Relation between planimetric and volumetric measurements of permafrost coast erosion: a case study from Herschel Island, western Canadian Arctic

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Authors: Obu, Jaroslav, Lantuit, Hugues (Prof. Dr.), Fritz, Michael (Dr.), Pollard, Wayne H., Sachs, Torsten, Guenther, Frank
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Institut für Geowissenschaften; Arctic; Herschel Island; Beaufort Sea; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/45736; https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v35.30313

Ice-rich permafrost coasts often undergo rapid erosion, which results in land loss and release of considerable amounts of sediment, organic carbon and nutrients, impacting the near-shore ecosystems. Because of the lack of volumetric erosion data, Arctic coastal erosion studies typically report on pl...