Optical diversity of thaw ponds in discontinuous permafrost: A model system for water color analysis

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Watanabe, Shohei ^a,b   Laurion, Isabelle ^b,c   Chokmani, Karem ^c   Pienitz, Reinhard ^a,b   Vincent, Warwick F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

^c CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; COLOR; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIMNOLOGY; PERMAFROST; POND; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; THAWING;

CANADA; NUNAVIK; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 79955072884     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JG001380     Document Type: Article

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