Landscape Effects of Wildfire on Permafrost Distribution in Interior Alaska Derived from Remote Sensing

Climate change coupled with an intensifying wildfire regime is becoming an important driver of permafrost loss and ecosystem change in the northern boreal forest. There is a growing need to understand the effects of fire on the spatial distribution of permafrost and its associated ecological consequ...

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Main Authors: Dana R.N. Brown, Mark T. Jorgenson, Knut Kielland, David L. Verbyla, Anupma Prakash, Joshua C. Koch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-08-01
Series:Remote Sensing
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/8/8/654