Monitoring Regional Vegetation Changes in Seward Peninsula, Alaska, Using Remote Sensing Technique

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dc.contributor.advisorKim, Jeong Woo
dc.contributor.authorAhn, Ji Young
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-02T17:37:43Z
dc.date.available2014-06-16T07:00:39Z
dc.date.issued2014-05-02
dc.date.submitted2014en
dc.description.abstractArctic vegetation has been undergoing various transitions depending on its regional characteristics and numerous contributors to these changes include direct human impact and natural changes in the earth’s climate system. The commonest causes of the vegetation change over a large arctic area are climatic. The Seward Peninsula in Alaska was reported diverse vegetation variations induced by possible climatic factors such as warming and drought conditions. Satellite observations have provided retrospective research on vegetation density patterns and changes over a long period in Arctic tundra environment. Landsat imagery has allowed documentation of spatial and temporal vegetation changes and investigation of the relationship to regional weather variations. Completed within this thesis are time-series NDVI maps of Council area in Seward Peninsula performed by both NDVI and change detection methods between 1999 and 2009. The study of vegetation change conducted here are important for monitoring the variations from the past to present and exploring the possible response to the annual weather changes.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAhn, J. Y. (2014). Monitoring Regional Vegetation Changes in Seward Peninsula, Alaska, Using Remote Sensing Technique (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27001en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/27001
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/1483
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectRemote Sensing
dc.subjectEngineering--Environmental
dc.subject.classificationRemote Sensingen_US
dc.subject.classificationVegetationen_US
dc.subject.classificationArctic tundraen_US
dc.titleMonitoring Regional Vegetation Changes in Seward Peninsula, Alaska, Using Remote Sensing Technique
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineGeomatics Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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