Long-Term Dynamics of Aufeis and Their Association with Vegetation Phenology: A Case Study in the Chuluut River Valley, Mongolia
Multi-temporal satellite data were used to examine changes in aufeis area and spatial configuration in the Chuluut River valley, Mongolia, and to compare seasonal vegetation dynamics among sites with different return frequencies of aufeis. Annual aufeis masks were derived from Landsat imagery for 1986–2025, while veget...