The catastrophic thermokarst lake drainage events of 2018 in northwestern Alaska: fast-forward into the future

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: I. Nitze, S. W. Cooley, C. R. Duguay, B. M. Jones, G. Grosse
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2020
• Subjects: geo; envir; Arctic; Baldwin; Fairbanks; Ice; permafrost; The Cryosphere; Thermokarst; Alaska
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-4279-2020; https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/14/4279/2020/tc-14-4279-2020.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/a95bf44561334e24a625c9d3503892e7

Northwestern Alaska has been highly affected by changing climatic patterns with new temperature and precipitation maxima over the recent years. In particular, the Baldwin and northern Seward peninsulas are characterized by an abundance of thermokarst lakes that are highly dynamic and prone to lake d...