Morphometric and spatial analysis of thaw lakes and drained thaw lake basins in the western Arctic Coastal Plain, Alaska

M. Hinkel, Kenneth; C. Frohn, Robert; E. Nelson, Frederick; R. Eisner, Wendy; Beck, Richard

doi:10.1002/ppp.532

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Morphometric and spatial analysis of thaw lakes and drained thaw lake basins in the western Arctic Coastal Plain, Alaska

Published in Permafrost and Periglacial Processes • Jan 1, 2005

Authors:

Kenneth M. Hinkel

Robert C. Frohn

Frederick E. Nelson

Abstract

Landsat-7 ETM + scenes were acquired for the western Arctic Coastal Plain of Alaska extending from 152° to 162° W longitude. A segmentation algorithm was used to classify lakes and drained thaw lake basins (DTLBs) exceeding 1 ha in size. A total of 13,214 lakes and 6539 DTLBs were identified. Severa...

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Coastal plain

Geology

Shore

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