Thaw-driven mass wasting couples slopes with downstream systems, and effects propagate through Arctic drainage networks

Kokelj, Steven V.; Kokoszka, Justin; van der Sluijs, Jurjen; Rudy, Ashley C. A.; Tunnicliffe, Jon; Shakil, Sarah; Tank, Suzanne E.; Zolkos, Scott

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-3059-2021

Articles | Volume 15, issue 7

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-3059-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-3059-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 15, issue 7

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06 Jul 2021

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Thaw-driven mass wasting couples slopes with downstream systems, and effects propagate through Arctic drainage networks

Steven V. Kokelj, Justin Kokoszka, Jurjen van der Sluijs, Ashley C. A. Rudy, Jon Tunnicliffe, Sarah Shakil, Suzanne E. Tank, and Scott Zolkos

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RC1: 'Comments on attached pdf', Julian Murton, 08 Nov 2020
- AC1: 'REPLY on RC1', Steve Kokelj, 15 Feb 2021
RC2: 'Reviewer comments', Ingmar Nitze, 14 Dec 2020
- AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Steve Kokelj, 15 Feb 2021

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (25 Feb 2021) by Peter Morse

AR by Steve Kokelj on behalf of the Authors (28 Feb 2021) Author's response Author's tracked changes Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (15 Mar 2021) by Peter Morse

AR by Steve Kokelj on behalf of the Authors (08 Apr 2021) Author's response Author's tracked changes Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (14 Apr 2021) by Peter Morse

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ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (14 May 2021) by Peter Morse

AR by Steve Kokelj on behalf of the Authors (28 May 2021) Author's response Manuscript

Short summary

Climate-driven landslides are transforming glacially conditioned permafrost terrain, coupling slopes with aquatic systems, and triggering a cascade of downstream effects. Nonlinear intensification of thawing slopes is primarily affecting headwater systems where slope sediment yields overwhelm stream transport capacity. The propagation of effects across watershed scales indicates that western Arctic Canada will be an interconnected hotspot of thaw-driven change through the coming millennia.