Airborne imaging spectroscopy surveys of Arctic and boreal Alaska and northwestern Canada 2017–2023

Abstract Since 2015, NASA’s Arctic Boreal Vulnerability Experiment (ABoVE) has investigated how climate change impacts the vulnerability and/or resilience of the permafrost-affected ecosystems of Alaska and northwestern Canada. ABoVE conducted extensive surveys with the Next Generation Airborne Visi...

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Main Authors: Charles E. Miller, Robert O. Green, David R. Thompson, Andrew J. Thorpe, Michael L. Eastwood, Ian B. McCubbin, Winston Oslon-Duvall, Michael A. Bernas, Charles M. Sarture, Luis M. Rios, M. A. Hernandez, Brian D. Bue, Sarah R. Lundeen, Ryan Pavlick, John W. Chapman, Philip G. Brodrick, Regina F. Eckert, R. Willow Coleman, Latha Baskaran, Clayton D. Elder, Philip A. Townsend, Kyle R. Kovach, Shawn P. Serbin, Karl F. Huemmrich, Peter R. Nelson, Uma Bhatt, Matthew J. Macander, Debjani Singh, Michele Thornton, Daryl Yang, Isla Myers-Smith, Scott J. Goetz, Elizabeth E. Hoy, Elizabeth Larson, Dan Hodkinson, Hank A. Margolis, Michael Falkowski, Andrew Applejohn, Peter C. Griffith
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Robert O. Green
David R. Thompson
Andrew J. Thorpe
Michael L. Eastwood
Ian B. McCubbin
Winston Oslon-Duvall
Michael A. Bernas
Charles M. Sarture
Luis M. Rios
M. A. Hernandez
Brian D. Bue
Sarah R. Lundeen
Ryan Pavlick
John W. Chapman
Philip G. Brodrick
Regina F. Eckert
R. Willow Coleman
Latha Baskaran
Clayton D. Elder
Philip A. Townsend
Kyle R. Kovach
Shawn P. Serbin
Karl F. Huemmrich
Peter R. Nelson
Uma Bhatt
Matthew J. Macander
Debjani Singh
Michele Thornton
Daryl Yang
Isla Myers-Smith
Scott J. Goetz
Elizabeth E. Hoy
Elizabeth Larson
Dan Hodkinson
Hank A. Margolis
Michael Falkowski
Andrew Applejohn
Peter C. Griffith
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David R. Thompson
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Michael L. Eastwood
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Michael A. Bernas
Charles M. Sarture
Luis M. Rios
M. A. Hernandez
Brian D. Bue
Sarah R. Lundeen
Ryan Pavlick
John W. Chapman
Philip G. Brodrick
Regina F. Eckert
R. Willow Coleman
Latha Baskaran
Clayton D. Elder
Philip A. Townsend
Kyle R. Kovach
Shawn P. Serbin
Karl F. Huemmrich
Peter R. Nelson
Uma Bhatt
Matthew J. Macander
Debjani Singh
Michele Thornton
Daryl Yang
Isla Myers-Smith
Scott J. Goetz
Elizabeth E. Hoy
Elizabeth Larson
Dan Hodkinson
Hank A. Margolis
Michael Falkowski
Andrew Applejohn
Peter C. Griffith
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description Abstract Since 2015, NASA’s Arctic Boreal Vulnerability Experiment (ABoVE) has investigated how climate change impacts the vulnerability and/or resilience of the permafrost-affected ecosystems of Alaska and northwestern Canada. ABoVE conducted extensive surveys with the Next Generation Airborne Visible/Infrared Imaging Spectrometer (AVIRIS-NG) during 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2022 and with AVIRIS-3 in 2023 to characterize tundra, taiga, peatlands, and wetlands in unprecedented detail. The ABoVE AVIRIS dataset comprises ~1700 individual flight lines covering ~120,000 km2 with nominal 5 m × 5 m spatial resolution. Data include individual transects to capture important gradients like the tundra-taiga ecotone and maps of up to 10,000 km2 for key study areas like the Mackenzie Delta. The ABoVE AVIRIS surveys enable diverse ecosystem science, provide crucial benchmark data for validating retrievals from the PACE, PRISMA, and EnMAP satellite sensors and help prepare for the SBG and CHIME missions. This paper guides interested researchers to fully explore the ABoVE AVIRIS spectral imagery and complements our guide to the ABoVE airborne synthetic aperture radar surveys.
