Warming temperatures are impacting the hydrometeorological regime of Russian rivers in the zone of continuous permafrost

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: O. Makarieva, N. Nesterova, D. A. Post, A. Sherstyukov, L. Lebedeva
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2019
• Subjects: Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Geology; QE1-996.5; Arctic; Yukon; Kolyma; Yenisey; Indigirka; Climate change; permafrost; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-1635-2019; https://doaj.org/article/335853f6768e417986f435e8462dbb42

Large Arctic river basins experience substantial variability in climatic, landscape, and permafrost conditions. However, the processes behind the observed changes at the scale of these basins are relatively poorly understood. While most studies have been focused on the “Big 6” Arctic rivers – the Ob...