Geomorphic mapping and permafrost occurrence on the Koyukuk River floodplain near Huslia, Alaska

Douglas, Madison; Blankenship, Rain; Chadwick, Austin; Dunne, Kieran; Fischer, Woodward; Geyman, Emily; Ke, Yutian; Kemeny, Preston; Li, Gen; Magyar, John; Mutter, Edda; Nghiem, Justin; Piliouras, Anastasia; Reahl, Jocelyn; Rowland, Joel; Schwenk, Jon; Seelen, Emily; Smith, M. Isabel; West, A. Joshua; Lamb, Michael

doi:10.15485/2204419

Title: Geomorphic mapping and permafrost occurrence on the Koyukuk River floodplain near Huslia, Alaska

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Permafrost occurrence measured in-situ and geomorphic maps drawn by hand using high-resolution satellite imagery for the Koyukuk River floodplain near Huslia, Alaska. The dataset was collected to characterize permafrost extent and rates of formation and degradation due to river processes and climate change. Permafrost occurrence and thickness of the active layer was measured using a 1 or 2 m long permafrost probe or through direct observation (coring, digging trench, exposed ice). Measurements were from June 27 - July 8, 2018 and September 26 - October 1, 2022 and are saved as a csv file. Geomorphic maps delineate floodplain landforms, the relative age of floodplain deposits, and prior paths of the river produced by connecting oxbow lakes. Maps are saved as georeferenced shapefiles that can be imported into QGIS or ArcGIS software.

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California Institute of Technology; California Institute of Technology
University of Southern California
California Institute of Technology
Yukon River Inter-tribal Watershed Council
Pennsylvania State University
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Publication Date:: Sat Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 2022

Research Org.:: Environmental System Science Data Infrastructure for a Virtual Ecosystem; Incorporating the Hydrological Controls on Carbon Cycling in Floodplain Ecosystems into Earth System Models (ESMs)

Sponsoring Org.:: U.S. DOE > Office of Science > Biological and Environmental Research (BER); National Science Foundation (NSF); Resnick Sustainability Institute, California Institute of Technology; U.S. DOD > National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship; Fannie and John Hertz Foundation

Subject:: 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > FROZEN GROUND; EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > FROZEN GROUND > PERMAFROST; EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > GEOMORPHIC LANDFORMS/PROCESSES; EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > GEOMORPHIC LANDFORMS/PROCESSES > FLUVIAL LANDFORMS > FLOOD PLAIN; EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > GEOMORPHIC LANDFORMS/PROCESSES > FLUVIAL LANDFORMS > MEANDER

OSTI Identifier:: 2204419

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.15485/2204419

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                    Douglas, Madison, Blankenship, Rain, Chadwick, Austin, Dunne, Kieran, Fischer, Woodward, Geyman, Emily, Ke, Yutian, Kemeny, Preston, Li, Gen, Magyar, John, Mutter, Edda, Nghiem, Justin, Piliouras, Anastasia, Reahl, Jocelyn, Rowland, Joel, Schwenk, Jon, Seelen, Emily, Smith, M. Isabel, West, A. Joshua, and Lamb, Michael. Geomorphic mapping and permafrost occurrence on the Koyukuk River floodplain near Huslia, Alaska.  United States: N. p., 2022. 
        Web.  doi:10.15485/2204419.

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                    Douglas, Madison, Blankenship, Rain, Chadwick, Austin, Dunne, Kieran, Fischer, Woodward, Geyman, Emily, Ke, Yutian, Kemeny, Preston, Li, Gen, Magyar, John, Mutter, Edda, Nghiem, Justin, Piliouras, Anastasia, Reahl, Jocelyn, Rowland, Joel, Schwenk, Jon, Seelen, Emily, Smith, M. Isabel, West, A. Joshua, & Lamb, Michael. Geomorphic mapping and permafrost occurrence on the Koyukuk River floodplain near Huslia, Alaska.  United States.  doi:https://doi.org/10.15485/2204419

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                    Douglas, Madison, Blankenship, Rain, Chadwick, Austin, Dunne, Kieran, Fischer, Woodward, Geyman, Emily, Ke, Yutian, Kemeny, Preston, Li, Gen, Magyar, John, Mutter, Edda, Nghiem, Justin, Piliouras, Anastasia, Reahl, Jocelyn, Rowland, Joel, Schwenk, Jon, Seelen, Emily, Smith, M. Isabel, West, A. Joshua, and Lamb, Michael. 2022.  
"Geomorphic mapping and permafrost occurrence on the Koyukuk River floodplain near Huslia, Alaska".  United States.  doi:https://doi.org/10.15485/2204419.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/2204419. Pub date:Sat Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 2022

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@article{osti_2204419,

  title        = {Geomorphic mapping and permafrost occurrence on the Koyukuk River floodplain near Huslia, Alaska},

  author       = {Douglas, Madison and Blankenship, Rain and Chadwick, Austin and Dunne, Kieran and Fischer, Woodward and Geyman, Emily and Ke, Yutian and Kemeny, Preston and Li, Gen and Magyar, John and Mutter, Edda and Nghiem, Justin and Piliouras, Anastasia and Reahl, Jocelyn and Rowland, Joel and Schwenk, Jon and Seelen, Emily and Smith, M. Isabel and West, A. Joshua and Lamb, Michael},

  abstractNote = {Permafrost occurrence measured in-situ and geomorphic maps drawn by hand using high-resolution satellite imagery for the Koyukuk River floodplain near Huslia, Alaska. The dataset was collected to characterize permafrost extent and rates of formation and degradation due to river processes and climate change. Permafrost occurrence and thickness of the active layer was measured using a 1 or 2 m long permafrost probe or through direct observation (coring, digging trench, exposed ice). Measurements were from June 27 - July 8, 2018 and September 26 - October 1, 2022 and are saved as a csv file. Geomorphic maps delineate floodplain landforms, the relative age of floodplain deposits, and prior paths of the river produced by connecting oxbow lakes. Maps are saved as georeferenced shapefiles that can be imported into QGIS or ArcGIS software.},

  doi          = {10.15485/2204419},

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  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Sat Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 2022},

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