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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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Sonar depth point measurements collected at 17 lakes on the Arctic Coastal Plain of Alaska are used to train and validate models to map lake bathymetry. These models predict depth from remotely sensed lake color and are able to explain 58.5–97.6 % of depth variability. To calculate water volumes, we integrate this modeled bathymetry with lake surface area. Knowledge of Alaskan lake bathymetries and volumes is crucial to better understanding water storage, energy balance, and ecological habitat.
Arthur Monhonval, Sophie Opfergelt, Elisabeth Mauclet, Benoît Pereira, Aubry Vandeuren, Guido Grosse, Lutz Schirrmeister, Matthias Fuchs, Peter Kuhry, and Jens Strauss
Earth Syst. Sci. Data Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-2020-359, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-2020-359, 2020
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With global warming, ice-rich permafrost soils expose organic carbon to microbial degradation and unlock mineral elements as well. Interactions between mineral elements and organic carbon may enhance or mitigate microbial degradation. Here, we provide a large scale ice-rich permafrost mineral concentrations assessment and estimates of mineral element stocks in those deposits. Si is the most abundant mineral element and Fe and Al are present in the same order of magnitude as organic carbon.
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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...
