Monitoring & modelling ice rich permafrost coastal responses to in-situ and dynamic drivers in a changing climate along the Beaufort Sea coast, Canada

研究问题:1。目前永久冻土退化和侵蚀的大范围速率是多少？原位控制如何影响冻土退化和侵蚀的大尺度速率？动态控制如何影响永久冻土退化和侵蚀的大尺度速率？研究的预估结果-将确定整个波弗特海6个地点的永久冻土海岸变化的模拟当前速率。将评估原位和动态驱动因素，以显示它们对变化率的任何潜在相关性。当这些驱动因素与当前的模拟速率一起考虑时，其结果可用于在气候变化中产生未来的预测速率。因此，建立一个有价值的工具，可以应用于其他北极永久冻土海岸线。

Research Questions:1. What are the current wide-scale rates of permafrost degradation and erosion?2. How do in-situ controls affect the wide-scale rates of permafrost degradation and erosion?3. How do dynamic controls affect the wide-scale rates of permafrost degradation and erosion?Projected Outcome of the Study - Modelled current rates of permafrost coastal change for 6 sites throughout the Beaufort Sea will be identified. In-situ and dynamic drivers will be assessed to show any potential correlation they have on rates of change. When these drivers are considered alongsidecurrent modelled rates, the outcome can be used to generate future predicted rates among climate change. Thus, establishing a valuable tool which could be applied across other Arctic permafrost coastlines.