Characteristics and Significance of the Transition Zone in Drained Thaw-Lake Basins of the Arctic Coastal Plain, Alaska

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Bockheim, J.G., Hinkel, K.M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2010
• Subjects: active layer; Alaska; arctic soils; frozen ground; permafrost; transition layer; couche active; sols arctiques; sol gelé; couche de transition; Arctic; La Borne; Arctique*; Barrow; Ice
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63515

In the three-component conceptual model of arctic soils, the transition zone is recognized as a layer intermediate between the seasonally thawed active layer above and the stable permafrost below. Although typically frozen and therefore part of the near-surface permafrost, the transition zone episod...