Permafrost thaw‐related slope failures in Alaska’s Arctic National Parks, c. 1980–2019

• Published in: Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
• Main Author: Swanson, David K.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2021
• Subjects: Arctic; Talik; permafrost; Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ppp.2098; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ppp.2098; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1002/ppp.2098

Abstract Active‐layer detachments (ALD) and retrogressive thaw slumps (RTS) are landslides that occur as a result of thaw in permafrost regions. I mapped the extent of bare soil exposed in these thaw‐related slope failures in four study areas with continuous permafrost in Alaska’s Arctic National Pa...