Protocol development to remotely monitor ice and surface water dynamics of shallow
lakes in the Central Alaska Network
Principal Investigator:
Dave Verbyla
Institution:
University of Alaska Fairbanks School of Natural Resources & Agricultural Sciences
Project Starting Date:
July 2004
Abstract:
This project will result in the development of protocols to
measure the number and size of shallow lakes in the Central Alaska Network and
develop a strategy for monitoring lake area over time using radar satellite imagery.
Shallow lake drying is a serious concern of park managers because such systems are
highly productive areas that provide critical habitat to many species of wildlife.
The network is concerned that the rate of change in shallow lake filling and drying
is being impacted by anthropogenic global climate change.
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