Polar regions

MP Meredith, M Sommerkorn… - The ocean and …, 2019 - research.monash.edu
This chapter assesses the state of physical, biological and social knowledge concerning the
Arctic and Antarctic ocean and cryosphere, how they are affected by climate change, and …

Sentinel responses of Arctic freshwater systems to climate: linkages, evidence, and a roadmap for future research

JE Saros, CD Arp, F Bouchard, J Comte… - Arctic …, 2022 - cdnsciencepub.com
While the sentinel nature of freshwater systems is now well recognized, widespread
integration of freshwater processes and patterns into our understanding of broader climate …

Shifted sediment-transport regimes by climate change and amplified hydrological variability in cryosphere-fed rivers

T Zhang, D Li, AE East, AJ Kettner, J Best, J Ni… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Climate change affects cryosphere-fed rivers and alters seasonal sediment dynamics,
affecting cyclical fluvial material supply and year-round water-food-energy provisions to …

Climate-driven thaw of permafrost preserved glacial landscapes, northwestern Canada

SV Kokelj, TC Lantz, J Tunnicliffe, R Segal… - …, 2017 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Ice-marginal glaciated landscapes demarcate former boundaries of the continental ice
sheets. Throughout circumpolar regions, permafrost has preserved relict ground ice and …

Polar regions. chapter 3, ipcc special report on the ocean and cryosphere in a changing climate

M Meredith, M Sommerkorn, S Cassotta, C Derksen… - 2019 - repository.library.noaa.gov
This chapter assesses the state of physical, biological and social knowledge concerning the
Arctic and Antarctic ocean and cryosphere, how they are affected by climate change, and …

Landscape matters: Predicting the biogeochemical effects of permafrost thaw on aquatic networks with a state factor approach

SE Tank, JE Vonk, MA Walvoord… - Permafrost and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Permafrost thaw has been widely observed to alter the biogeochemistry of recipient aquatic
ecosystems. However, research from various regions has shown considerable variation in …

Acceleration of thaw slump activity in glaciated landscapes of the Western Canadian Arctic

RA Segal, TC Lantz, SV Kokelj - Environmental research letters, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of thermokarst, but the influences
of regional climate and physiography remain poorly understood. Retrogressive thaw …

[HTML][HTML] Thaw-driven mass wasting couples slopes with downstream systems, and effects propagate through Arctic drainage networks

SV Kokelj, J Kokoszka, J van Der Sluijs… - The …, 2021 - tc.copernicus.org
The intensification of thaw-driven mass wasting is transforming glacially conditioned
permafrost terrain, coupling slopes with aquatic systems, and triggering a cascade of …

Aquatic biomass is a major source to particulate organic matter export in large Arctic rivers

MI Behnke, SE Tank, JW McClelland… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Arctic rivers provide an integrated signature of the changing landscape and transmit signals
of change to the ocean. Here, we use a decade of particulate organic matter (POM) …

Abruptly and irreversibly changing Arctic freshwaters urgently require standardized monitoring

J Heino, JM Culp, J Erkinaro… - Journal of Applied …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Arctic regions support a wide variety of freshwater ecosystems. These naturally oligotrophic
and cold‐water streams, rivers, ponds and lakes are currently being impacted by a diverse …