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Research article
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15 Nov 2016
Research article |
| 15 Nov 2016
Presence of rapidly degrading permafrost plateaus in south-central Alaska
Benjamin M. Jones
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Alaska Science Center, US Geological Survey, Anchorage, AK 99508, USA
Carson A. Baughman
Alaska Science Center, US Geological Survey, Anchorage, AK 99508, USA
Vladimir E. Romanovsky
Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99775, USA
Earth Cryosphere Institute, 86 Malygina Street, 625000 Tyumen, Russia
Andrew D. Parsekian
Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82070, USA
Esther L. Babcock
Alaska Science Center, US Geological Survey, Anchorage, AK 99508, USA
Eva Stephani
Alaska Science Center, US Geological Survey, Anchorage, AK 99508, USA
Miriam C. Jones
Eastern Geology and Paleoclimate Science Center, US Geological Survey, Reston, VA 20192, USA
Guido Grosse
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Edward E. Berg
Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Soldotna, AK 99669, USA
retired
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Short summary
We combined field data collection with remote sensing data to document the presence and rapid degradation of permafrost in south-central Alaska during 1950–present. Ground temperature measurements confirmed permafrost presence in the region, but remotely sensed images showed that permafrost plateau extent decreased by 60 % since 1950. Better understanding these vulnerable permafrost deposits is important for predicting future permafrost extent across all permafrost regions that are warming.
We combined field data collection with remote sensing data to document the presence and rapid...
