The ABoVE L-band and P-band airborne synthetic aperture radar surveys

Permafrost-affected ecosystems of the Arctic–boreal zone in northwestern North America are undergoing profound transformation due to rapid climate change. NASA's Arctic Boreal Vulnerability Experiment (ABoVE) is investigating characteristics that make these ecosystems vulnerable or resilient to...

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Published in:Earth System Science Data
Main Authors: C. E. Miller, P. C. Griffith, E. Hoy, N. S. Pinto, Y. Lou, S. Hensley, B. D. Chapman, J. Baltzer, K. Bakian-Dogaheh, W. R. Bolton, L. Bourgeau-Chavez, R. H. Chen, B.-H. Choe, L. K. Clayton, T. A. Douglas, N. French, J. E. Holloway, G. Hong, L. Huang, G. Iwahana, L. Jenkins, J. S. Kimball, T. Loboda, M. Mack, P. Marsh, R. J. Michaelides, M. Moghaddam, A. Parsekian, K. Schaefer, P. R. Siqueira, D. Singh, A. Tabatabaeenejad, M. Turetsky, R. Touzi, E. Wig, C. J. Wilson, P. Wilson, S. D. Wullschleger, Y. Yi, H. A. Zebker, Y. Zhang, Y. Zhao, S. J. Goetz
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2024
Subjects:
Environmental sciences
GE1-350
Geology
QE1-996.5
Arctic
Active layer thickness
Climate change
permafrost
taiga
Tundra
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-16-2605-2024
https://doaj.org/article/b53ebb0eaea84b628354986c464a80ed
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Summary:Permafrost-affected ecosystems of the Arctic–boreal zone in northwestern North America are undergoing profound transformation due to rapid climate change. NASA's Arctic Boreal Vulnerability Experiment (ABoVE) is investigating characteristics that make these ecosystems vulnerable or resilient to this change. ABoVE employs airborne synthetic aperture radar (SAR) as a powerful tool to characterize tundra, taiga, peatlands, and fens. Here, we present an annotated guide to the L-band and P-band airborne SAR data acquired during the 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2022 ABoVE airborne campaigns. We summarize the ∼80 SAR flight lines and how they fit into the ABoVE experimental design (Miller et al., 2023; https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/2150 ). The Supplement provides hyperlinks to extensive maps, tables, and every flight plan as well as individual flight lines. We illustrate the interdisciplinary nature of airborne SAR data with examples of preliminary results from ABoVE studies including boreal forest canopy structure from TomoSAR data over Delta Junction, AK, and the Boreal Ecosystem Research and Monitoring Sites (BERMS) area in northern Saskatchewan and active layer thickness and soil moisture data product validation. This paper is presented as a guide to enable interested readers to fully explore the ABoVE L- and P-band airborne SAR data ( https://uavsar.jpl.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/data.pl ).

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