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Data description paper
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20 Aug 2021
Data description paper |
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An integrated observation dataset of the hydrological and thermal deformation in permafrost slopes and engineering infrastructure in the Qinghai–Tibet Engineering Corridor
Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy
of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
State Key Laboratory of Frozen Soils Engineering, Northwest Institute
of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou
730000, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Yanli Zhuang
Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy
of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Mingyi Zhang
Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy
of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
State Key Laboratory of Frozen Soils Engineering, Northwest Institute
of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou
730000, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Zhongqiong Zhang
State Key Laboratory of Frozen Soils Engineering, Northwest Institute
of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou
730000, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Wei Ma
State Key Laboratory of Frozen Soils Engineering, Northwest Institute
of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou
730000, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Wenzhi Zhao
Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy
of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Cryosphere Research Station on Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, Northwest
Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences,
Lanzhou 730000, China
Li Wang
Qinghai Institute of Meteorological Science, Xining 810001, China
Yanmei Shi
32016 PLA Troops, Lanzhou 730000, China
Ze Zhang
State Key Laboratory of Frozen Soils Engineering, Northwest Institute
of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou
730000, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Quntao Duan
Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy
of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Deyu Tian
Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy
of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
Qingguo Zhou
School of Information Science and Engineering, Lanzhou University,
Lanzhou 730000, China
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Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 435–443, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-435-2017, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-435-2017, 2017
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We present detailed surface elevation measurements for the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica, and surroundings, derived from aerial lidar surveys flown in the austral summer of 2014–2015 as part of an effort to understand landscape changes over the past decade. Lidar return density varied from 2 to > 10 returns per square meter with an average of about 5 returns per square meter. vertical and horizontal accuracies are estimated to be 7 cm and 3 cm, respectively.
Sina Muster, Kurt Roth, Moritz Langer, Stephan Lange, Fabio Cresto Aleina, Annett Bartsch, Anne Morgenstern, Guido Grosse, Benjamin Jones, A. Britta K. Sannel, Ylva Sjöberg, Frank Günther, Christian Andresen, Alexandra Veremeeva, Prajna R. Lindgren, Frédéric Bouchard, Mark J. Lara, Daniel Fortier, Simon Charbonneau, Tarmo A. Virtanen, Gustaf Hugelius, Juri Palmtag, Matthias B. Siewert, William J. Riley, Charles D. Koven, and Julia Boike
Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 317–348, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-317-2017, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-317-2017, 2017
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Waterbodies are abundant in Arctic permafrost lowlands. Most waterbodies are ponds with a surface area smaller than 100 x 100 m. The Permafrost Region Pond and Lake Database (PeRL) for the first time maps ponds as small as 10 x 10 m. PeRL maps can be used to document changes both by comparing them to historical and future imagery. The distribution of waterbodies in the Arctic is important to know in order to manage resources in the Arctic and to improve climate predictions in the Arctic.
Youngwook Kim, John S. Kimball, Joseph Glassy, and Jinyang Du
Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 133–147, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-133-2017, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-133-2017, 2017
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A new freeze–thaw (FT) Earth system data record (ESDR) was developed from satellite passive microwave remote sensing that quantifies the daily landscape frozen or non-frozen status over a 25 km resolution global grid and 1979–2014 record. The FT-ESDR shows favorable accuracy and performance, enabling new studies of climate change and frozen season impacts on surface water mobility and ecosystem processes.
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We implement a variety of sensors to monitor the hydrological and thermal deformation between permafrost slopes and engineering projects in the hinterland of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau. We present the integrated observation dataset from the 1950s to 2020, explaining the instrumentation, processing, data visualisation, and quality control.
We implement a variety of sensors to monitor the hydrological and thermal deformation between...
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