Sub-seasonal thaw slump mass wasting is not consistently energy limited at the landscape scale

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: S. Zwieback, S. V. Kokelj, F. Günther, J. Boike, G. Grosse, I. Hajnsek
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2018
• Subjects: Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Geology; QE1-996.5; Canada; Tuktoyaktuk; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-549-2018; https://doaj.org/article/c3b006a9e3c14528958f8e285bdc25d8

Predicting future thaw slump activity requires a sound understanding of the atmospheric drivers and geomorphic controls on mass wasting across a range of timescales. On sub-seasonal timescales, sparse measurements indicate that mass wasting at active slumps is often limited by the energy available f...