Shrinking thermokarst ponds and groundwater dynamics in discontinuous permafrost near council, Alaska

• Published in: Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
• Main Authors: Kenji Yoshikawa, Larry D. Hinzman
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: Talik; Ice; permafrost; Thermokarst; Tundra; wedge*; Alaska
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp.451

The purpose of this study was to characterize the geomorphological processes controlling the dynamics of ponds and to identify and characterize groundwater infiltration and surface water dynamics for a tundra terrain located in discontinuous permafrost near Council, Alaska. Thermokarst processes and...