Effects of Wildfire Burn on Permafrost Landcover and Catchment Hydrology in Manitoba, Canada

• Main Author: Andersson, Andreas
• Format: Bachelor Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för geovetenskaper 2019
• Subjects: wildfire; permafrost; catchment hydrology; Earth and Related Environmental Sciences; Geovetenskap och miljövetenskap; Arctic; Canada; Odei River; taiga
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-385405

Permafrost is a strongly controlling factor on Arctic hydrology due to its effect on ground permeability, and thus surface and ground water flow paths. As wildfires are increasing in occurrence and magnitude in permafrost regions, they may alter the hydrological regime via permafrost thaw and degrad...