Title: Patterns of Discontinuous Permafrost Thaw in Peatlands
Citation: Devoie, Élise; Quinton, William L., 2021, "Patterns of Discontinuous Permafrost Thaw in Peatlands", https://doi.org/10.5683/SP2/J2KBPF, Borealis
Study Site: Scotty Creek study basin in the southern Northwest Territories
Purpose: Climate warming in discontinuous permafrost peatlands is causing permafrost loss and changes in ecosystem dynamics at an unprecedented rate. Though rates of permafrost loss and landscape change have been widely documented based on remote sensing and field measurements, the local mechanisms of permafrost degradation remain under-studied.
Abstract: Data collected over three decades of research in the Scotty Creek study basin in the southern Northwest Territories of Canada was analyzed to find vertical conduction accounts for most vertical permafrost degradation, while advective processes are needed to describe thaw in features which are subject to seasonal flows.
Supplemental Information Summary: This research data is associated with Scotty Creek Research Station, 50km south of Fort Simpson, in the Northwest Territories, Canada. Learn more about SCRS and its research at http://scottycreek.com.
Research: Scotty Creek Research Station
Further Info: Devoie, É. G., Craig, J. R., Dominico, M., Carpino, O., Connon, R. F., Rudy, A. C. A., & Quinton, W. L. (2021). Mechanisms of Discontinuous Permafrost Thaw in Peatlands. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface.doi: https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JF006204
Status: Complete
Keywords:
modeling,
hydrology,
climate change,
Permafrost,
Geographical coordinates: North: 61.2976083553501, South: 61.2976083553501 East: -121.29776090792849 West: -121.29776090792849
Bounding Temporal Extent: Start Date: 1998-08-01, End
Date: 2020-01-01
