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Pathways of ice-wedge degradation in polygonal tundra under different hydrological conditions
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Telegrafenberg A45, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Geography Department, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Unter den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin, Germany
Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, Sem Sælands vei 1, 0316 Oslo, Norway
Moritz Langer
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Telegrafenberg A45, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Geography Department, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Unter den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin, Germany
Sebastian Westermann
Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, Sem Sælands vei 1, 0316 Oslo, Norway
Léo Martin
Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, Sem Sælands vei 1, 0316 Oslo, Norway
Kjetil Schanke Aas
Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, Sem Sælands vei 1, 0316 Oslo, Norway
Julia Boike
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Telegrafenberg A45, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Geography Department, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Unter den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin, Germany
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Short summary
We studied the stability of ice wedges (massive bodies of ground ice in permafrost) under recent climatic conditions in the Lena River delta of northern Siberia. For this we used a novel modelling approach that takes into account lateral transport of heat, water, and snow and the subsidence of the ground surface due to melting of ground ice. We found that wetter conditions have a destabilizing effect on the ice wedges and associated our simulation results with observations from the study area.
We studied the stability of ice wedges (massive bodies of ground ice in permafrost) under recent...
