Permafrost thaw induced drying of wetlands at Scotty Creek, NWT, Canada

• Published in: Environmental Research Letters
• Main Authors: K M Haynes, R F Connon, W L Quinton
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: IOP Publishing 2018
• Subjects: discontinuous permafrost; land cover change; discharge; contributing area; runoff; connectivity; Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering; TD1-1066; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Science; Q; Physics; QC1-999; Canada; Northwest Territories; Scotty Creek; Talik; permafrost
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aae46c; https://doaj.org/article/037be5d404e44a2f9731db0c69940fd1

Northwestern Canada is one of the most rapidly warming regions on Earth. The scale and rapidity of recently observed warming-induced changes throughout this region indicate that it is particularly sensitive to climate warming and capable of rapid responses to perturbations. Unprecedented rates of pe...