Articles | Volume 9, issue 1
Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 317–348, 2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-317-2017
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Special issue: Changing Permafrost in the Arctic and its Global Effects in...
Review article 06 Jun 2017
Review article | 06 Jun 2017
PeRL: a circum-Arctic Permafrost Region Pond and Lake database
Sina Muster et al.
Data sets
PeRL: Permafrost Region Pond and Lake Database, links to ArcGIS shapefiles S. Muster, K. Roth, M. Langer, S. Lange, F. Cresto-Aleina, A. Bartsch, A. Morgenstern, G. Grosse, B. Jones, A. B. K. Sannel, Y. Sjöberg, F. Günther, C. Andresen, A. Veremeeva, P. R. Lindgren, F. Bouchard, M. J. Lara, D. Fortier, S. Charbonneau, T. A. Virtanen, G. Hugelius, J. Palmtag, M. B. Siewert, W. J. Riley, C. D. Koven, and J. Boike https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.868349
Short summary
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.
Waterbodies are abundant in Arctic permafrost lowlands. Most waterbodies are ponds with a...