A Comparative Review of North American Tundra Delineations
Recent profound changes have been observed in the Arctic environment, including record low sea ice extents and high latitude greening. Studying the Arctic and how it is changing is an important element of climate change science. The Tundra, an ecoregion of the Arctic, is directly related to climate...
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ftnasantrs:oai:casi.ntrs.nasa.gov:20140017191 2023-05-15T14:47:46+02:00 A Comparative Review of North American Tundra Delineations Silver, Kirk C. Carroll, Mark Unclassified, Unlimited, Publicly available April 8, 2013 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20140017191 unknown Document ID: 20140017191 http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20140017191 Copyright, Distribution under U.S. Government purpose rights CASI Meteorology and Climatology Documentation and Information Science GSFC-E-DAA-TN14609 ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information; 2; 2; 324-348 2013 ftnasantrs 2019-07-21T00:21:25Z Recent profound changes have been observed in the Arctic environment, including record low sea ice extents and high latitude greening. Studying the Arctic and how it is changing is an important element of climate change science. The Tundra, an ecoregion of the Arctic, is directly related to climate change due to its effects on the snow ice feedback mechanism and greenhouse gas cycling. Like all ecoregions, the Tundra border is shifting, yet studies and policies require clear delineation of boundaries. There are many options for ecoregion classification systems, as well as resources for creating custom maps. To help decision makers identify the best classification system possible, we present a review of North American Tundra ecoregion delineations and further explore the methodologies, purposes, limitations, and physical properties of five common ecoregion classification systems. We quantitatively compare the corresponding maps by area using a geographic information system. Other/Unknown Material Arctic Climate change Sea ice Tundra NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Arctic |
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Recent profound changes have been observed in the Arctic environment, including record low sea ice extents and high latitude greening. Studying the Arctic and how it is changing is an important element of climate change science. The Tundra, an ecoregion of the Arctic, is directly related to climate change due to its effects on the snow ice feedback mechanism and greenhouse gas cycling. Like all ecoregions, the Tundra border is shifting, yet studies and policies require clear delineation of boundaries. There are many options for ecoregion classification systems, as well as resources for creating custom maps. To help decision makers identify the best classification system possible, we present a review of North American Tundra ecoregion delineations and further explore the methodologies, purposes, limitations, and physical properties of five common ecoregion classification systems. We quantitatively compare the corresponding maps by area using a geographic information system. |
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Silver, Kirk C. Carroll, Mark |
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Silver, Kirk C. Carroll, Mark |
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Silver, Kirk C. |
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A Comparative Review of North American Tundra Delineations |
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A Comparative Review of North American Tundra Delineations |
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A Comparative Review of North American Tundra Delineations |
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A Comparative Review of North American Tundra Delineations |
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A Comparative Review of North American Tundra Delineations |
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comparative review of north american tundra delineations |
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Arctic Climate change Sea ice Tundra |
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Arctic Climate change Sea ice Tundra |
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Document ID: 20140017191 http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20140017191 |
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