Nunataryuk field campaigns: understanding the origin and fate of terrestrial organic matter in the coastal waters of the Mackenzie Delta region

• Published in: Earth System Science Data
• Main Authors: M. Lizotte, B. Juhls, A. Matsuoka, P. Massicotte, G. Mével, D. O. J. Anikina, S. Antonova, G. Bécu, M. Béguin, S. Bélanger, T. Bossé-Demers, L. Bröder, F. Bruyant, G. Chaillou, J. Comte, R.-M. Couture, E. Devred, G. Deslongchamps, T. Dezutter, M. Dillon, D. Doxaran, A. Flamand, F. Fell, J. Ferland, M.-H. Forget, M. Fritz, T. J. Gordon, C. Guilmette, A. Hilborn, R. Hussherr, C. Irish, F. Joux, L. Kipp, A. Laberge-Carignan, H. Lantuit, E. Leymarie, A. Mannino, J. Maury, P. Overduin, L. Oziel, C. Stedmon, C. Thomas, L. Tisserand, J.-É. Tremblay, J. Vonk, D. Whalen, M. Babin
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2023
• Subjects: Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Geology; QE1-996.5; Aklavik; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Canada; Inuvik; Mackenzie Delta; Mackenzie River; Tuktoyaktuk; Beaufort Sea; Ice; Mackenzie river; permafrost
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-15-1617-2023; https://doaj.org/article/0ec558d79ad74eb288627f6532825b75

Climate warming and related drivers of soil thermal change in the Arctic are expected to modify the distribution and dynamics of carbon contained in perennially frozen grounds. Thawing of permafrost in the Mackenzie River watershed of northwestern Canada, coupled with increases in river discharge an...