Thermokarst sediments and sedimentary structures, Tuktoyaktuk Coastlands, western Arctic Canada

• Main Author: Julian Murton
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2001
• Subjects: Uncategorised value; Arctic; Canada; Tuktoyaktuk; Ice; permafrost; Thermokarst; wedge*
• Online Access: https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Thermokarst_sediments_and_sedimentary_structures_Tuktoyaktuk_Coastlands_western_Arctic_Canada/23318813

Abrupt climate warming during glacial–interglacial transitions promotes regional thermokarst activity in areas of ice-rich permafrost. The ensuing thaw-related processes of melt-out, soft-sediment deformation and resedimentation may produce widespread thermokarst sediments and sedimentary structures...