N: 69.15 S: 68.4 E: -148.7 W: -149.5
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This data set includes estimates of permafrost Active Layer Thickness (ALT; cm), and calculated uncertainties, derived using a ground-penetrating radar (GPR) system in the field in August 2014 near Toolik Lake and Happy Valley on the North Slope of Alaska. GPR measurements were taken along 10 transects of varying length (approx. 1 to 7 km). Traditional ALT estimates from mechanical probing every 100 to 500 m along each transect are also included. These data are suitable for future studies of how ALT varies over relatively large geological features, such as hills and valleys, wetland areas, and drained lake basins.
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| Title | Year Sort ascending | Author | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maps of active layer thickness in northern Alaska by upscaling P-band polarimetric synthetic aperture radar retrievals | Whitcomb, Jane, Chen, Richard, Clewley, Daniel, Kimball, John S, Pastick, Neal J, Yi, Yonghong, Moghaddam, Mahta | Forests, Vegetation, Methane, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Permafrost, Alpine/Tundra, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Surface Roughness, Soil Depth, Active Layer, Permafrost, Permafrost, PERMAFROST MELT, Permafrost, Active Layer, Permafrost | |
| Maps of Active Layer Thickness on the North Slope of Alaska by Upscaling P-Band Polarimetric SAR Retrievals | Whitcomb, Jane, Chen, Richard, Clewley, Daniel, Yi, Yonghong, Kimball, John, Moghaddam, Mahta | Soil Moisture/Water Content, Surface Roughness, Soil Depth, Active Layer, Permafrost, Permafrost, Permafrost, PERMAFROST MELT, Permafrost, Active Layer, Permafrost | |
| Validation of Permafrost Active Layer Estimates from Airborne SAR Observations | Parsekian, Andrew D., Chen, Richard H., Michaelides, Roger J., Sullivan, Taylor D., Clayton, Leah K., Huang, Lingcao, Zhao, Yuhuan, Wig, Elizabeth, Moghaddam, Mahta, Zebker, Howard, Schaefer, Kevin | Aquatic Ecosystems, Terrestrial Ecosystems, Vegetation, Soils, Soil Depth, Active Layer, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Radar Reflectivity, Radio Wave, Permafrost, Permafrost, Permafrost, Permafrost, PERMAFROST MELT, Active Layer, Permafrost | |
| Ground-penetrating radar-derived measurements of active-layer thickness on the landscape scale with sparse calibration at Toolik and Happy Valley, Alaska | Chen, Albert, Parsekian, Andrew D., Schaefer, Kevin, Jafarov, Elchin, Panda, Santosh, Liu, Lin, Zhang, Tingjun, Zebker, Howard | Permafrost, Permafrost, Permafrost, PERMAFROST MELT, Permafrost, Active Layer, Active Layer, Permafrost | |
| Ground-penetrating radar-derived measurements of active-layer thickness on the landscape scale with sparse calibration at Toolik and Happy Valley, Alaska | Chen, Albert, Parsekian, Andrew D., Schaefer, Kevin, Jafarov, Elchin, Panda, Santosh, Liu, Lin, Zhang, Tingjun, Zebker, Howard | Permafrost, Permafrost, Permafrost, PERMAFROST MELT, Permafrost, Active Layer, Active Layer, Permafrost |