The aims of this paper are to : identify thaw lakes and drained thaw lake basins (DTLBs) in the western Arctic Coastal Plain (ACP); develop several geometric shape metrics for lakes and basins, and perform statistically-based spatial
The N-factor as a tool in geocryological mapping : seasonal thaw in the Kuparuk river basin, Alaska
Active layer ; Air temperature ; Alaska ; Frost action ; Periglacial features ; Permafrost ; Soil temperature ; Thawing ; Thematic mapping ; Watershed
for the depth of thaw. Here, results of that work in nortnern Alaska are presented and compared to those from a more data-intense mapping procedure (Nelson et al., 1997) that would require substantial amounts of fieldwork to implement in other remote regions.
Application of differential global positioning systems to monitor frost heave and thaw settlement in tundra environments
This paper describes the methodology employed to resolve vertical changes associated with frost heave and thaw settlement in northern Alaska, at Prudhoe Bay, using differential global positioning systems (DGPS) technology. Traditional profile
Vegetation-soil-thaw-depth-relationships along a low-arctic bioclimate gradient, Alaska : synthesis of information from the ATLAS studies
Active layer ; Alaska ; Arctic Region ; Bioclimatology ; Biomass ; Climatic warming ; Cold area ; Ecosystem ; Permafrost ; Soil properties ; Thawing ; Tundra ; Vegetation ; Vegetation index
The AA. examine how vegetation, soils, and thaw depth vary across the arctic bioclimate gradient in northern Alaska. One objective is to determine if the patterns of vegetation and active layers observed in the Kuparuk River basin could reasonably
heat required for thaw. This zone has an impact on the formation of a cryogenic soil structure, and imparts stability to permafrost under low-amplitude or random climatic fluctuations. Research treating permafrost-climate interactions must be based