Quantifying the Effects of Permafrost Degradation in Arctic Coastal Environments via Satellite Earth Observation

• Main Author: Philipp, Marius Balthasar
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Dynamik der Landoberfläche; Arctic; The Sentinel; Climate change; permafrost
• Online Access: https://elib.dlr.de/201523/; https://elib.dlr.de/201523/1/Dissertation_Marius-Philipp.pdf; https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-345634

Permafrost degradation is observed all over the world as a consequence of climate change and the associated Arctic amplification, which has severe implications for the environment. Landslides, increased rates of surface deformation, rising likelihood of infrastructure damage, amplified coastal erosi...