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Extremes of summer climate trigger thousands of thermokarst landslides in a High Arctic environment

Retrogressive thaw slumps (RTS) – landslides caused by the melt of ground ice in permafrost – have become more common in the Arctic, but the timing of this recent increase and its links to climate have not been fully established. Here we annually resolve RTS formation and longevity for Banks Island,...

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Autores principales: Lewkowicz, Antoni G., Way, Robert G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6445831/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30940802
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09314-7