Detailed Characterization and Monitoring of a Retrogressive Thaw Slump from Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems and Identifying Associated Influence on Carbon and Nitrogen Export

• Published in: Remote Sensing
• Main Authors: Kevin W. Turner, Michelle D. Pearce, Daniel D. Hughes
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2021
• Subjects: retrogressive thaw slump; permafrost; cryosphere; disturbance; UAV; remotely piloted aircraft systems; Science; Q; Arctic; Canada; Crow River; Old Crow Flats; Old Crow River; Yukon; Ice; Old Crow; wedge*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13020171; https://doaj.org/article/11354f6368b94f5fa2ecc077bf772552

Ice-rich permafrost landscapes are sensitive to ongoing changes in climate. Permafrost retrogressive thaw slumps (RTSs) represent one of the more abrupt and prolonged disturbances, which occur along Arctic river and lake shorelines. These features impact local travel and infrastructure, and there ar...