Assessment of LiDAR and Spectral Techniques for High-Resolution Mapping of Sporadic Permafrost on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska

Western Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta (YKD) spans nearly 67,200 km2 and is among the largest and most productive coastal wetland ecosystems in the pan-Arctic. Permafrost currently forms extensive elevated plateaus on abandoned floodplain deposits of the outer delta, but is vulnerable to disturbance...

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Main Authors: Matthew A. Whitley, Gerald V. Frost, M. Torre Jorgenson, Matthew J. Macander, Chris V. Maio, Samantha G. Winder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-02-01
Series:Remote Sensing
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/10/2/258