New Technique Maps Large-scale Impacts of Fire-induced Permafrost Thaw in Alaska

Credit: Florida Atlantic University/Getty Images

Six large fires have occurred since 2000 on the Tanana Flats lowland in interior Alaska.

« New Technique Maps Large-scale Impacts of Fire-induced Permafrost Thaw in Alaska

Credit: Florida Atlantic University

Image shows the mapped thaw settlement caused by the fires (a) and estimated uncertainty caused by different models (b).

« New Technique Maps Large-scale Impacts of Fire-induced Permafrost Thaw in Alaska

Credit: Florida Atlantic University

Image shows the burn severity across six fire scars (a), and vegetation change before (c) and after (b) the fires.

« New Technique Maps Large-scale Impacts of Fire-induced Permafrost Thaw in Alaska

Credit: Florida Atlantic University

The picture shows the recovery of vegetation for the 2001 fire and 2010 fire over Tanana Flats lowland permafrost in interior Alaska where the study was conducted.

« New Technique Maps Large-scale Impacts of Fire-induced Permafrost Thaw in Alaska

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