Land cover mapping applications with MODIS: a literature review
TJ García-Mora, JF Mas, EA Hinkley - International Journal of …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Land use/land cover monitoring and mapping is crucial to efficient management of the land
and its resources. Since the late 1980s increased attention has been paid to the use of …
and its resources. Since the late 1980s increased attention has been paid to the use of …
Dynamics of forest fires in the southwestern Amazon
SS da Silva, PM Fearnside… - Forest ecology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The synergism between climatic change and human action has provided conditions for the
occurrence of forest fires in the Amazon. We used annual mapping to reconstruct the history …
occurrence of forest fires in the Amazon. We used annual mapping to reconstruct the history …
Translating fire impacts in Southwestern Amazonia into economic costs
Between 1998 and 2017, climate-related disasters represented 91% of all occurrences
worldwide, causing approximately US 2.245billionofdirecteconomiclosses …
worldwide, causing approximately US 2.245billionofdirecteconomiclosses …
Mapping canopy damage from understory fires in Amazon forests using annual time series of Landsat and MODIS data
Understory fires in Amazon forests alter forest structure, species composition, and the
likelihood of future disturbance. The annual extent of fire-damaged forest in Amazonia …
likelihood of future disturbance. The annual extent of fire-damaged forest in Amazonia …
Spectral mixture analysis in Google Earth Engine to model and delineate fire scars over a large extent and a long time-series in a rainforest-savanna transition zone
GA Daldegan, DA Roberts… - Remote Sensing of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Fire is used worldwide to clear natural vegetation areas for economic activities and to
manage the regeneration of already opened sites. In Brazil, fire has been traditionally used …
manage the regeneration of already opened sites. In Brazil, fire has been traditionally used …
Disentangling the contribution of multiple land covers to fire‐mediated carbon emissions in Amazonia during the 2010 drought
In less than 15 years, the Amazon region experienced three major droughts. Links between
droughts and fires have been demonstrated for the 1997/1998, 2005, and 2010 droughts. In …
droughts and fires have been demonstrated for the 1997/1998, 2005, and 2010 droughts. In …
Temporal variability of forest fires in eastern Amazonia
Widespread occurrence of fires in Amazonian forests is known to be associated with
extreme droughts, but historical data on the location and extent of forest fires are …
extreme droughts, but historical data on the location and extent of forest fires are …
The critical importance of considering fire in REDD+ programs
Fires are increasingly responsible for forest degradation in the humid tropics due to the
expansion of fire-dependent agriculture, fragmentation, intensive logging practices and …
expansion of fire-dependent agriculture, fragmentation, intensive logging practices and …
Intercomparison of burned area products and its implication for carbon emission estimations in the amazon
Carbon (C) emissions from forest fires in the Amazon during extreme droughts may
correspond to more than half of the global emissions resulting from land cover changes …
correspond to more than half of the global emissions resulting from land cover changes …
Monitoring dynamic changes of global land cover types: Fluctuations of major lakes in China every 8 days during 2000–2010
Remote sensing images can be used to delineate variations in the area of lakes and to
assess the influence of environmental changes and human activities. However, because …
assess the influence of environmental changes and human activities. However, because …