Invited perspective: What lies beneath a changing Arctic?
As permafrost thaws in the Arctic, new subsurface pathways open for the transport of groundwater, energy, and solutes. We identify different ways that these subsurface changes are driving observed surface consequences, including the potential for increased contaminant transport, modification to wate...
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ftcopernicus:oai:publications.copernicus.org:tc85545 2023-05-15T14:50:42+02:00 Invited perspective: What lies beneath a changing Arctic? McKenzie, Jeffrey M. Kurylyk, Barret L. Walvoord, Michelle A. Bense, Victor F. Fortier, Daniel Spence, Christopher Grenier, Christophe 2021-02-01 application/pdf https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-479-2021 https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/15/479/2021/ eng eng doi:10.5194/tc-15-479-2021 https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/15/479/2021/ eISSN: 1994-0424 Text 2021 ftcopernicus https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-479-2021 2021-02-08T17:22:16Z As permafrost thaws in the Arctic, new subsurface pathways open for the transport of groundwater, energy, and solutes. We identify different ways that these subsurface changes are driving observed surface consequences, including the potential for increased contaminant transport, modification to water resources, and enhanced rates of infrastructure (e.g. buildings and roads) damage. Further, as permafrost thaws it allows groundwater to transport carbon, nutrients, and other dissolved constituents from terrestrial to aquatic environments via progressively deeper subsurface flow paths. Cryohydrogeology, the study of groundwater in cold regions, should be included in northern research initiatives to account for this hidden catalyst of environmental and societal change. Text Arctic permafrost Copernicus Publications: E-Journals Arctic The Cryosphere 15 1 479 484 |
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As permafrost thaws in the Arctic, new subsurface pathways open for the transport of groundwater, energy, and solutes. We identify different ways that these subsurface changes are driving observed surface consequences, including the potential for increased contaminant transport, modification to water resources, and enhanced rates of infrastructure (e.g. buildings and roads) damage. Further, as permafrost thaws it allows groundwater to transport carbon, nutrients, and other dissolved constituents from terrestrial to aquatic environments via progressively deeper subsurface flow paths. Cryohydrogeology, the study of groundwater in cold regions, should be included in northern research initiatives to account for this hidden catalyst of environmental and societal change. |
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