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Abstract
Groundwater flow systems and permafrost are interrelated because permafrost thaw enhances permeability, while groundwater flow can advect heat and accelerate permafrost thaw (McKenzie et al. 2021). Given amplified climate change in cold regions, there is renewed interest in ‘cryohydrogeology’, the study of groundwater in cold regions. Many data-driven studies have shown that permafrost thaw is leading to activated aquifers and increased baseflow across the pan-Arctic region (e.g. Walvoord and Striegl 2007, Evans et al. 2020). Empirical evidence of a subsurface ‘replumbing’ (Walvoord and Kurylyk 2016) in permafrost regions raises questions about the fate of sequestered contaminants in the North (Langer et al. 2023). We will discuss the history of and emerging opportunities in cryohydrogeological modeling, with a focus on recent contaminant transport modeling.
| Publication type | Conference Paper |
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| Publication Subtype | Conference Paper |
| Title | A history of cryohydrogeology modeling and recent advancements through the integration of solute transport |
| Volume | 2 |
| Year Published | 2024 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | International Permafrost Association |
| Contributing office(s) | WMA - Earth System Processes Division |
| Description | 2 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Conference publication |
| Larger Work Title | Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Permafrost |
| First page | 568 |
| Last page | 569 |
| Conference Title | 12th International Conference on Permafrost (ICOP 2024) |
| Conference Location | Whitehorse, Canada |
| Conference Date | June 16-20, 2024 |
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