Quantifying snow and vegetation interactions in the high arctic based on Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR)
The quantification of the relationship between accumulation of snow and vegetation is crucial for understanding the influence of vegetation dynamics. We here present an analysis of the thickness of the snow and hydrological availability in relation to the seven main vegetation types in the High Arct...
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ftcopenhagenunip:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/f4c3545f-4eb1-48b1-91f1-790886f044f8 2024-02-11T09:59:02+01:00 Quantifying snow and vegetation interactions in the high arctic based on Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) Gacitua, Guisella Bay, Christian Pedersen, Maria Rask Tamstorf, Mikkel Peter 2013 https://curis.ku.dk/portal/da/publications/quantifying-snow-and-vegetation-interactions-in-the-high-arctic-based-on-ground-penetrating-radar-gpr(f4c3545f-4eb1-48b1-91f1-790886f044f8).html https://doi.org/10.1657/1938-4246-45.2.201 eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Gacitua , G , Bay , C , Pedersen , M R & Tamstorf , M P 2013 , ' Quantifying snow and vegetation interactions in the high arctic based on Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) ' , Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research , vol. 45 , no. 2 , pp. 201-210 . https://doi.org/10.1657/1938-4246-45.2.201 article 2013 ftcopenhagenunip https://doi.org/10.1657/1938-4246-45.2.201 2024-01-17T23:59:25Z The quantification of the relationship between accumulation of snow and vegetation is crucial for understanding the influence of vegetation dynamics. We here present an analysis of the thickness of the snow and hydrological availability in relation to the seven main vegetation types in the High Arctic in Northeast Greenland. We used ground penetrating radar (GPR) for snow thickness measurements across the Zackenberg valley. Measurements were integrated to the physical conditions that support the vegetation distribution. Descriptive statistics and correlations of the distribution of each vegetation type to snow thickness, as well as to external factors that influence the redistribution of snow were performed. We found that although there is wide variability in the snow packing, there is strong correlation between snow thickness and the distribution of certain plant communities in the area. The accumulation of snow and occurrence of vegetation types such as Dryas octopetala heath and Salix arctica snowbed showed more influence by the microtopography than by other vegetation types that showed independence of the terrain conditions. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarctic and Alpine Research Arctic Arctic Dryas octopetala Greenland Zackenberg University of Copenhagen: Research Arctic Greenland Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research 45 2 201 210 |
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The quantification of the relationship between accumulation of snow and vegetation is crucial for understanding the influence of vegetation dynamics. We here present an analysis of the thickness of the snow and hydrological availability in relation to the seven main vegetation types in the High Arctic in Northeast Greenland. We used ground penetrating radar (GPR) for snow thickness measurements across the Zackenberg valley. Measurements were integrated to the physical conditions that support the vegetation distribution. Descriptive statistics and correlations of the distribution of each vegetation type to snow thickness, as well as to external factors that influence the redistribution of snow were performed. We found that although there is wide variability in the snow packing, there is strong correlation between snow thickness and the distribution of certain plant communities in the area. The accumulation of snow and occurrence of vegetation types such as Dryas octopetala heath and Salix arctica snowbed showed more influence by the microtopography than by other vegetation types that showed independence of the terrain conditions. |
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Gacitua, Guisella Bay, Christian Pedersen, Maria Rask Tamstorf, Mikkel Peter Quantifying snow and vegetation interactions in the high arctic based on Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) |
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Quantifying snow and vegetation interactions in the high arctic based on Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) |
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Quantifying snow and vegetation interactions in the high arctic based on Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) |
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Quantifying snow and vegetation interactions in the high arctic based on Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) |
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Quantifying snow and vegetation interactions in the high arctic based on Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) |
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quantifying snow and vegetation interactions in the high arctic based on ground penetrating radar (gpr) |
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Gacitua , G , Bay , C , Pedersen , M R & Tamstorf , M P 2013 , ' Quantifying snow and vegetation interactions in the high arctic based on Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) ' , Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research , vol. 45 , no. 2 , pp. 201-210 . https://doi.org/10.1657/1938-4246-45.2.201 |
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