Spatial distribution and morphometric analysis of thermokarst lakes and other water bodies : Case study from the sporadic permafrost region, Tavvavuoma, Sweden

• Main Author: Keskitalo, Christoffer
• Format: Bachelor Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Stockholms universitet, Institutionen för naturgeografi 2016
• Subjects: thermokarst lakes; permafrost; GIS and remote sensing; change detection analysis; morphometry; Tavvavuoma; Arctic; Thermokarst
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-131519

Projected air and ground temperatures are expected to be higher in Arctic and sub-Arcticlatitudes and with temperatures already close to the limit where permafrost can exist,resistance against degradation is low. With thawing permafrost, the landscape is modifiedwith depression in which thermokarst...