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Articles | Volume 16, issue 3
Articles | Volume 16, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-851-2022
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-851-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 16, issue 3
Research article
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11 Mar 2022
Research article |  | 11 Mar 2022

The importance of freeze–thaw cycles for lateral tracer transport in ice-wedge polygons

Elchin E. Jafarov, Daniil Svyatsky, Brent Newman, Dylan Harp, David Moulton, and Cathy Wilson

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Recent research indicates the importance of lateral transport of dissolved carbon in the polygonal tundra, suggesting that the freeze-up period could further promote lateral carbon transport. We conducted subsurface tracer simulations on high-, flat-, and low-centered polygons to test the importance of the freeze–thaw cycle and freeze-up time for tracer mobility. Our findings illustrate the impact of hydraulic and thermal gradients on tracer mobility, as well as of the freeze-up time.
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