Remote Sensing in Permafrost Region Monitoring

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue focuses on the applications of Remote Sensing for research in permafrost and periglacial areas.

Permafrost -the permanently frozen ground- is one of the most prominent elements of high mountain and high latitude environments. The interplay of frozen water, sediment and bedrock and their reaction to environmental changes (daily, seasonal or long-term) creates specific landforms and geomorphological processes. At present, permafrost is being affected by anthropogenic climate change with very varied implications for the environments in which it is found and even faraway areas. Remote sensing techniques, whether they are acquired from ground based, airborne or satellite-borne, can help find, measure and monitor permafrost, periglacial landforms and periglacial landscapes.

Both review papers and contributing papers are welcomed. Contributions should focus on the application of remote sensing techniques to detect, describe, measure or model permafrost and periglacial features, their implications to natural or anthropic systems and the interplay between permafrost and glacial ice or snow. The topics mainly include, but are not limited to, the following aspects:

• Use of satellite imagery to track the changes in periglacial landforms.
• Use of satellite imagery to track the changes in snow coverage of periglacial environments.
• Combined aerial/satellite imagery applied to periglacial landforms.
• Unmanned Aerial Vehicle applications in periglacial landscapes.
• Structure from Motion techniques applied to periglacial areas.
• Airborne or terrestrial laser scanner in periglacial landscapes.
• Remote sensing of the thermal state of permafrost.
• Use of Artificial Intelligence over imagery to track and model snow and permafrost evolution.
• Ground penetrating techniques to find, measure and describe the permafrost layer and its evolution.

Dr. Ramón Pellitero
Dr. Luis Miguel Tanarro García
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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• permafrost degradation
• permafrost layer
• periglacial landforms
• patterned ground
• rock glaciers
• frozen ground
• snow
• freeze/thaw
• unmanned aerial vehicle
• photogrammetry
• aerial imagery
• satellite imagery
• radar remote sensing
• optical remote sensing
• ground penetrating radar
• electric resistivity
• digital elevation model (DEM)
• laser scanner