Assessing Permafrost Degradation and Land Cover Changes (1986-2009) using Remote Sensing Data over Umiujaq, Sub-Arctic Québec

Permafrost and Periglacial Processes

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 129-141

  Beck, Inga ^a   Ludwig, Ralf ^b   Bernier, Monique ^c   Lévesque, Esther ^d   Boike, Julia ^a  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lithalsas; Permafrost; Remote sensing; Thermokarst ponds; Vegetation changes

Indexed keywords

DETECTION METHOD; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; LAND COVER; PERMAFROST; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; THERMOKARST; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

CANADA; QUEBEC [CANADA]; UMIUJAQ;

EID: 84930322803     PISSN: 10456740     EISSN: 10991530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppp.1839     Document Type: Article

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