Observing Muostakh disappear: permafrost thaw subsidence and erosion of a ground-ice-rich island in response to arctic summer warming and sea ice reduction

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: F. Günther, P. P. Overduin, I. A. Yakshina, T. Opel, A. V. Baranskaya, M. N. Grigoriev
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2015
• Subjects: geo; envir; Arctic; Laptev Sea; Tiksi; Ice; laptev; permafrost; Sea ice; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-151-2015; http://www.the-cryosphere.net/9/151/2015/tc-9-151-2015.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/cdeb2ce05d934e9389c16c8b71aa9c06

Observations of coastline retreat using contemporary very high resolution satellite and historical aerial imagery were compared to measurements of open water fraction, summer air temperature, and wind. We analysed seasonal and interannual variations of thawing-induced cliff top retreat (thermo-denud...