Mapping the Main Characteristics of Permafrost on the Basis of a Permafrost-Landscape Map of Yakutia Using GIS

Mapping the Main Characteristics of Permafrost on the Basis of a Permafrost-Landscape Map of Yakutia Using GIS

The purpose of this article was to compile four separate digital thematic maps of temperature and ice content of permafrost, the active layer thickness, and cryogenic processes in Yakutia as a basis for assessing changes to modern climate changes and anthropogenic disturbances. In this work, materia...

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Main Authors: Alyona A. Shestakova, Alexander N. Fedorov, Yaroslav I. Torgovkin, Pavel Y. Konstantinov, Nikolay F. Vasyliev, Svetlana V. Kalinicheva, Vera V. Samsonova, Tetsuya Hiyama, Yoshihiro Iijima, Hotaek Park, Go Iwahana, Alexey N. Gorokhov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Land
Subjects:
permafrost landscape
ground temperature
active layer thickness
ice content
cryogenic processes
digital map
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/10/5/462

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