Modelling Biophysical Variables and Carbon Dioxide Exchange in Arctic Tundra Landscapes using High Spatial Resolution Remote Sensing Data

• Main Author: Atkinson, DAVID M
• Other Authors: Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). Theses (Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.))
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: IKONOS; Arctic; Cape Bounty; Boothia; Remote Sensing; Nunavut; Biomass; Tundra Vegetation; Carbon Flux; Arctic Cape; Climate change; Tundra
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1974/7709

Vegetation community patterns and processes are indicators and integrators of climate. Recently, scientists have shown that climate change is most pronounced in circumpolar regions. Arctic ecosystems have traditionally been sequestering carbon and accumulating large carbon stores. However, given enh...