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Articles | Volume 11, issue 3
Articles | Volume 11, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-1441-2017
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-1441-2017
© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Articles | Volume 11, issue 3
Research article
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28 Jun 2017
Research article |  | 28 Jun 2017

Transient modeling of the ground thermal conditions using satellite data in the Lena River delta, Siberia

Sebastian Westermann, Maria Peter, Moritz Langer, Georg Schwamborn, Lutz Schirrmeister, Bernd Etzelmüller, and Julia Boike

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We demonstrate a remote-sensing-based scheme estimating the evolution of ground temperature and active layer thickness by means of a ground thermal model. A comparison to in situ observations from the Lena River delta in Siberia indicates that the model is generally capable of reproducing the annual temperature regime and seasonal thawing of the ground. The approach could hence be a first step towards remote detection of ground thermal conditions in permafrost areas.
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