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We apply a threshold on TSX backscatter images and automatically extract cliff-top lines to derive intra- and inter-annual CTE. In order to examine the drivers of erosion we statistically compare CTE with climatic baseline data using linear mixed models and analysis of variance (ANOVA). Our evaluation of TSX-derived CTE against annual optical-derived CTE and seasonal in situ measurements showed good agreement between all three datasets. We observed continuous erosion from June to September in 2014 and 2015 with no significant seasonality across the thawing season. We found the highest net annual cliff-top erosion of 6.9 m in 2014, in accordance with above-average mean temperatures and thawing degree days as well as low precipitation. We found high net annual erosion and erosion variability in 2015 associated with moderate mean temperatures but above average precipitation. According to linear mixed models, climate parameters alone could not explain intra-seasonal erosional patterns and additional factors such as ground ice content likely drive the observed erosion. Finally, mean backscatter intensity on the cliff surface decreased from \u22125.29 to \u22126.69 dB from 2013 to 2015, respectively, likely resulting from changes in surface geometry and properties that could be connected to partial slope stabilization. Overall, we conclude that X-Band backscatter time series can successfully be used to complement optical remote sensing and in situ monitoring of rapid tundra permafrost erosion at riverbanks and coasts by reliably providing information about intra-seasonal dynamics.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/rs10010051","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,12,29]],"date-time":"2017-12-29T10:58:47Z","timestamp":1514545127000},"page":"51","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":30,"title":["Monitoring Inter- and Intra-Seasonal Dynamics of Rapidly Degrading Ice-Rich Permafrost Riverbanks in the Lena Delta with TerraSAR-X Time Series"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"10","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5278-7931","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Samuel","family":"Stettner","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, 14473 Potsdam, Germany"}]},{"given":"Alison","family":"Beamish","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, 14473 Potsdam, Germany"}]},{"given":"Annett","family":"Bartsch","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"b.geos, Industriestrasse 1, 2100 Korneuburg, Austria"},{"name":"Zentralanstalt f\u00fcr Meteorologie und Geodynamik, 1190 Vienna, Austria"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2614-9391","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Birgit","family":"Heim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, 14473 Potsdam, Germany"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5895-2141","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Guido","family":"Grosse","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, 14473 Potsdam, Germany"},{"name":"Institute of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Potsdam, 14469 Potsdam, Germany"}]},{"given":"Achim","family":"Roth","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"German Aerospace Center (DLR), German Remote Sensing Data Center (DFD), 82234 Wessling, Germany"}]},{"given":"Hugues","family":"Lantuit","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, 14473 Potsdam, Germany"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2017,12,29]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"AMAP (2011). 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