Factors affecting river turbidity in a degrading permafrost environment: the Tasiapik River, Umiujaq (Nunavik)

• Published in: Arctic Science
• Main Authors: Frédéric Manseau, Najat Bhiry, John Molson, Danielle Cloutier
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; French
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2022
• Subjects: river turbidity; meteorological conditions; Nunavik; permafrost degradation; turbidité des rivières; conditions météorologiques; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Environmental engineering; TA170-171; Umiujaq; Arctic; permafrost; Thermokarst
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2021-0036; https://doaj.org/article/93ce71f5c1b841efb480ac631254bf91

This study focuses on spatiotemporal changes in water turbidity in relation to permafrost to document the impact of meteorological conditions and water flow on hydro-sedimentary processes in northern regions. Starting in June of 2019, water turbidity data were collected at six sites along the Tasiap...