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Landsat-MODIS image fusion and object-based image analysis for observing flood inundation in a heterogeneous vegetated scene

open access: yesGIScience & Remote Sensing, 2019
Typhoon flooding normally occurs suddenly with short duration, and the thick cloud cover limits the ability of one single satellite to timely capture the inundation extent.
Phuong D. Dao   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Landsat classification

open access: yes, 2021
Mapping Historical Orchard Expansion via Landsat Classification, 1987 ...
Andaryani, Sloan, Sean, Nourani, Vahid
openaire   +1 more source

Desertification Risk: Bibliometric Analysis and Future Research Directions

open access: yesLand Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Desertification, driven by climatic and anthropogenic factors, is one of the most pressing global environmental challenges, causing significant economic, ecological, and social consequences. A bibliometric analysis was performed to identify research trends and gaps in the desertification risk topic.
Fatima‐Ezzahrae Imam   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Estimation of Fuel Water Content in the Forest Ecotone of Guangzhou Based on the PROSAIL Model

open access: yesRedai dili, 2023
Fuel moisture content (FMC), which is the ratio of equivalent water thickness (EWT) to dry matter content (DMC), plays a crucial role in the estimation of vegetation ignition probability and the fire propagation rate.
Wen Hongrui   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Time to burn: landscape drivers of fuel trait variability and fire regime in savanna ecosystems

open access: yesOikos, EarlyView.
Fuel traits are important determinants of fire behavior and regime in savannas and, thus, of how fire affects plant communities. However, whether these traits are correlated, predictable and how they are influenced by biotic and abiotic drivers remain to be rigorously evaluated.
Waleska B. F. Manzan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rice crop phenology mapping at high spatial and temporal resolution using downscaled MODIS time-series

open access: yesGIScience & Remote Sensing, 2018
Satellite data holds considerable potential as a source of information on rice crop growth which can be used to inform agronomy. However, given the typical field sizes in many rice-growing countries such as China, data from coarse spatial resolution ...
Alex O. Onojeghuo   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impacts of the CZU Lightning Complex Fire of August 2020 on the forests of Big Basin Redwoods State Park

open access: yesCalifornia Fish and Wildlife Journal, 2023
The CZU Lightning Complex Fire started on 16 August 2020 and burned across more than 35,000 ha (80,000 acres) of forest lands in Santa Cruz County, California.
Christopher Potter
doaj   +1 more source

Dynamics of Land Use and Land Cover Changes in Harare, Zimbabwe: A Case Study on the Linkage between Drivers and the Axis of Urban Expansion [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
With increasing population growth, the Harare Metropolitan Province has experienced accelerated land use and land cover (LULC) changes, influencing the city’s growth.
Marondedze, Andrew K.   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Justice in coexistence: Pastoralism and large carnivores on the Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The conflict between livestock husbandry and large carnivore conservation presents significant challenges in grassland ecosystems worldwide. Achieving sustainable coexistence among herders, livestock and large carnivores requires reconciling diverse perspectives and interests through equitable, inclusive and fair processes that address both ...
Yufang Gao, Yue Yu
wiley   +1 more source

Expansion dynamics of deciduous rubber plantations in Xishuangbanna, China during 2000–2010

open access: yesGIScience & Remote Sensing, 2018
Monoculture rubber plantations have been replacing tropical rain forests substantially in Southern China and Southeast Asia over the past several decades, which have affected human wellbeing and ecosystem services.
Weili Kou   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

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