Kite Aerial Photography ARCSS grid Barrow, Alaska 2012

• Main Authors: Craig E. Tweedie, Steven F. Oberbauer
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Arctic Data Center 2013
• Subjects: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > ALPINE/TUNDRA; EARTH REMOTE SENSING INSTRUMENTS > PASSIVE REMOTE SENSING > PHOTON/OPTICAL DETECTORS > CAMERAS > CAMERAS; KITE; GRID; 500 METERS TO 1 KILOMETER; ANNUAL; biota; Arctic; Barrow; Tundra; Alaska
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.18739/A2B924

Aerial photographs of the Arctic System Science (ARCSS) grid (1km^2 study area) in Barrow, Alaska were taken using a camera rig and high altitude kite system. The kite was flown once on August 14th during the summer of 2012 at about 450-500 meters off the ground. Winds at about 8-10 mph on the groun...