Thermokarst involutions, summer island, pleistocene mackenzie delta, Western Canadian arctic

• Published in: Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
• Main Authors: Julian B. Murton, Hugh M. French
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: Arctic; Mackenzie Delta; Summer Island; Ice; permafrost; Thermokarst; pergélisol
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp.3430040304

Thermokarst involutions form primarily by loading, buoyancy and water‐escape during the degradation of ice‐rich permafrost. In the Summer Island area of the Pleistocene Mackenzie Delta, they are formed mainly by loading and buoyancy, and occur within a Late Wisconsinan‐Early Holocene thaw layer. Inv...