Permafrost region Herschel Island
Permafrost region Herschel Island
Herschel Island is located on the northwestern tip of Canada and is characterised by continuous permafrost. The PermASAR radar image acquired in August 2018 reveals vegetation in the L-band frequency range (dark green colour) in the otherwise treeless tundra. The thawing process is also evident along the coasts: In the right part of the picture, broken ice floes float on the sea (violet). On the coast in the left part of the image are traces of mudflows where the thawed soil breaks off and is washed away.
