Assessing the Magnitude of the Amazonian Forest Blowdowns and Post-Disturbance Recovery Using Landsat-8 and Time Series of PlanetScope Satellite Constellation Data

Assessing the Magnitude of the Amazonian Forest Blowdowns and Post-Disturbance Recovery Using Landsat-8 and Time Series of PlanetScope Satellite Constellation Data

Blowdown events are a major natural disturbance in the central Amazon Forest, but their impact and subsequent vegetation recovery have been poorly understood. This study aimed to track post-disturbance regeneration after blowdown events in the Amazon Forest. We analyzed 45 blowdown sites identified...

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Main Authors: Dazhou Ping, Ricardo Dalagnol, Lênio Soares Galvão, Bruce Nelson, Fabien Wagner, David M. Schultz, Polyanna da C. Bispo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-06-01
Series:Remote Sensing
Subjects:
blowdowns
tropical forests
spectral mixture model
Google Earth Engine
PlanetScope NICFI
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/15/12/3196

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