Articles | Volume 14, issue 12
The Cryosphere, 14, 4279–4297, 2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-4279-2020
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The Cryosphere, 14, 4279–4297, 2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-4279-2020
© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
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The catastrophic thermokarst lake drainage events of 2018 in northwestern Alaska: fast-forward into the future
Ingmar Nitze et al.
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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...
