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Current rates and mechanisms of subsea permafrost degradation in the East Siberian Arctic Shelf
Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Environmental Science and Analytical Chemistry.
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Number of Authors: 192017 (English)In: Nature Communications, E-ISSN 2041-1723, Vol. 8, article id 15872Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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The rates of subsea permafrost degradation and occurrence of gas-migration pathways are key factors controlling the East Siberian Arctic Shelf (ESAS) methane (CH4) emissions, yet these factors still require assessment. It is thought that after inundation, permafrost-degradation rates would decrease over time and submerged thaw-lake taliks would freeze; therefore, no CH4 release would occur for millennia. Here we present results of the first comprehensive scientific re-drilling to show that subsea permafrost in the near-shore zone of the ESAS has a downward movement of the ice-bonded permafrost table of similar to 14 cm year(-1) over the past 31-32 years. Our data reveal polygonal thermokarst patterns on the seafloor and gas-migration associated with submerged taliks, ice scouring and pockmarks. Knowing the rate and mechanisms of subsea permafrost degradation is a prerequisite to meaningful predictions of near-future CH4 release in the Arctic.

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URN: urn:nbn:se:su:diva-145200DOI: 10.1038/ncomms15872ISI: 000403876300001PubMedID: 28639616OAI: oai:DiVA.org:su-145200DiVA, id: diva2:1128963
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