Opportunities to Use Remote Sensing in Understanding Permafrost and Related Ecological Characteristics. Report of a Workshop. Held in Fairbanks, Alaska on October 8-9 2013.

摘要

Climate change is causing widespread thawing and degradation of permafrost, which has associated impacts on infrastructure, ecosystems, and the global carbon cycle. Data are needed to observe and monitor permafrost and for input into models that project permafrost change. Permafrost is a challenge to study because it is a subsurface condition of the ground, largely found in remote locations, and vastly distributed. An ad hoc committee of experts, under the auspices of the National Research Council, organized a workshop to explore opportunities for harnessing remote sensing technologies to advance our understanding of permafrost status and trends and the impacts of permafrost change.