Mapping and monitoring peatland conditions from global to field scale

B Minasny, DV Adetsu, M Aitkenhead, RRE Artz… - Biogeochemistry, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Peatlands cover only 3–4% of the Earth's surface, but they store nearly 30% of
global soil carbon stock. This significant carbon store is under threat as peatlands continue …

Challenges and Limitations of Remote Sensing Applications in Northern Peatlands: Present and Future Prospects

AYA Abdelmajeed, R Juszczak - Remote Sensing, 2024 - mdpi.com
This systematic literature review (SLR) provides a comprehensive overview of remote
sensing (RS) applications in northern peatlands from 2017 to 2022, utilising various …

[HTML][HTML] The opportunity cost of delaying climate action: Peatland restoration and resilience to climate change

K Glenk, M Faccioli, J Martin-Ortega, C Schulze… - Global Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Ecosystem restoration and, in particular, peatland restoration, are considered a promising
greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation strategy to move towards net zero emissions. To remain …

[HTML][HTML] Estimation and validation of InSAR-derived surface displacements at temperate raised peatlands

A Hrysiewicz, J Williamson, CD Evans… - Remote Sensing of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Peatland surface motion derived from satellite-based Interferometry of Synthetic Aperture
Radar (InSAR) is potentially a proxy for groundwater level variations and greenhouse gas …

Identification of typical eco-hydrological behaviours using InSAR allows landscape-scale mapping of peatland condition

AV Bradley, R Andersen, C Marshall… - Earth Surface …, 2021 - esurf.copernicus.org
Better tools for rapid and reliable assessment of global peatland extent and condition are
urgently needed to support action to prevent their further decline. Peatland surface motion is …

Towards a monitoring approach for understanding permafrost degradation and linked subsidence in arctic peatlands

B De la Barreda-Bautista, DS Boyd, M Ledger… - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
Permafrost thaw resulting from climate warming is threatening to release carbon from high
latitude peatlands. The aim of this research was to determine subsidence rates linked to …

[HTML][HTML] Interpreting C-band InSAR ground deformation data for large-scale groundwater management in Australia

P Castellazzi, W Schmid - Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 2021 - Elsevier
Study region Three regions across Australia, covering a total of∼ 350,000 km 2: the Perth
basin in Western Australia, Northern New South Wales (Border Rivers, Gwydir, Lower …

Multiscale variability and the comparison of ground and satellite radar based measures of peatland surface motion for peatland monitoring

C Marshall, HP Sterk, PJ Gilbert, R Andersen… - Remote sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
Peatland surface motion is highly diagnostic of peatland condition. Interferometric Synthetic
Aperture Radar (InSAR) can measure this at the landscape scale but requires ground …

High resolution C-band SAR backscatter response to peatland water table depth and soil moisture: a laboratory experiment

L Toca, K Morrison, RRE Artz, A Gimona… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Carbon storage and active carbon sequestration within peatlands strongly depend on water
table depth and soil moisture availability. With increasing efforts to protect and restore …

[HTML][HTML] InSAR-measured permafrost degradation of palsa peatlands in northern Sweden

S Valman, MB Siewert, D Boyd, M Ledger, D Gee… - The …, 2024 - tc.copernicus.org
Climate warming is degrading palsa peatlands across the circumpolar permafrost region.
Permafrost degradation may lead to ecosystem collapse and potentially strong climate …