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Research article
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30 Sep 2016
Research article |
| 30 Sep 2016
Can C-band synthetic aperture radar be used to estimate soil organic carbon storage in tundra?
Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie und Geodynamik, 1190 Vienna, Austria
Vienna University of Technology, 1040 Vienna, Austria
Barbara Widhalm
Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie und Geodynamik, 1190 Vienna, Austria
Vienna University of Technology, 1040 Vienna, Austria
Peter Kuhry
Stockholm University, Department of Physical Geography, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
Gustaf Hugelius
Stockholm University, Department of Physical Geography, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
Juri Palmtag
Stockholm University, Department of Physical Geography, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
Matthias Benjamin Siewert
Stockholm University, Department of Physical Geography, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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A new approach for the estimation of soil organic carbon (SOC) pools north of the tree line has been developed based on synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data from the ENVISAT satellite. It can be shown that measurements of C-band SAR under frozen conditions represent vegetation and surface structure properties which relate to soil properties, specifically SOC. The approach provides the first spatially consistent account of soil organic carbon across the Arctic.
A new approach for the estimation of soil organic carbon (SOC) pools north of the tree line has...
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