Articles | Volume 11, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-1441-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-1441-2017
Research article
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28 Jun 2017
Research article |  | 28 Jun 2017

Transient modeling of the ground thermal conditions using satellite data in the Lena River delta, Siberia

Sebastian Westermann, Maria Peter, Moritz Langer, Georg Schwamborn, Lutz Schirrmeister, Bernd Etzelmüller, and Julia Boike

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AR by Sebastian Westermann on behalf of the Authors (13 Dec 2016)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (06 Mar 2017) by Stephan Gruber
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RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (17 Mar 2017)
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (20 Mar 2017)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (Editor review) (09 Apr 2017) by Stephan Gruber
AR by Sebastian Westermann on behalf of the Authors (05 May 2017)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (21 May 2017) by Stephan Gruber
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Short summary
We demonstrate a remote-sensing-based scheme estimating the evolution of ground temperature and active layer thickness by means of a ground thermal model. A comparison to in situ observations from the Lena River delta in Siberia indicates that the model is generally capable of reproducing the annual temperature regime and seasonal thawing of the ground. The approach could hence be a first step towards remote detection of ground thermal conditions in permafrost areas.