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The catastrophic thermokarst lake drainage events of 2018 in northwestern Alaska: fast-forward into the future
Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Potsdam, 14473
Potsdam, Germany
Sarah W. Cooley
Department of Earth System Science, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
94305, USA
Claude R. Duguay
Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of
Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada
H2O Geomatics Inc., Waterloo, Canada
Benjamin M. Jones
Institute of Northern Engineering, University of Alaska Fairbanks,
Fairbanks, Alaska 99775, USA
Guido Grosse
Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Potsdam, 14473
Potsdam, Germany
Institute of Geosciences, University of Potsdam, 14476 Potsdam,
Germany
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Short summary
In summer 2018, northwestern Alaska was affected by widespread lake drainage which strongly exceeded previous observations. We analyzed the spatial and temporal patterns with remote sensing observations, weather data and lake-ice simulations. The preceding fall and winter season was the second warmest and wettest on record, causing the destabilization of permafrost and elevated water levels which likely led to widespread and rapid lake drainage during or right after ice breakup.
In summer 2018, northwestern Alaska was affected by widespread lake drainage which strongly...