Thermokarst Lake to Lagoon Transitions in Eastern Siberia: Do Submerged Taliks Refreeze?

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface
• Main Authors: Angelopoulos, Michael, Overduin, Pier Paul, Westermann, Sebastian, Tronicke, Jens
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Arctic; Talik; Tiksi; Ice; permafrost; polar fox; Thermokarst; Tiksi Bay; Siberia
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10852/85798; http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-88451; https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JF005424

As the Arctic coast erodes, it drains thermokarst lakes, transforming them into lagoons, and, eventually, integrates them into subsea permafrost. Lagoons represent the first stage of a thermokarst lake transition to a marine setting and possibly more saline and colder upper boundary conditions. In t...