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Color Key to Remote Permafrost Detection

Veronika Döpper

A German scientist has teamed with University of Alaska Fairbanks researchers to develop a way to remotely determine the presence of permafrost in soils. As KUAC’s Mary Auld (ALD) reports, the technique uses color variations in trees and other vegetation.