Climate- and Human- Induced Land Cover Change and its Effects on the Permafrost System in the Lower Yenisei River of the Russian Arctic

• Main Author: Nyland, Kelsey Elizabeth
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: The George Washington University 2015
• Subjects: Geography|Physical geography|Remote sensing; Arctic; Dudinka; Igarka; Norilsk; Yenisei River; norilsk; permafrost
• Online Access: http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1589678

Climate warming is occurring at an unprecedented rate in the Arctic, seriously impacting sensitive environments, and triggering land cover change. These changes are compounded by localized human influences. This work classifies land cover change for the Lower Yenisei River, identifies those changes...