Vertical movements of frost mounds in subarctic permafrost regions analyzed using geodetic survey and satellite interferometry

• Published in: Earth Surface Dynamics
• Main Authors: Beck, I., Ludwig, R., Bernier, M., Strozzi, T., Boike, J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2015
• Subjects: article; Verlagsveröffentlichung; Canada; Umiujaq; permafrost; Subarctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-3-409-2015; https://noa.gwlb.de/receive/cop_mods_00015760; https://noa.gwlb.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/cop_derivate_00015715/esurf-3-409-2015.pdf; https://esurf.copernicus.org/articles/3/409/2015/esurf-3-409-2015.pdf

Permafrost-affected soils cover about 40–45 % of Canada. The environment in such areas, especially those located within the discontinuous permafrost zone, has been impacted more than any other by recorded climatic changes. A number of changes, such as surface subsidence and the degradation of frost...