Field plots and Sentinel-2 imagery map forest carbon across a tropical altitude gradient
Combining permanent field plots in Mizoram with Sentinel-2 satellite data, researchers estimated that low-altitude tropical forests hold about 456 tonnes ...
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Faster Radar or Sharper Optics: Rethinking Satellite Burn-Severity Mapping
A study of 9,129 North American wildfires finds that radar delivers the fastest post-fire satellite imagery while multispectral sensors map ...
Satellites Map the Seafloor of Saleh Bay to Guide Coral Reef Protection
A new study combined Sentinel-2 imagery, the Stumpf band ratio algorithm, and the Allen Coral Atlas to map shallow-water bathymetry ...
Sentinel-2 and Google Earth Engine track flood damage in Himalayan river
A Sentinel-2 and Google Earth Engine study of Nepal's 2021 Melamchi debris flood found NDVI outperformed water indices for mapping ...
Fuel load and potential fire behavior vary seasonally and across grassland plant communities
A new study combined Sentinel-2 satellite data with field measurements to map grassland fuels at 10-meter resolution and model how ...
Simple model beats deep learning mapping monsoon-hidden rice in Cauvery Delta
Radar time-series features from Sentinel-1 lifted land-cover classification in India's cloud-prone Cauvery Delta to 72 percent accuracy, with simple logistic ...
Burn severity maps miss real forest structural loss after Oregon fire
A case study of Oregon's 2020 Holiday Farm Fire found that the widely used dNBR burn-severity index captured broad fire-effect ...
Satellites and Machine Learning Track Sewage Plumes Off Chennai’s Coast
A three-year Sentinel-2 record of Chennai's Ennore Creek combined with machine learning has produced an operational framework that maps turbid ...
Machine learning maps Mumbai’s flood zones with terrain and rainfall data
A machine learning framework combining satellite radar, optical, elevation and rainfall data mapped flood inundation across Mumbai, with hydrologic predictors ...
Delhi Maps 1,167 Urban Waterbodies and Ranks Which Can Be Restored Naturally
A new GIS-based study of Delhi mapped 1,167 urban waterbodies and found that only 212, about 18 percent, have terrain ...
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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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