Modeling the subsurface thermal impact of Arctic thaw lakes in a warming climate

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 53, Issue , 2013, Pages 69-79

  Matell, N ^a   Anderson, R S ^a   Overeem, I ^a   Wobus, C ^a,b   Urban, F E ^c   Clow, G D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

MATLAB; Numerical model; Permafrost; Thaw lakes; Thermal model

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ARCTIC COASTAL PLAINS; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; SURFACE FEATURE; THERMAL IMPACTS; THERMAL MODEL; THERMAL STRUCTURE; WARMING CLIMATE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; MATLAB; NUMERICAL MODELS; PERMAFROST; THAWING;

LAKES;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; GLOBAL WARMING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERMAFROST; SUBSIDENCE; THAWING; THERMOKARST;

ARCTIC;

AVES;

EID: 84875216336     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2011.08.028     Document Type: Article

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