Lazecky, M orcid.org/0000-0001-8179-5949, Lhota, S, Pohanková, Z et al. (2 more authors) (2018) Evaluation of forest loss in Balikpapan Bay in the end of 2015 based on Sentinel-1A polarimetric analysis. In: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. 9th IGRSM International Conference and Exhibition on Geospatial & Remote Sensing (IGRSM 2018), 24-25 Apr 2018, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. IOP Publishing .
Abstract
Satellite remote sensing has proved to be efficient for forest change monitoring. In tropical areas, polarimetric satellite images have a great potential given their ability to see through clouds, smoke and atmospheric haze. For Balikpapan Bay (Borneo, Indonesia), Sentinel-1A acquired images every 24 days during 2015 in both vertically co-polarized and cross-polarized modes. Using series of polarimetric radar images taken before and after an observed event (in this case a fire), information about changes in native forest can be delivered. In this work we detect and delineate areas burnt or damaged by catastrophic fires in autumn 2015. This work demonstrates a potential of satellite radar imagery using a relatively simple method for identification of forest changes. The whole processing chain as presented has been prepared for using open-source software (mainly ESA SNAP). Presented results were compared to both global services (GLAD and FIRMS databases) and local observation (UAV image over burnt area at Bugis canal).
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Earth and Environment (Leeds) > Inst of Geophysics and Tectonics (IGT) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 25 Jun 2019 11:16 |
Last Modified: | 26 Jun 2019 14:50 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | IOP Publishing |
Identification Number: | https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/169/1/012026 |
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