Multi-Resolution Changes in the Spatial Extent of Perennial Arctic Alpine Snow and Ice Fields with Potential Archaeological Significance in the Central Brooks Range, Alaska
Perennial snow and ice fields could be important archaeological and paleoecological resources for Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve in the central Brooks Range of Alaska. These features may have cultural significance, as prehistoric artifacts may be frozen within the snow and ice. They...
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ftunivalaska:oai:scholarworks.alaska.edu:11122/11017 2023-05-15T14:55:16+02:00 Multi-Resolution Changes in the Spatial Extent of Perennial Arctic Alpine Snow and Ice Fields with Potential Archaeological Significance in the Central Brooks Range, Alaska Tedesche, Molly E. Freeburg, Adam K. Rasic, Jeffrey T. Ciancibelli, Christopher Fassnacht, Steven R. 2015-12 http://hdl.handle.net/11122/11017 en_US eng http://hdl.handle.net/11122/11017 Poster 2015 ftunivalaska 2023-02-23T21:37:36Z Perennial snow and ice fields could be important archaeological and paleoecological resources for Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve in the central Brooks Range of Alaska. These features may have cultural significance, as prehistoric artifacts may be frozen within the snow and ice. They also act as important hydrological indicators of climate change within the Park. Globally significant discoveries have been made recently as ancient artifacts and animal dung have been found in melting alpine snow and ice patches in the Southern Yukon (Hare et al. 2004) and Northwest Territories (Meulendyk et al. 2012) in Canada, as well as in the Wrangell mountains in Alaska. The loss of perennial snow and ice coverage in the Brooks Range may yield similar discoveries over time. National Park Service Climate Change Response Program’s Young Leaders in Climate Change (YLCC) 2015 Fellowship, University of Alaska Fairbanks EPSCoR Student Travel Grant Still Image Arctic Brooks Range Climate change Northwest Territories Alaska Yukon University of Alaska: ScholarWorks@UA Arctic Canada Fairbanks Northwest Territories Yukon |
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Perennial snow and ice fields could be important archaeological and paleoecological resources for Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve in the central Brooks Range of Alaska. These features may have cultural significance, as prehistoric artifacts may be frozen within the snow and ice. They also act as important hydrological indicators of climate change within the Park. Globally significant discoveries have been made recently as ancient artifacts and animal dung have been found in melting alpine snow and ice patches in the Southern Yukon (Hare et al. 2004) and Northwest Territories (Meulendyk et al. 2012) in Canada, as well as in the Wrangell mountains in Alaska. The loss of perennial snow and ice coverage in the Brooks Range may yield similar discoveries over time. National Park Service Climate Change Response Program’s Young Leaders in Climate Change (YLCC) 2015 Fellowship, University of Alaska Fairbanks EPSCoR Student Travel Grant |
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Tedesche, Molly E. Freeburg, Adam K. Rasic, Jeffrey T. Ciancibelli, Christopher Fassnacht, Steven R. Multi-Resolution Changes in the Spatial Extent of Perennial Arctic Alpine Snow and Ice Fields with Potential Archaeological Significance in the Central Brooks Range, Alaska |
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Tedesche, Molly E. Freeburg, Adam K. Rasic, Jeffrey T. Ciancibelli, Christopher Fassnacht, Steven R. |
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Tedesche, Molly E. |
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Multi-Resolution Changes in the Spatial Extent of Perennial Arctic Alpine Snow and Ice Fields with Potential Archaeological Significance in the Central Brooks Range, Alaska |
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Multi-Resolution Changes in the Spatial Extent of Perennial Arctic Alpine Snow and Ice Fields with Potential Archaeological Significance in the Central Brooks Range, Alaska |
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Multi-Resolution Changes in the Spatial Extent of Perennial Arctic Alpine Snow and Ice Fields with Potential Archaeological Significance in the Central Brooks Range, Alaska |
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Multi-Resolution Changes in the Spatial Extent of Perennial Arctic Alpine Snow and Ice Fields with Potential Archaeological Significance in the Central Brooks Range, Alaska |
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Multi-Resolution Changes in the Spatial Extent of Perennial Arctic Alpine Snow and Ice Fields with Potential Archaeological Significance in the Central Brooks Range, Alaska |
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multi-resolution changes in the spatial extent of perennial arctic alpine snow and ice fields with potential archaeological significance in the central brooks range, alaska |
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2015 |
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Arctic Canada Fairbanks Northwest Territories Yukon |
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Arctic Canada Fairbanks Northwest Territories Yukon |
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Arctic Brooks Range Climate change Northwest Territories Alaska Yukon |
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Arctic Brooks Range Climate change Northwest Territories Alaska Yukon |
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