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Solie, Diana N.

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In 2005 the Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys initiated a multi-year geologic field study focused on a corridor centered along the Alaska Highway between Delta Junction and the Canada border. The purpose of this project is to provide geologic information relevant to a proposed Alaska-Canada natural gas pipeline and other future development in the corridor. Identification of active faults and characterization of seismic hazards were included in the project. During the 2006 and 2007 field seasons, lineaments and geologic features indicative of possible youthful surface faulting in or near the western half of the corridor between Delta Junction and Dot Lake were identified and evaluated. Four of the...
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We employed an integrated approach that combined remote sensing techniques with field measurements to predict the presence/absence of near-surface permafrost in a section of the Alaska Highway corridor. We investigated the correlative relationships among vegetation type, topography, moss thickness, tussock condition and near-surface permafrost in the study area. Analysis of moss thickness and active-layer depth in low-lying plains (slope <8?) showed an inverse relationship in different vegetation classes. The maximum likelihood classification of remotely sensed data mapped 80% of the study area as covered with vegetation. We developed an empirical-statistical (Binary Logistic Regression) model to establish the statistical...
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A combination of binary logistic regression (BLR) and remote sensing techniques was used to generate a high-resolution spatially continuous near-surface (< 1.6 m) permafrost map. The BLR model was used to establish the relationship between vegetation type, aspect-slope, and permafrost presence; it predicted permafrost presence with an accuracy of 88%. Near-surface permafrost occupies 45% of the total vegetated area and 37% of the total study area. As less than 50% of the study area is underlain by near-surface permafrost, this distribution is characterized as "sporadic" for the study area.; A combination of binary logistic regression (BLR) and remote sensing techniques was used to generate a high-resolution spatially...
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