Annual South American forest loss estimates based on passive microwave remote sensing (1990–2010)
Consistent forest loss estimates are important to understand the role of forest loss and deforestation in the global carbon cycle, for biodiversity studies, and to estimate the mitigation potential of reducing deforestation. To date, most studies have relied on optical satellite data and new efforts...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2016-02-01
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Series: | Biogeosciences |
Online Access: | http://www.biogeosciences.net/13/609/2016/bg-13-609-2016.pdf |