New concept of permafrost degradation monitoring based on photonics technologies: Case study from Calypsostranda (Bellsund, Svalbard)

• Published in: Land Degradation & Development
• Main Authors: Zagórski, Piotr, Dobrowolski, Radosław, Paździor, Adam, Nasiłowski, Tomasz, Kultys, Kamil, Misztal, Kamil, Piątek, Paweł, Lis, Daniel, Polakowski, Cezary, Łukowski, Mateusz, Berus, Wojciech, Mergo, Paweł, Bieganowski, Andrzej
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2023
• Subjects: Arctic; Svalbard; Bellsund; Calypsostranda; Climate change; permafrost
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ldr.4874; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ldr.4874

Abstract Ground temperature measurements are crucial for a better understanding of changes in the natural environment, especially in the Arctic. Previous measurement systems provided accurate measurements; however, their most significant disadvantage was the relatively low spatial resolution, includ...