Permafrost Database Development, Characterization, and Mapping for Northern Alaska

List of Figures - ii List of Tables - iii Acknowledgements - iii Introduction - 1 Study Area - 2 Methods - 2 Permafrost Data Compilation - 2 Geomorphic Units - 3 Classification - 3 Mapping - 3 Permafrost-soil Landscapes - 4 Classification - 4 Mapping - 4 Permafrost Characteristics and Vulnerability...

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Main Authors: Jorgenson, M. Torre, Kanevskiy, Mikhail, Shur, Yuri, Grunblatt, Jess, Ping, Chien-Lu, Michaelson, Gary
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11122/10373
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Summary:List of Figures - ii List of Tables - iii Acknowledgements - iii Introduction - 1 Study Area - 2 Methods - 2 Permafrost Data Compilation - 2 Geomorphic Units - 3 Classification - 3 Mapping - 3 Permafrost-soil Landscapes - 4 Classification - 4 Mapping - 4 Permafrost Characteristics and Vulnerability - 5 Web-based Data Distribution - 5 Results and Discussion - 6 Permafrost Data Compilation - 6 Geomorphic Units - 12 Classification and Descriptions - 12 Mapping - 12 Permafrost-Soil Landscapes - 20 Classification and Descriptions - 20 Landscape Profiles - 20 Mapping - 29 Permafrost Characteristics and Vulnerability - 34 Web-based Data Distribution - 40 Summary and Conclusion - 41 Literature Cited - 41