Development of thermokarst lakes during the holocene at sites near Mayo, Yukon territory

• Published in: Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
• Main Authors: Burn, C. R., Smith, M. W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1990
• Subjects: Mayo; Permafrost and Periglacial Processes; Thermokarst; Yukon
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ppp.3430010207; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fppp.3430010207; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ppp.3430010207

Abstract The origin and growth of numerous thermokarst lakes near Mayo, central Yukon, has been examined, using ground surveys, aerial photographs and dendrochronology. Many of the lakes are currently expanding, at rates of axial increment up to 1.2 m/yr. Three lakes, whose axes are currently enlarg...