Vegetation increasingly controlled by atmospheric dryness rather than soil moisture
A four-decade satellite analysis shows atmospheric dryness strengthening and soil moisture weakening as controls on global vegetation variability.
Tag: NDVI
Taller cities are greener cities’ worst enemy, global study of 10,000 urban centres finds
A global machine-learning study of over 10,000 urban centres finds average built-up height is the strongest predictor of urban greenness, ...
AI Learns to Tell Landslides From Bare Rock by Reading Geological Clues
A geological-feature enhanced Cascade Mask R-CNN suppresses spectral confusion and class imbalance to recognize landslides in high-resolution satellite imagery, cutting ...
Satellites Reveal Hidden Drought Patterns in India’s Hadoti Region
A 26-year satellite analysis of Rajasthan's Hadoti region shows annual drought composites understate monsoon-season stress and that vegetation indices add ...
Air Pollution and Traffic Noise Show No Overall Link to Stress Hormone in Young Adults, Swedish Cohort Finds
A cross-sectional analysis of 1,148 Swedish young adults found no overall associations between air pollution, road traffic noise, or greenness ...
Remote Sensing and Bird Surveys Reveal Seasonal Shifts and Threats to Karataş Lake Ecosystem
A study integrating remote sensing and ornithological surveys at Karataş Lake reveals seasonal shifts in avian diversity linked to climate ...
Morocco’s Khenifra National Park Loses Vegetation as Bare Soil Expands
A 29-year satellite analysis of Morocco's Khenifra National Park finds all vegetation classes shrinking, bare soil expanding by 47 percent, ...
Satellites Catch Early Warning Signals of Desertification in Northeastern Iran
A 20-year study of northeastern Iran used satellite-derived vegetation, salinity, and groundwater indicators to identify a 2015 breakpoint and early ...
Multispectral drone survey maps mangrove biomass in northern Vietnam with high accuracy
A study in Dong Rui commune, Quang Ninh Province, shows that ultra-high-resolution multispectral UAV imagery combined with field plots can ...
Sudan’s returning rains are not refilling the soil beneath them
A 34-year study of ten Sudanese dryland states finds that significant rainfall recovery in North Darfur and North Kordofan coincided ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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