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. 2023 Sep 12;14(1):5296.
doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-40796-8.

Drainage network response to Arctic warming

Joel C Rowland  1
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Drainage network response to Arctic warming

Joel C Rowland. Nat Commun. .

Abstract

Rapid Arctic warming may increase erosion and stream channel formation, which alters the flux of sediments, carbon, and nutrients in these sensitive ecosystems. Yet, understanding landscape change is hampered by a lack of predictive tools applicable to permafrost settings.

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Conflict of interest statement

The author declares no competing interests.

Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1. A Worldview2 satellite image of drainage networks at various states of development and connectivity along the south side of the Selawik River in northwest Alaska (66.463, −157.943).
The channels are developing along networks of ice wedges and the orientations of the ice wedges remain imprinted on even the most developed channels (Maxar copyright 2011).
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