Tracking Rates of Forest Disturbance and Associated Carbon Loss in Areas of Illegal Amber Mining in Ukraine Using Landsat Time Series

Tracking Rates of Forest Disturbance and Associated Carbon Loss in Areas of Illegal Amber Mining in Ukraine Using Landsat Time Series

Mapping forest disturbance is crucial for many applications related to decision-making for sustainable forest management. This study identified the effect of illegal amber mining on forest change and accumulated carbon stock across a study area of 8125.5 ha in northern Ukraine. Our method relies on...

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Main Authors: Viktor Myroniuk, Andrii Bilous, Yevhenii Khan, Andrii Terentiev, Pavlo Kravets, Sergii Kovalevskyi, Linda See
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:Remote Sensing
Subjects:
Landsat time series
dNBR
LandTrendr
TimeSync
Google Earth Engine
live biomass
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/12/14/2235

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