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Thermal modeling of three lakes within the continuous permafrost zone in Alaska using the LAKE 2.0 model
Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, USA
Elchin E. Jafarov
Earth and Environmental Sciences Division, Los Alamos National
Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, USA
Woodwell Climate Research Center, Falmouth, MA, USA
Ken D. Tape
Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, USA
Benjamin M. Jones
Institute of Northern Engineering, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, USA
Victor Stepanenko
Research Computing Center, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
Moscow Center for Fundamental and Applied Mathematics, Moscow, Russia
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Sonar depth point measurements collected at 17 lakes on the Arctic Coastal Plain of Alaska are used to train and validate models to map lake bathymetry. These models predict depth from remotely sensed lake color and are able to explain 58.5–97.6 % of depth variability. To calculate water volumes, we integrate this modeled bathymetry with lake surface area. Knowledge of Alaskan lake bathymetries and volumes is crucial to better understanding water storage, energy balance, and ecological habitat.
Ingmar Nitze, Sarah W. Cooley, Claude R. Duguay, Benjamin M. Jones, and Guido Grosse
The Cryosphere, 14, 4279–4297, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-4279-2020, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-4279-2020, 2020
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In summer 2018, northwestern Alaska was affected by widespread lake drainage which strongly exceeded previous observations. We analyzed the spatial and temporal patterns with remote sensing observations, weather data and lake-ice simulations. The preceding fall and winter season was the second warmest and wettest on record, causing the destabilization of permafrost and elevated water levels which likely led to widespread and rapid lake drainage during or right after ice breakup.
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Short summary
Lakes in the Arctic are important reservoirs of heat. Under climate warming scenarios, we expect Arctic lakes to warm the surrounding frozen ground. We simulate water temperatures in three Arctic lakes in northern Alaska over several years. Our results show that snow depth and lake ice strongly affect water temperatures during the frozen season and that more heat storage by lakes would enhance thawing of frozen ground.
Lakes in the Arctic are important reservoirs of heat. Under climate warming scenarios, we expect...
