Landforms and geoecological units of Pingo Canadian Landmark (Northwest Territories, Canada): a remote sensing-based approach

• Main Author: Batista, Daniel Luis Giestal
• Other Authors: Vieira, Gonçalo Brito Guapo Teles, Pina, Pedro Miguel Berardo Duarte
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Deteção Remota; Cartografia de Precisão; Geomorfologia de Tundra; Geoecologia de Tundra; Pingos; Geografia; Ordenamento do Território; Arctic; Northwest Territories; Canada; Tuktoyaktuk; Simmonds; Tuktoyaktuk Peninsula; Karjalainen; Climate change; permafrost; Tundra
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/96568

Pingo Canadian Landmark (PCL) is a 16.6 km2 protected coastal area located in the southwest region of Tuktoyaktuk Peninsula (Northwest Territories, Canada). PCL presents great geomorphological significance, containing characteristic permafrost landforms, such as pingos and tundra polygons. The scien...