Landscape Patterns of Permafrost Disturbance and Degradation in the Canadian High Arctic

• Main Author: Rudy, Ashley C. A.
• Other Authors: Lamoureux, Scott F., Geography and Planning
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Permafrost Degradation; Permafrost Disturbance; Canadian High Arctic; Susceptibility Modelling; Remote Sensing; Interferometry; Arctic; Cape Bounty; Gam; permafrost
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1974/15288

Intensification of permafrost disturbances such as active layer detachments (ALDs) and retrogressive thaw slumps (RTS) have been observed across the circumpolar Arctic. These features are indicators of unstable conditions stemming from recent climate warming and permafrost degradation. In order to u...