New compilation of formation dates, origins and fates for lakes within the Last Glacial/Permafrost Maximum domain of the Northern Hemisphere

• Main Authors: Brosius, Laura, Treat, Claire C., Lenz, Josefine, Grosse, Guido, Walter Anthony, Katey M., Jones, Miriam C.
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Parry; Peak Lake; Ice; permafrost; Thermokarst
• Online Access: https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/41260/; https://www.conftool.pro/icop2016/index.php?page=browseSessions&form_session=148; https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.48182

Global lake distribution datasets show that a vast majority of Earth’s lakes by number and area are located in the high latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere. Lakes abundance in these regions has been linked to histories of glaciation, permafrost, and peatlands (Smith et al., 2007). Although well-dat...