Accelerated permafrost thaw and increased drainage in the active layer:Responses from experimental surface alteration

• Published in: Cold Regions Science and Technology
• Main Authors: Zastruzny, Sebastian F., Ingeman-Nielsen, Thomas, Zhang, Wenxin, Elberling, Bo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Active layer dynamics; Permafrost degradation; Simulations; Water flow; Arctic; Greenland; Qaanaaq; Active layer thickness; permafrost
• Online Access: https://curis.ku.dk/portal/da/publications/accelerated-permafrost-thaw-and-increased-drainage-in-the-active-layer(bed30a86-f8ed-4aae-bf8f-e6a680c5055d).html; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coldregions.2023.103899; https://curis.ku.dk/ws/files/358660948/1_s2.0_S0165232X23001295_main.pdf

Erosion and infrastructure in the Arctic can change the thickness of the active layer which can subsequently alternate the thermal-hydrological regime and change the drainage patterns on slopes. Previous studies have shown that drainage can either decrease due to the movement of water occurring in d...