Degrading permafrost river catchments and their impact on Arctic Ocean nearshore processes

• Published in: Ambio
• Main Authors: Mann, Paul, Strauss, Jens, Palmtag, Juri, Dowdy, Kelsey, Ogneva, Olga, Fuchs, Matthias, Bedington, Michael, Torres, Ricardo, Polimene, Luca, Overduin, Paul, Mollenhauer, Gesine, Grosse, Guido, Rachold, Volker, Sobczak, Robert G. M., Juhls, Bennet
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2022
• Subjects: F700 Ocean Sciences; F800 Physical and Terrestrial Geographical and Environmental Sciences; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Kolyma; permafrost
• Online Access: https://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/47726/; https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-021-01666-z; https://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/47726/8/Mann2022_Article_DegradingPermafrostRiverCatchm.pdf; https://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/47726/9/13280_2021_1666_MOESM1_ESM.pdf; https://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/47726/1/Mann_et_al_AMBIO_CACOON_Accepted.pdf

Arctic warming is causing ancient perennially frozen ground (permafrost) to thaw, resulting in ground collapse, and reshaping of landscapes. This threatens Arctic peoples' infrastructure, cultural sites, and land-based natural resources. Terrestrial permafrost thaw and ongoing intensification o...