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Terrain parameters and remote sensing data in the analysis of permafrost distribution and periglacial processes: principles and examples from southern Norway

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  • Bernd Etzelmüller
  • Rune S. Ødegård
  • Ivar Berthling
  • Johan Ludvig Sollid

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Alpine permafrost and frost‐related geomorphological processes are sensitive to climatic change. Thus, there is an increasing demand for permafrost maps in high‐alpine environments. The objective of this paper is to present the application of terrain analysis and classification based on digital elevation models (DEMs) together with remotely sensed data (e.g. Landsat TM) in mapping of permafrost and slope activity as a supplement to existing methods. The study reviews principles and recent developments in this field, and presents three different approaches in the form of case studies from mountain areas of southern Norway. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. RÉSUMÉ Le pergélisol alpin et les processus géomorphologiques dus au gel sont sensibles aux changements de climat. II y a, en conséquence, une demande accrue de cartes du pergélisol dans les environnements de hautes altitudes. L'objectif de cet article est de présenter comment l'analyse du terrain et une classification du sol basée sur des modèles d'altitude, combinées avec l'utilisation de données de télédétection (Landsat TM), peuvent servir à cartographier le pergélisol et l'activité géomorphologique sur les versants, et constituer un supplément aux méthodes déjà existantes. L'étude passe en revue les principes et les développements récents dans ce domaine et présente trois différentes approches dans des études de cas de régions montagneuses de Norvège méridionale. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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  • Bernd Etzelmüller & Rune S. Ødegård & Ivar Berthling & Johan Ludvig Sollid, 2001. "Terrain parameters and remote sensing data in the analysis of permafrost distribution and periglacial processes: principles and examples from southern Norway," Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 12(1), pages 79-92, March.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:perpro:v:12:y:2001:i:1:p:79-92
    DOI: 10.1002/ppp.384
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