Linear disturbances on discontinuous permafrost: implications for thaw-induced changes to land cover and drainage patterns

Within the zone of discontinuous permafrost, linear disturbances such as winter roads and seismic lines severely alter the hydrology, ecology, and ground thermal regime. Continued resource exploration in this environment has created a need to better understand the processes causing permafrost thaw a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tyler J Williams, William L Quinton, Jennifer L Baltzer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2013-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/8/2/025006