Quantifying and relating land-surface and subsurface variability in permafrost environments using LiDAR and surface geophysical datasets;llQuantification de la relation entre les variations de la surface et de la subsurface du sol dans des environnements de pergélisol en utilisant LiDAR et un ensemble de données géophysiques

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 149-169

  Hubbard, S S ^a   Gangodagamage, C ^b   Dafflon, B ^a   Wainwright, H ^a   Peterson, J ^a   Gusmeroli, A ^c   Ulrich, C ^a   Wu, Y ^a   Wilson, C ^b   Rowland, J ^b   Tweedie, C ^d   Wullschleger, S D ^e  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^e OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Active layer; Alaska; Geomorphology; Geophysical characterization; Permafrost

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; ELECTROMAGNETIC METHOD; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GEOPHYSICAL METHOD; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; LAND SURFACE; LIDAR; MOISTURE CONTENT; PERMAFROST; REMOTE SENSING; SOIL CARBON; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SOIL TEXTURE;

ALASKA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84873503931     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-012-0939-y     Document Type: Article

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