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Research article
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30 Oct 2023
Research article |
| 30 Oct 2023
| 30 Oct 2023
Allometric scaling of retrogressive thaw slumps
Jurjen van der Sluijs
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Northwest Territories Centre for Geomatics, Department of Finance, Government of Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, NWT, X1A 2L9, Canada
Steven V. Kokelj
Northwest Territories Geological Survey, Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment, Government of Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, NWT, X1A 2L9, Canada
Jon F. Tunnicliffe
School of Environment, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Reshaping of the active layer by retrogressive thaw slump in permafrost regions: coupled soil structural, hydrological, and thermal responses based on high-resolution in situ observations Z. Zhang et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2026.136281
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There is an urgent need to obtain size and erosion estimates of climate-driven landslides, such as retrogressive thaw slumps. We evaluated surface interpolation techniques to estimate slump erosional volumes and developed a new inventory method by which the size and activity of these landslides are tracked through time. Models between slump area and volume reveal non-linear intensification, whereby model coefficients improve our understanding of how permafrost landscapes may evolve over time.
There is an urgent need to obtain size and erosion estimates of climate-driven landslides, such...
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