Articles | Volume 16, issue 7
The Cryosphere, 16, 2837–2857, 2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-2837-2022
The Cryosphere, 16, 2837–2857, 2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-2837-2022
Research article
19 Jul 2022
Research article | 19 Jul 2022

Contrasted geomorphological and limnological properties of thermokarst lakes formed in buried glacier ice and ice-wedge polygon terrain

Stéphanie Coulombe et al.

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on tc-2021-302', Anonymous Referee #1, 04 Jan 2022
  • RC2: 'Comment on tc-2021-302', Steve Kokelj, 12 Feb 2022

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (18 May 2022) by Regula Frauenfelder
AR by Stephanie Coulombe on behalf of the Authors (18 May 2022)  Author's response
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (01 Jun 2022) by Regula Frauenfelder
AR by Stephanie Coulombe on behalf of the Authors (02 Jun 2022)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (13 Jun 2022) by Regula Frauenfelder
AR by Stephanie Coulombe on behalf of the Authors (13 Jun 2022)  Author's response    Manuscript
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Short summary
Buried glacier ice is widespread in Arctic regions that were once covered by glaciers and ice sheets. In this study, we investigated the influence of buried glacier ice on the formation of Arctic tundra lakes on Bylot Island, Nunavut. Our results suggest that initiation of deeper lakes was triggered by the melting of buried glacier ice. Given future climate projections, the melting of glacier ice permafrost could create new aquatic ecosystems and strongly modify existing ones.