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Calibration and Validation of Landsat Tree Cover in the Taiga−Tundra Ecotone

Remote Sensing, 2016
Monitoring current forest characteristics in the taiga−tundra ecotone (TTE) at multiple scales is critical for understanding its vulnerability to structural changes.
Paul Mannix Montesano, Christopher S. R. Neigh, Joseph Sexton, Min Feng, Saurabh Channan, Kenneth J. Ranson, John R. Townshend   +6 more
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Assessment of MODIS BRDF/Albedo Model Parameters (MCD43A1 Collection 6) for Directional Reflectance Retrieval

Remote Sensing, 2017
Measurements of solar radiation reflected from Earth’s surface are the basis for calculating albedo, vegetation indices, and other terrestrial attributes.
Xianghong Che, Min Feng, Joseph O. Sexton, Saurabh Channan, Yaping Yang, Qing Sun   +5 more
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Biophysical suitability, economic pressure and land-cover change: a global probabilistic approach and insights for REDD+ [PDF]

, 2013
There has been a concerted effort by the international scientific community to understand the multiple causes and patterns of land-cover change to support sustainable land management.
A Mather, Agnieszka E. Latawiec, Alvaro Iribarrem, Andrew Lovett, Anna Creed, AS Ruesch, B Strassburg, BBN Strassburg, Bernardo B. N. Strassburg, BS Soares, D Tilman, D Tilman, E Lepers, EF Lambin, EF Lambin, Felipe Cronenberger, Gilla Sunnenberg, GL Galford, HK Gibbs, International Union for Conservation of Nature, United Nations Environment Programme, JA Foley, JA Foley, JEM Baillie, Jörn P. W. Scharlemann, KK Goldewijk, KK Goldewijk, KM Chomitz, KP Overmars, L Miles, Lera Miles, LN Joppa, Lucas Joppa, MK Ittersum van, MW Rosegrant, N Ramankutty, N Stephenne, NC Goldstein, Nga Nguyen, P Smith, PH Verburg, PH Verburg, R DeFries, Ralph Ashton, RG Pontius, RM Ewers, RM Ewers, RR Rindfuss, S Fritz, SW Trimble, TK Rudel, TK Rudel, TP Evans   +51 more
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Current remote sensing approaches to monitoring forest degradation in support of countries measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) systems for REDD+

Carbon Balance and Management, 2017
Forest degradation is a global phenomenon and while being an important indicator and precursor to further forest loss, carbon emissions due to degradation should also be accounted for in national reporting within the frame of UN REDD+.
Anthea L. Mitchell, Ake Rosenqvist, Brice Mora   +2 more
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Characterizing degradation gradients through land cover change analysis in rural Eastern Cape, South Africa [PDF]

, 2017
CITATION: Munch, Z., et al. 2017. Characterizing degradation gradients through land cover change analysis in rural Eastern Cape, South Africa. Geosciences, 7(1):7, doi:10.3390/geosciences7010007.The original publication is available at http://www.mdpi ...
Brown, Campbell, Carbutt, Clulow, Congalton, Dye, Homer, Huffman, Jewitt, Kotzé, Lück, Mudau, Pontius, Richter, Schoeman, Stott, Thomas, Van den Berg, Van den Berg, Van Niekerk, Wang, Wotshela, Xiaoxiao   +22 more
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Land cover change and multiple remotely sensed datasets consistency in China

Ecosystem Health and Sustainability, 2022
Although numerous land cover datasets can act as references for understanding land cover change in China, the inconsistencies between the datasets can also provide understanding. Previous studies on the consistency between land cover datasets have mostly
Hui Wang, Liping Cai, Xiaojin Wen, Donglin Fan, Yuejun Wang   +4 more
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Survey of avifauna of the Gharana wetland reserve: implications for conservation in a semi-arid agricultural setting on the Indo-Pakistan border

BMC Zoology, 2017
Background The Gharana wetland conservation reserve (GWCR) is a semi-arid wetland adjacent to agricultural areas on the Indo-Pakistani border. Despite being declared an Important Bird Area (IBA) by Birdlife International, the occurrence and distribution ...
Pushpinder S. Jamwal, Pankaj Chandan, Rohit Rattan, Anupam Anand, Prameek M. Kannan, Michael H. Parsons   +5 more
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Optimal land cover mapping and change analysis in northeastern oregon using landsat imagery. [PDF]

, 2015
The necessity for the development of repeatable, efficient, and accurate monitoring of land cover change is paramount to successful management of our planet’s natural resources. This study evaluated a number of remote sensing methods for classifying land
Campbell, Michael J, Congalton, Russell G., Hartter, Joel N.   +2 more
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MODEL TUTUPAN LAHAN DI DAERAH ALIRAN SUNGAI KOTA AMBON TAHUN 2031MODEL TUTUPAN LAHAN DI DAERAH ALIRAN SUNGAI KOTA AMBON TAHUN 2031: STUDI KASUS DAS WAI BATU GANTUNG, WAI BATU GAJAH, WAI TOMU, WAI BATU MERAH DAN WAI RUHU

JTSL (Jurnal Tanah dan Sumberdaya Lahan), 2022
Changes in land use/land cover (LULC) in watersheds of Ambon City are influenced by human activities, mostly driven by socio-economic factors. Changes in land use/land cover (LULC) in the watershed in the center of Ambon City have the potential to ...
Heinrich Rakuasa, Daniel Anthoni Sihasale, Philia Christi Latue   +2 more
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Perubahan penggunaan/ tutupan lahan dan prediksi perubahan penggunaan/ tutupan lahan di Kabupaten Lampung Selatan

Journal of Natural Resources and Environmental Management, 2020
Land cover/land use is one of factors which is important in land management. The changes of land cover can affect on the polcy in an area. Land cover/land use of South Lampung Regency is potentially changes.
Rakhman Adhiatma, Widiatmaka, Iskandar Lubis   +2 more
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