Using Google Earth Engine to Assess Impacts of Oil and Gas Extraction on the Siberian Tundra

• Main Author: Kline, Nicholas
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: ScholarWorks at University of Montana 2017
• Subjects: Arctic; Tazovsky; Yamburg; permafrost; Tundra
• Online Access: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/gsrc/2017/posters/15

Climatic warming of the Arctic is leading to changes in the tundra landscape. Thawing permafrost begins a chain of biophysical feedbacks, which are accelerated by development, such as oil and gas exploration and extraction. Due to restricted access to oil and natural gas fields, in situ environmenta...