b.geos, Industriestrasse 1, 2100 Korneuburg, Austria
Austrian Polar Research Institute, c/o Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Aleksandra Efimova
b.geos, Industriestrasse 1, 2100 Korneuburg, Austria
Austrian Polar Research Institute, c/o Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Barbara Widhalm
b.geos, Industriestrasse 1, 2100 Korneuburg, Austria
Austrian Polar Research Institute, c/o Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Dorothee Ehrich
Department of Arctic and marine biology, UiT – The Arctic university of Norway, 9037 Tromsø, Norway
Timo Kumpula
Department of Geographical and Historical Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, 80101, Finland
Lakes are common features in Arctic permafrost areas. Land cover change following their drainage needs to be monitored since it has implications for ecology and the carbon cycle. Satellite data are key in this context. We compared a common vegetation index approach with a novel land-cover-monitoring scheme. Land cover information provides specific information on wetland features. We also showed that the bioclimatic gradients play a significant role after drainage within the first 10 years.
Lakes are common features in Arctic permafrost areas. Land cover change following their drainage...