An estimate of ice wedge volume for a High Arctic polar desert environment, Fosheim Peninsula, Ellesmere Island

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: C. Bernard-Grand'Maison, W. Pollard
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2018
• Subjects: geo; envir; Arctic; Ellesmere Island; Fosheim Peninsula; Ice; permafrost; polar desert; The Cryosphere; wedge*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-3589-2018; https://www.the-cryosphere.net/12/3589/2018/tc-12-3589-2018.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/91e4356678e54595b63a929ea480a55a

Quantifying ground-ice volume on a regional scale is necessary to assess the vulnerability of permafrost landscapes to thaw-induced disturbance like terrain subsidence and to quantify potential carbon release. Ice wedges (IWs) are a ubiquitous ground-ice landform in the Arctic. Their high spatial va...