Assessing the Importance of Tree Cover Threshold for Forest Cover Mapping Derived from Global Forest Cover in Myanmar

Radar Imagery for Forest Cover Mapping

Quantification of global gross forest cover loss.

A globally consistent methodology using satellite imagery was implemented to quantify gross forest cover loss (GFCL) from 2000 to 2005 and to compare GFCL among biomes, continents, and countries. GFCL is defined as the area of forest cover removed because of any disturbance, including both natural and human-induced causes. GFCL was estimated to be 1,011,000 km(2) from 2000 to 2005, representing...

Mapping Forest Cover and Forest Cover Change with Airborne S-Band Radar

Assessments of forest cover, forest carbon stocks and carbon emissions from deforestation and degradation are increasingly important components of sustainable resource management, for combating biodiversity loss and in climate mitigation policies. Satellite remote sensing provides the only means for mapping global forest cover regularly. However, forest classification with optical data is limit...

Comparing annual MODIS and PRODES forest cover change data for advancing monitoring of Brazilian forest cover

Article history: Annual forest cover loss ind Received 1 March 2008 Received in revised form 19 May 2008 Accepted 24 May 2008 Available online xxxx

Finding the tree line: quantitative derivation of forest cover estimates

Human activities and climate change are affecting the current position of our ecosystem boundaries and it is expected that the boreal northern tree line will shift to the north due to milder climate at high latitude. This change in extent of the boreal forest will affect greatly the carbon cycle and sustainable development of the north. To be able to assess these changes, field measurements usi...