How sensitive are sediment dispersal and sea surface temperature to changing wind conditions? A mapping approach in the coastal waters of Herschel Island, Yukon Territory, Canada, using Landsat (TM, ETM+ and OLI/TIRS) satellite image data from 1986 to 2016.

• Main Author: Klein, Konstantin
• Format: Thesis
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Climate change; Herschel; Herschel Island; Mackenzie river; permafrost; Yukon
• Online Access: https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/48186/; https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/48186/1/Thesis_combined_refs_2018_10_09.pdf; https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.4b993b6d-fc1e-4b47-9d3a-23f12eec5207

The Arctic is subject to substantial changes due to the greenhouse gas induced climate change. Ground temperatures and river discharge are rising, (permafrost) coasts are eroded and the carbon stored in them is released. The aforementioned factors contribute suspended sediment to the Arctic shelves...