Remote Sensing-Based Statistical Approach for Defining Drained Lake Basins in a Continuous Permafrost Region, North Slope of Alaska
Lake formation and drainage are pervasive phenomena in permafrost regions. Drained lake basins (DLBs) are often the most common landforms in lowland permafrost regions in the Arctic (50% to 75% of the landscape). However, detailed assessments of DLB distribution and abundance are limited. In this st...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:645b4023f21b4944a88dd59cd2cc5bc7 2024-01-07T09:41:25+01:00 Remote Sensing-Based Statistical Approach for Defining Drained Lake Basins in a Continuous Permafrost Region, North Slope of Alaska Helena Bergstedt Benjamin M. Jones Kenneth Hinkel Louise Farquharson Benjamin V. Gaglioti Andrew D. Parsekian Mikhail Kanevskiy Noriaki Ohara Amy L. Breen Rodrigo C. Rangel Guido Grosse Ingmar Nitze 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13132539 https://doaj.org/article/645b4023f21b4944a88dd59cd2cc5bc7 EN eng MDPI AG https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/13/13/2539 https://doaj.org/toc/2072-4292 doi:10.3390/rs13132539 2072-4292 https://doaj.org/article/645b4023f21b4944a88dd59cd2cc5bc7 Remote Sensing, Vol 13, Iss 13, p 2539 (2021) Landsat ArcticDEM Tasseled Cap Arctic drained lake basins lakes Science Q article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13132539 2023-12-10T01:45:45Z Lake formation and drainage are pervasive phenomena in permafrost regions. Drained lake basins (DLBs) are often the most common landforms in lowland permafrost regions in the Arctic (50% to 75% of the landscape). However, detailed assessments of DLB distribution and abundance are limited. In this study, we present a novel and scalable remote sensing-based approach to identifying DLBs in lowland permafrost regions, using the North Slope of Alaska as a case study. We validated this first North Slope-wide DLB data product against several previously published sub-regional scale datasets and manually classified points. The study area covered >71,000 km 2 , including a >39,000 km 2 area not previously covered in existing DLB datasets. Our approach used Landsat-8 multispectral imagery and ArcticDEM data to derive a pixel-by-pixel statistical assessment of likelihood of DLB occurrence in sub-regions with different permafrost and periglacial landscape conditions, as well as to quantify aerial coverage of DLBs on the North Slope of Alaska. The results were consistent with previously published regional DLB datasets (up to 87% agreement) and showed high agreement with manually classified random points (64.4–95.5% for DLB and 83.2–95.4% for non-DLB areas). Validation of the remote sensing-based statistical approach on the North Slope of Alaska indicated that it may be possible to extend this methodology to conduct a comprehensive assessment of DLBs in pan-Arctic lowland permafrost regions. Better resolution of the spatial distribution of DLBs in lowland permafrost regions is important for quantitative studies on landscape diversity, wildlife habitat, permafrost, hydrology, geotechnical conditions, and high-latitude carbon cycling. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic north slope permafrost Alaska Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Remote Sensing 13 13 2539 |
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Lake formation and drainage are pervasive phenomena in permafrost regions. Drained lake basins (DLBs) are often the most common landforms in lowland permafrost regions in the Arctic (50% to 75% of the landscape). However, detailed assessments of DLB distribution and abundance are limited. In this study, we present a novel and scalable remote sensing-based approach to identifying DLBs in lowland permafrost regions, using the North Slope of Alaska as a case study. We validated this first North Slope-wide DLB data product against several previously published sub-regional scale datasets and manually classified points. The study area covered >71,000 km 2 , including a >39,000 km 2 area not previously covered in existing DLB datasets. Our approach used Landsat-8 multispectral imagery and ArcticDEM data to derive a pixel-by-pixel statistical assessment of likelihood of DLB occurrence in sub-regions with different permafrost and periglacial landscape conditions, as well as to quantify aerial coverage of DLBs on the North Slope of Alaska. The results were consistent with previously published regional DLB datasets (up to 87% agreement) and showed high agreement with manually classified random points (64.4–95.5% for DLB and 83.2–95.4% for non-DLB areas). Validation of the remote sensing-based statistical approach on the North Slope of Alaska indicated that it may be possible to extend this methodology to conduct a comprehensive assessment of DLBs in pan-Arctic lowland permafrost regions. Better resolution of the spatial distribution of DLBs in lowland permafrost regions is important for quantitative studies on landscape diversity, wildlife habitat, permafrost, hydrology, geotechnical conditions, and high-latitude carbon cycling. |
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Helena Bergstedt Benjamin M. Jones Kenneth Hinkel Louise Farquharson Benjamin V. Gaglioti Andrew D. Parsekian Mikhail Kanevskiy Noriaki Ohara Amy L. Breen Rodrigo C. Rangel Guido Grosse Ingmar Nitze |
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Remote Sensing-Based Statistical Approach for Defining Drained Lake Basins in a Continuous Permafrost Region, North Slope of Alaska |
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Remote Sensing-Based Statistical Approach for Defining Drained Lake Basins in a Continuous Permafrost Region, North Slope of Alaska |
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Remote Sensing-Based Statistical Approach for Defining Drained Lake Basins in a Continuous Permafrost Region, North Slope of Alaska |
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Remote Sensing-Based Statistical Approach for Defining Drained Lake Basins in a Continuous Permafrost Region, North Slope of Alaska |
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Remote Sensing-Based Statistical Approach for Defining Drained Lake Basins in a Continuous Permafrost Region, North Slope of Alaska |
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remote sensing-based statistical approach for defining drained lake basins in a continuous permafrost region, north slope of alaska |
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