Observing Muostakh disappear: permafrost thaw subsidence and erosion of a ground-ice-rich island in response to arctic summer warming and sea ice reduction

Observations of coastline retreat using contemporary very high resolution satellite and historical aerial imagery were compared to measurements of open water fraction, summer air temperature, and wind. We analysed seasonal and interannual variations of thawing-induced cliff top retreat (thermo-denud...

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Main Authors: F. Günther, P. P. Overduin, I. A. Yakshina, T. Opel, A. V. Baranskaya, M. N. Grigoriev
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2015-01-01
Series:The Cryosphere
Online Access:http://www.the-cryosphere.net/9/151/2015/tc-9-151-2015.pdf