Heterogeneous changes in the surface area of lakes in the Kangerlussuaq area of southwestern Greenland between 1995 and 2017

• Published in: Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research
• Main Authors: A. C. Law, A. Nobajas, R. Sangonzalo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018
• Subjects: greenland; lakes; climate change; permafrost; landsat; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Ecology; QH540-549.5; Arctic; Greenland; Kangerlussuaq; Sisimiut; Antarctic and Alpine Research; Climate change; Ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1080/15230430.2018.1487744; https://doaj.org/article/9f7352376d614030914918c9bb05bc3d

Global climate change has increased temperatures and precipitation in the Arctic throughout the past thirty years. Lakes across the Arctic have demonstrated spatially and temporally variable trends in size and number because of these climate changes. Modifications in the hydrological budget and surf...