A Half-Century of Change in Arctic Alaskan Shrubs: A Photographic-Based Assessment  View Catalog Page
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A Half-Century of Change in Arctic Alaskan Shrubs: A Photographic-Based Assessment
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Title: A Half-Century of Change in Arctic Alaskan Shrubs: A Photographic-Based Assessment
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Date: 2005
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Abstract:
In this study, the locations of 193 old aerial photographs of northern Alaskan landscapes were rephotographed and assessed for changes in vegetation. The original photographs were taken over northern Alaska between 1948 and 1951, and the new photographs were taken between 1999 and 2003. The region covered by the original and repeat photographs stretches from the southern extent of the Brooks Range in the south to the Coastal Plain in the north, and from the Chukchi Sea in the west to the Canning River in the east. Approximate coordinates are 68°N to 70°N and 145°W to 165°W.
The original photographs were taken by the U.S. military as part of geologic reconnaissance and exploration, and the method used to acquire them was to fly both sides of a river valley while photographing the river and the facing valley slopes. Of the several thousand original photographs, only a fraction were repeated for the purpose of assessing vegetation change. Repeat photographs were selected for geographic coverage and to produce the greatest likelihood of detecting vegetation change. The original and repeat photographs were then scanned and stored in TIFF format. Individual image file sizes range from 5 to 60 MB each, and the total file size for the data set is 11 GB. The photographs are distributed on a set of three DVDs.
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M. Sturm and C. Racine. 2005. A Half-Century of Change in Arctic Alaskan Shrubs: A Photographic-Based Assessment. [indicate subset used]. Boulder, Colorado USA: National Snow and Ice Data Center. DVD.
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Begin Position: 19480101
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