OPPORTUNITIES TO USE
REMOTE SENSING
IN UNDERSTANDING
Permafrost AND
RELATED ECOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Report of a Workshop
Committee on Opportunities to Use Remote Sensing in Understanding Permafrost and Ecosystems:
A Workshop
Polar Research Board
Division on Earth and Life Studies
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COMMITTEE ON OPPORTUNITIES TO USE REMOTE SENSING IN
UNDERSTANDING PERMAFROST AND ECOSYSTEMS: A WORKSHOP
PRASAD GOGINENI (Co-Chair), University of Kansas, Lawrence
VLADIMIR E. ROMANOVSKY (Co-Chair), University of Alaska, Fairbanks
JESSICA CHERRY, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
CLAUDE DUGUAY, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
SCOTT GOETZ, Woods Hole Research Center, Falmouth, MA
M. TORRE JORGENSON, Alaska Ecoscience, Fairbanks
MAHTA MOGHADDAM, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
NRC Staff
KATIE THOMAS, Program Officer
LAUREN BROWN, Associate Program Officer
SHELLY FREELAND, Senior Program Assistant
POLAR RESEARCH BOARD
JAMES W. C. WHITE (Chair), University of Colorado, Boulder
WALEED ABDALATI, University of Colorado, Boulder
SRIDHAR ANANDAKRISHNAN, Pennsylvania State University, University Park
KATEY WALTER ANTHONY, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
JULIE BRIGHAM-GRETTE, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
JOHN CASSANO, University of Colorado, Boulder
JENNIFER A. FRANCIS, Rutgers University, Marion, MA
EILEEN E. HOFMANN, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
BERNICE M. JOSEPH, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
ELLEN S. MOSLEY-THOMPSON, Ohio State University, Columbus
GEORGE B. NEWTON, U.S. Arctic Research Commission, Marstons Mills, MA
RAFE POMERANCE, Independent Consultant, Washington, DC
CARYN REA, ConocoPhillips, Anchorage, AK
GAIUS R. SHAVER, The Ecosystems Center, Woods Hole, MA
ALLAN T. WEATHERWAX, Siena College, Loudonville, NY
Ex-Officio
JACQUELINE M. GREBMEIER (U.S. Delegate to IASC), University of Maryland, Solomons
TERRY WILSON (U.S. Delegate to SCAR), Ohio State University, Columbus
DENEB KARENTZ (Alternate U.S. Delegate to SCAR), University of San Francisco, CA
NRC Staff
AMANDA STAUDT, Director
LAURIE GELLER, Program Director
LAUREN BROWN, Associate Program Officer
RITA GASKINS, Administrative Coordinator
Acknowledgments
This workshop summary has been reviewed in draft form by persons chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise in accordance with procedures approved by the National Research Council’s Report Review Committee. The purposes of this review are to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the institution in making the published summary as sound as possible and to ensure that the summary meets institutional standards of objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process. We wish to thank the following for their participation in the review of this summary:
GUIDO GROSSE, Alfred Wegener Institute, Potsdam, Germany
LARRY D. HINZMAN, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
ANNE W. NOLIN, Oregon State University, Corvallis
EDWARD SCHUUR, University of Florida, Gainesville
Although the reviewers listed above have provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse, nor did they see the final draft of the workshop summary before its release. The review of this summary was overseen by Jeff Dozier, University of California, Santa Barbara. Appointed by the National Research Council, he was responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this summary was carried out in accordance with institutional procedures and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content of this summary rests entirely with the author and the National Research Council.
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Contents
Permafrost Characteristics and Change
Direct and Indirect Remote Sensing of Permafrost and Permafrost-Related Ecological Characteristics
U.S. and International Efforts to Use Remote Sensing to Study Permafrost
Permafrost Properties and Processes
Permafrost-Related Ecological Variables
A Abstracts of Workshop Presentations
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