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Scientists use forest color to gauge permafrost depth – Phys.org

Scientists regularly use remote sensing drones and satellites to record how climate change affects permafrost thaw rates—methods that work well in barren tundra…

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Scientists regularly use remote sensing drones and satellites to record how climate change affects permafrost thaw ratesmethods that work well in barren tundra landscapes where there’s nothing to obstruct the view.
But in boreal regions, which harbor a significant portion of the world’s permafrost, obscuring vegetation can stymy even the most advanced remote sensing technology.
In a study published in January, researchers in Germany and at the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Geophysical Institute…

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