Invited perspective: What lies beneath a changing arctic?
As permafrost thaws in the Arctic, new subsurface pathways open for the transport of groundwater, energy, and solutes. We identify different ways that these subsurface changes are driving observed surface consequences, including the potential for increased contaminant transport, modification to wate...
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ftunivwagenin:oai:library.wur.nl:wurpubs/578938 2024-04-28T08:04:00+00:00 Invited perspective: What lies beneath a changing arctic? McKenzie, Jeffrey M. Kurylyk, Barret L. Walvoord, Michelle A. Bense, Victor F. Fortier, Daniel Spence, Christopher Grenier, Christophe 2021 application/pdf https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/invited-perspective-what-lies-beneath-a-changing-arctic https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-479-2021 en eng https://edepot.wur.nl/541445 https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/invited-perspective-what-lies-beneath-a-changing-arctic doi:10.5194/tc-15-479-2021 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Wageningen University & Research Cryosphere 15 (2021) 1 ISSN: 1994-0416 Life Science Article/Letter to editor 2021 ftunivwagenin https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-479-2021 2024-04-03T15:08:08Z As permafrost thaws in the Arctic, new subsurface pathways open for the transport of groundwater, energy, and solutes. We identify different ways that these subsurface changes are driving observed surface consequences, including the potential for increased contaminant transport, modification to water resources, and enhanced rates of infrastructure (e.g. buildings and roads) damage. Further, as permafrost thaws it allows groundwater to transport carbon, nutrients, and other dissolved constituents from terrestrial to aquatic environments via progressively deeper subsurface flow paths. Cryohydrogeology, the study of groundwater in cold regions, should be included in northern research initiatives to account for this hidden catalyst of environmental and societal change. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic permafrost Wageningen UR (University & Research Centre): Digital Library The Cryosphere 15 1 479 484 |
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As permafrost thaws in the Arctic, new subsurface pathways open for the transport of groundwater, energy, and solutes. We identify different ways that these subsurface changes are driving observed surface consequences, including the potential for increased contaminant transport, modification to water resources, and enhanced rates of infrastructure (e.g. buildings and roads) damage. Further, as permafrost thaws it allows groundwater to transport carbon, nutrients, and other dissolved constituents from terrestrial to aquatic environments via progressively deeper subsurface flow paths. Cryohydrogeology, the study of groundwater in cold regions, should be included in northern research initiatives to account for this hidden catalyst of environmental and societal change. |
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