Acceleration of thaw slump activity in glaciated landscapes of the Western Canadian Arctic

• Published in: Environmental Research Letters
• Main Authors: Rebecca A Segal, Trevor C Lantz, Steven V Kokelj
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: IOP Publishing 2016
• Subjects: aerial photos; thermokarst; climate change; permafrost; landscape change; Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering; TD1-1066; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Science; Q; Physics; QC1-999; Arctic; Canada; Tuktoyaktuk; Banks Island; Climate change; Ice; Thermokarst
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/11/3/034025; https://doaj.org/article/5225ceb0f2a045e6a2f14230efb52613

Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of thermokarst, but the influences of regional climate and physiography remain poorly understood. Retrogressive thaw slumping is one of the most dynamic forms of thermokarst and affects many areas of glaciated terrain across northwestern Canad...