Assessment of pingo distribution and morphometry using an IfSAR derived digital surface model, western Arctic Coastal Plain, northern Alaska

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TitleAssessment of pingo distribution and morphometry using an IfSAR derived digital surface model, western Arctic Coastal Plain, northern Alaska
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2012
AuthorsJones, BM, Grosse, G, Hinkel, KM, Arp, CD, Walker, S, Beck, RA, Galloway, JP
JournalGeomorphology
Volume138
Pagination1-14
ISSN0169-555X
KeywordsAlaska North Slope, DEM, digital elevation model, geomorphology, IfSAR, Mapping, morphology, Pingo, Spatial analysis
Abstract

Pingos are circular to elongate ice-cored mounds that form by injection and freezing of pressurized water in near-surface permafrost. Here we use a digital surface model (DSM) derived from an airborne Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (IfSAR) system to assess the distribution and morphometry of pingos within a 63,000
URLhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169555X11004053
DOI10.1016/j.geomorph.2011.08.007
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