Mapping Three Decades of Changes in the Brazilian Savanna Native Vegetation Using Landsat Data Processed in the Google Earth Engine Platform

Mapping Three Decades of Changes in the Brazilian Savanna Native Vegetation Using Landsat Data Processed in the Google Earth Engine Platform

Widespread in the subtropics and tropics of the Southern Hemisphere, savannas are highly heterogeneous and seasonal natural vegetation types, which makes change detection (natural vs. anthropogenic) a challenging task. The Brazilian Cerrado represents the largest savanna in South America, and the mo...

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Main Authors: Ane Alencar, Julia Z. Shimbo, Felipe Lenti, Camila Balzani Marques, Bárbara Zimbres, Marcos Rosa, Vera Arruda, Isabel Castro, João Paulo Fernandes Márcico Ribeiro, Victória Varela, Isa Alencar, Valderli Piontekowski, Vivian Ribeiro, Mercedes M. C. Bustamante, Edson Eyji Sano, Mario Barroso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-03-01
Series:Remote Sensing
Subjects:
cerrado
land cover
grasslands
forests
monitoring
random forest
spectral indexes
vegetation seasonality
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/12/6/924

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