Monitoring 13 years of drastic catchment change and the hydroecological responses of a drained thermokarst lake

• Published in: Arctic Science
• Main Authors: Kevin W. Turner, Brent B. Wolfe, Ian McDonald
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; French
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2022
• Subjects: water isotopes; thermokarst lake drainage; remotely piloted aircraft systems; UAV; drone; AVIRIS-NG; geo; envir; Arctic; Canada; Old Crow Flats; Yukon; Old Crow; Subarctic; Thermokarst
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2020-0022; https://doaj.org/article/f1606ecd35164edb93dd172fd66ffe4a

Catastrophic drainage of thermokarst lakes transforms portions of former lakebed to terrestrial settings, which have largely unknown consequences for the remaining aquatic habitat. Old Crow Flats, northern Yukon (Canada), is a lake-rich area that has recently experienced a climate-driven increase in...