Regional Patterns of Ice-Wedge Degradation Across Northern Alaska: What Does Asynchronous Timing of Onset Tell Us Regarding Triggering Mechanisms, Thresholds, and Impacts?

Gerald V Frost Jr1, Matthew J Macander1, Anna K Liljedahl2 and Donald A Walker3, (1)Alaska Biological Research, Inc., Fairbanks, AK, United States, (2)Woodwell Climate Research Center, Falmouth, United States, (3)University of Alaska Fairbanks, Alaska Geobotany Center, Fairbanks, AK, United States