Acronyme Section Meaning Explanation CH4 Dated material methane CO2 Dated material carbon dioxide CP Water body type coalesced polygon shallow but wide pond occupying several polygons DOC Dated material dissolved organic carbon IWT Water body type ice-wedge trough narrow steep-sided pond located above ice wedges KTL Water body type kettle deep lake formed by melt of buried glacial ice M Radiocarbon signature modern radiocarbon age with 14C values higher than those of 1950s RAV Water body type ravine pond formed in a thermo-erosional gully THK Water body type thermokarst large but shallow lake formed by gradual permafrsot thaw