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, Strauss, Jens, Schirrmeister, Lutz, Biskaborn, Boris K., Liebner, Susanne, Maksimov, Georgii, Grigoriev, Mikhail N., Grosse, Guido
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: ddc:551.48; thermokarst lake; talik; lagoon; subsea permafrost; salt diffusion; Siberia; Arctic; Tiksi; Talik; Ice; permafrost; polar fox; Thermokarst; Tiksi Bay
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JF005424; http://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gldocs-11858/9075

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...