Orthomosaic Image and Digital Surface Model for Derksen and Schmutz Basins, Arctic Coastal Plain of northern Alaska, 23 July 2022

• Main Author: Benjamin Jones
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Arctic Data Center 2023
• Subjects: Arctic; Arctic Lake; Ice; permafrost; Thermokarst; Tundra; Alaska
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.18739/A2F76685C

Taken together, lakes and drained lake basins may cover up to 80% of the lowland landscapes in permafrost regions of the Arctic. Lake formation, growth, and drainage in lowland permafrost regions create a terrestrial and aquatic landscape mosaic of importance to geomorphic and hydrologic processes,...