Extending airborne electromagnetic surveys for regional active layer and permafrost mapping with Remote Sensing and Ancillary Data, Yukon Flats Ecoregion, Central Alaska

Permafrost and Periglacial Processes

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 184-199

  Pastick, Neal J ^a   Jorgenson, M Torre ^b   Wylie, Bruce K ^a   Minsley, Burke J ^c   Ji, Lei ^a   Walvoord, Michelle A ^c   Smith, Bruce D ^c   Abraham, Jared D ^c   Rose, Joshua R ^d  

^a EARTH RESOURCES OBSERVATION AND SCIENCE EROS CENTER   (United States)

^b Alaska Ecoscience   (United States)

^c DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge   (United States)

Author keywords

Active layer thickness; Airborne electromagnetic; Alaska; Cryosphere; Permafrost; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; AIRBORNE SURVEY; CRYOSPHERE; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC SURVEY; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; PERMAFROST; REMOTE SENSING;

ALASKA; UNITED STATES; YUKON FLATS;

EID: 84883556431     PISSN: 10456740     EISSN: 10991530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppp.1775     Document Type: Article

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