Mapping subsea permafrost around Tuktoyaktuk Island (NWT, Canada) using electrical resistivity tomography

• Main Authors: Erkens, Ephraim, Angelopoulos, Michael, Tronicke, Jens, Dallimore, Scott R., Whalen, Dustin, Boike, Julia, Overduin, Pier Paul
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Arctic; Canada; Tuktoyaktuk; Tuktoyaktuk Island; Beaufort Sea; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2024-1044; https://egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/2024/egusphere-2024-1044/

Along much of the Arctic coast, shoreline retreat and sea level rise combine to inundate permafrost. Once inundated by seawater permafrost usually begins to degrade. Tuktoyaktuk Island (Beaufort Sea, NWT, Canada) is an important natural barrier protecting the harbor of Tuktoyaktuk, but will likely b...