Thermokarst Lakes on the Arctic Coastal Plain of Alaska: Geomorphic Controls on Bathymetry

• Published in: Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
• Main Authors: Kenneth M. Hinkel, Yongwei Sheng, John D. Lenters, Evan A. Lyons, Richard A. Beck, Wendy R. Eisner, Jida Wang
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: Arctic; Talik; Ice; permafrost; Thermokarst; wedge*; Alaska
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp.1744

Detailed bathymetric data were collected for 28 thermokarst lakes across the Arctic Coastal Plain (ACP) of northern Alaska from areas with distinctly different surficial sediments and topography. Lakes found in the low‐relief coastal area have developed in marine silts that are ice‐rich in the upper...