Kite Aerial Photography ARCSS grid Toolik Lake, Alaska 2011

• Main Author: Vargas, Sergio
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: Arctic Data Center 2012
• 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; Tundra; Alaska
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.18739/a2z34d; https://arcticdata.io/catalog/view/doi:10.18739/A2Z34D

Aerial photographs of the Arctic System Science (ARCSS) grid (1km^2 study area) at Toolik Field Station, Alaska were taken using a camera rig and high altitude kite system. The kite was flown once on July 27th during the summer of 2011 at about 500-550 meters off the ground. Winds at about 5 mph on the ground with slight cloud cover at about 20%. Due to low winds two kites were used in order to carry more weight. The entire grid was not covered due to weather and equipment complications.