ABoVE: Permafrost Measurements and Distribution Across the Y-K Delta, Alaska, 2016

• Main Authors: WHITLEY, M., FROST, G., JORGENSON, M.T., MACANDER, M., MAIO, C.V., WINDER, S.G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center 2018
• Subjects: Yukon; The ''Y''; Kuskokwim; permafrost; Alaska
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.3334/ornldaac/1598; https://daac.ornl.gov/cgi-bin/dsviewer.pl?ds_id=1598

This dataset provides field observations of thaw depth and dominant vegetation types, a LiDAR-derived elevation map, and permafrost distribution and probability maps for an area on the coastal plain of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta (YKD), in western Alaska, USA. Field data were collected during July 8-1...