Thermokarst lake to lagoon transitions in Eastern Siberia

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface
• Main Authors: Angelopoulos, Michael (Dr.), Overduin, Pier Paul, Westermann, Sebastian, Tronicke, Jens (Prof. Dr.), Strauss, Jens, Schirrmeister, Lutz (Dr.), Biskaborn, Boris (Prof.), Liebner, Susanne (Jun.-Prof. Dr.), Maksimov, Georgii, Grigoriev, Mikhail N., Grosse, Guido (Prof. Dr.)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: ddc:550; Institut für Biochemie und Biologie; Institut für Geowissenschaften; Arctic; Talik; Tiksi; Ice; permafrost; polar fox; Thermokarst; Tiksi Bay; Siberia
• Online Access: https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/56018; https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JF005424

As the Arctic coast erodes, it drains thermokarst lakes, transforming them into lagoons, and, eventually, integrates them into subsea permafrost. Lagoons represent the first stage of a thermokarst lake transition to a marine setting and possibly more saline and colder upper boundary conditions. In t...