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spelling doaj-art-c82adc3dcf37427bbcce7490c77a8ecd2025-08-20T02:20:01ZengNature PortfolioScientific Data2052-44632025-04-0112111210.1038/s41597-025-04898-wAirborne imaging spectroscopy surveys of Arctic and boreal Alaska and northwestern Canada 2017–2023Charles E. Miller0Robert O. Green1David R. Thompson2Andrew J. Thorpe3Michael L. Eastwood4Ian B. McCubbin5Winston Oslon-Duvall6Michael A. Bernas7Charles M. Sarture8Luis M. Rios9M. A. Hernandez10Brian D. Bue11Sarah R. Lundeen12Ryan Pavlick13John W. Chapman14Philip G. Brodrick15Regina F. Eckert16R. Willow Coleman17Latha Baskaran18Clayton D. Elder19Philip A. Townsend20Kyle R. Kovach21Shawn P. Serbin22Karl F. Huemmrich23Peter R. Nelson24Uma Bhatt25Matthew J. Macander26Debjani Singh27Michele Thornton28Daryl Yang29Isla Myers-Smith30Scott J. Goetz31Elizabeth E. Hoy32Elizabeth Larson33Dan Hodkinson34Hank A. Margolis35Michael Falkowski36Andrew Applejohn37Peter C. Griffith38Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of TechnologyJet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of TechnologyJet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of TechnologyJet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of TechnologyJet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of TechnologyJet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of TechnologyJet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of TechnologyJet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of TechnologyJet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of TechnologyJet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of TechnologyJet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of TechnologyJet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of TechnologyJet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of TechnologyJet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of TechnologyJet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of TechnologyJet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of TechnologyJet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of TechnologyJet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of TechnologyJet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of TechnologyJet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of TechnologyUniversity of WisconsinUniversity of WisconsinNASA Goddard Space Flight CenterNASA Goddard Space Flight CenterSchoodic Institute at Acadia National Park, Winter HarborDepartment of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alaska FairbanksABR, IncBiological and Environmental Systems Science Directorate, Oak Ridge National LaboratoryBiological and Environmental Systems Science Directorate, Oak Ridge National LaboratoryBiological and Environmental Systems Science Directorate, Oak Ridge National LaboratoryUniversity of British ColumbiaSchool of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems, Northern Arizona UniversityNASA Goddard Space Flight Center / GST, Inc.NASA Goddard Space Flight Center / SSAINASA Goddard Space Flight Center / SSAINASA HeadquartersNASA HeadquartersGovernment of the Northwest TerritoriesNASA Goddard Space Flight Center / SSAIAbstract Since 2015, NASA’s Arctic Boreal Vulnerability Experiment (ABoVE) has investigated how climate change impacts the vulnerability and/or resilience of the permafrost-affected ecosystems of Alaska and northwestern Canada. ABoVE conducted extensive surveys with the Next Generation Airborne Visible/Infrared Imaging Spectrometer (AVIRIS-NG) during 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2022 and with AVIRIS-3 in 2023 to characterize tundra, taiga, peatlands, and wetlands in unprecedented detail. The ABoVE AVIRIS dataset comprises ~1700 individual flight lines covering ~120,000 km2 with nominal 5 m × 5 m spatial resolution. Data include individual transects to capture important gradients like the tundra-taiga ecotone and maps of up to 10,000 km2 for key study areas like the Mackenzie Delta. The ABoVE AVIRIS surveys enable diverse ecosystem science, provide crucial benchmark data for validating retrievals from the PACE, PRISMA, and EnMAP satellite sensors and help prepare for the SBG and CHIME missions. This paper guides interested researchers to fully explore the ABoVE AVIRIS spectral imagery and complements our guide to the ABoVE airborne synthetic aperture radar surveys.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-04898-w
spellingShingle Charles E. Miller
Robert O. Green
David R. Thompson
Andrew J. Thorpe
Michael L. Eastwood
Ian B. McCubbin
Winston Oslon-Duvall
Michael A. Bernas
Charles M. Sarture
Luis M. Rios
M. A. Hernandez
Brian D. Bue
Sarah R. Lundeen
Ryan Pavlick
John W. Chapman
Philip G. Brodrick
Regina F. Eckert
R. Willow Coleman
Latha Baskaran
Clayton D. Elder
Philip A. Townsend
Kyle R. Kovach
Shawn P. Serbin
Karl F. Huemmrich
Peter R. Nelson
Uma Bhatt
Matthew J. Macander
Debjani Singh
Michele Thornton
Daryl Yang
Isla Myers-Smith
Scott J. Goetz
Elizabeth E. Hoy
Elizabeth Larson
Dan Hodkinson
Hank A. Margolis
Michael Falkowski
Andrew Applejohn
Peter C. Griffith
Airborne imaging spectroscopy surveys of Arctic and boreal Alaska and northwestern Canada 2017–2023
Scientific Data
title Airborne imaging spectroscopy surveys of Arctic and boreal Alaska and northwestern Canada 2017–2023
title_full Airborne imaging spectroscopy surveys of Arctic and boreal Alaska and northwestern Canada 2017–2023
title_fullStr Airborne imaging spectroscopy surveys of Arctic and boreal Alaska and northwestern Canada 2017–2023
title_full_unstemmed Airborne imaging spectroscopy surveys of Arctic and boreal Alaska and northwestern Canada 2017–2023
title_short Airborne imaging spectroscopy surveys of Arctic and boreal Alaska and northwestern Canada 2017–2023
title_sort airborne imaging spectroscopy surveys of arctic and boreal alaska and northwestern canada 2017 2023
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-04898-w
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