Thaw-driven mass wasting couples slopes with downstream systems, and effects propagate through Arctic drainage networks

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: S. V. Kokelj, J. Kokoszka, J. van der Sluijs, A. C. A. Rudy, J. Tunnicliffe, S. Shakil, S. E. Tank, S. Zolkos
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2021
• Subjects: geo; envir; Arctic; Canada; Prince of Wales Strait; Banks Island; permafrost; The Cryosphere; Thermokarst; Victoria Island; victoria island
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-3059-2021; https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/15/3059/2021/tc-15-3059-2021.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/6c8c1d9d6e344c6dbc65166424db58db

The intensification of thaw-driven mass wasting is transforming glacially conditioned permafrost terrain, coupling slopes with aquatic systems, and triggering a cascade of downstream effects. Within the context of recent, rapidly evolving climate controls on the geomorphology of permafrost terrain,...