Using Short-lived Radionuclides to Estimate Rates of Soil Motion in Frost Boils

• Published in: Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
• Main Authors: Klaminder, J., Yoo, K., Olid, C., Ramebäck, Henrik, Vesterlund, Anna
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Environmental Sciences; non-sorted circles; climate; matter; vegetation; carbon; northern sweden; tundra; pb-210; permafrost; The Boil; Northern Sweden; Tundra
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp.1811; https://research.chalmers.se/en/publication/205794

Cryoturbation in high-latitude soils is crucial for the long-term cycling of elements, but the rates of soil motion are poorly constrained. Here, we test whether the rate of frost creep, soil erosion and vertical soil mixing in frost boils can be estimated using short-lived radionuclides (Cs-137 and...