Landscape Change Detected over a Half Century in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Using High-Resolution Aerial Imagery

Landscape Change Detected over a Half Century in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Using High-Resolution Aerial Imagery

Rapid warming has occurred over the past 50 years in Arctic Alaska, where temperature strongly affects ecological patterns and processes. To document landscape change over a half century in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, we visually interpreted geomorphic and vegetation changes on time...

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Main Authors: Janet C. Jorgenson, M. Torre Jorgenson, Megan L. Boldenow, Kathleen M. Orndahl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-08-01
Series:Remote Sensing
Subjects:
Alaska
Arctic
tundra
boreal
climate change
shrub increase
aerial photography
remote sensing
vegetation
permafrost
thermokarst
fire
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/10/8/1305

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