, unfrozen ground may exist beneath large lakes and streams. Sub‐lake taliks that extend through permafrost provide a potential conduit for subpermafrost groundwater to reach the surface, increasing dissolved ion concentrations in lake water. Twenty‐eight la...