Detection and Delineation of Sorted Stone Circles in Antarctica

• Published in: Remote Sensing
• Main Authors: Francisco Pereira, Jorge S. Marques, Sandra Heleno, Pedro Pina
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2020
• Subjects: patterned ground; permafrost; uav; dem; template matching; sliding band filter; dynamic programming; barton peninsula; antarctica; Science; Q; King George Island; Barton; Barton Peninsula; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs12010160; https://doaj.org/article/438c9cab72da4ca69014f1dbe6018d7b

Sorted stone circles are natural surface patterns formed in periglacial environments. Their relation to permafrost conditions make them very helpful for better understanding the past climates where they were formed and have evolved and also for monitoring current underlying processes in case circles...