Landsurface feature classification of tundra regions with polarimetric TerraSAR-X data, links to GeoTIFF files

Permafrost is an essential element of the cryosphere, which will be strongly affected by global warming. Although permafrost cannot be measured directly with remote sensing, many permafrost features are observable. Polarimetric information can be used in this context. Polarimetric data of TerraSAR-X...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Widhalm, Barbara, Bartsch, Annett, Roth, Achim, Leibman, Marina O
Format: Dataset
Language:English
Published: PANGAEA 2019
Subjects:
C01_Barrow
C04_Mackenzie_Delta
C06_Kytalyk
C07_Lena_Delta
C08_Vaskiny_Dachi
C11_Hershel_Island
Cryosphere
ESA Data User Element - GlobPermafrost
ESA-DUE-GlobPermafrost
Event label
File content
File format
File name
File size
MON
Monitoring
Uniform resource locator/link to file
Canada
Mackenzie Delta
Herschel Island
Barrow
lena delta
permafrost
Tundra
Alaska
Online Access:https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.897627
https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.897627
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Summary:Permafrost is an essential element of the cryosphere, which will be strongly affected by global warming. Although permafrost cannot be measured directly with remote sensing, many permafrost features are observable. Polarimetric information can be used in this context. Polarimetric data of TerraSAR-X is the basis for a local landcover classification presented here, which reflects different scattering mechanisms. The resulting classification aims on the identification of process areas and periglacial features such as thaw slumps (bare wet surfaces) and thaw lakes as well as wetland areas. The following regions are covered in the dataset: Barrow (Alaska), Mackenzie Delta (Canada), Kytalyk (Russia), Lena Delta (Russia), Vaskiny Dachi (Russia), Herschel Island (Canada).

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