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Drought Impact on Phenology and Green Biomass Production of Alpine Mountain Forest—Case Study of South Tyrol 2001–2012 Inspected with MODIS Time Series
(2018)Ecological balance and biodiversity of the alpine forest is endangered by global and local climatic extremes. It spurs a need for comprehensive forest monitoring, including in depth analyses of drought impact on the ... -
Uncertainty analysis of gross primary production upscaling using Random Forests, remote sensing and eddy covariance data
(2015)The accurate quantification of carbon fluxes at continental spatial scale is important for future policy decisions in the context of global climate change. However, many elements contribute to the uncertainty of such ... -
On the relationship between ecosystem-scale hyperspectral reflectance and CO2 exchange in European mountain grasslands
(2015)In this paper we explore the skill of hyperspectral reflectance measurements and vegetation indices (VIs) derived from these in estimating carbon dioxide (CO2) fluxes of grasslands. Hyperspectral reflectance data, CO2 ... -
Methods for integrative research on community resilience to multiple hazards, with examples from Italy and England
(2014)Resilience is a framework widely used to help address questions in disaster risk reduction (DRR) research, policy and practice. There is increasing demand for understanding this at the community scale. The paper builds on ... -
Selecting sustainable alternatives for cruise ships in Venice using multi-criteria decision analysis
(2018)The rapid growth of cruise ship tourism increases the use of historic port cities as strategic hubs for cruise ship operators. Benefits derived from increased tourism for the municipality and cruise ships are often at odds ... -
Integration of PSI, MAI, and Intensity-Based Sub-Pixel Offset Tracking Results for Landslide Monitoring with X-Band Corner Reflectors—Italian Alps (Corvara)
(2018)This paper presents an analysis of the integration between interferometric and intensity-offsettracking-basedSARremotesensingforlandslidehazardmitigationintheItalianAlps. Despite the advantages of Synthetic Aperture Radar ... -
Estimación del área cubierta de nieve con datos sar en banda L en un sector cordillerano de la Patagonia Argentina
(2016)La estimación del área Cubierta de Nieve (ACN) en cuencas andinas es importante paraestudios hidrológicos y para una adecuada planificación del recurso agua en distintos usoscomo la generación hidroeléctrica, estudios de ... -
Organizing earth observation data inside a spatial data infrastructure
(2017)Scientists as well public institutions dealing with geospatial data often work with a large amount of heterogeneous data deriving from different sources. Without a well-defined, organized structure they face problems in ... -
Influence of physiological phenology on the seasonal pattern of ecosystem respiration in deciduous forests
(2015)Understanding the environmental and biotic drivers of respiration at the ecosystem level is a prerequisite to further improve scenarios of the global carbon cycle. In this study we investigated the relevance of physiological ... -
A novel Multilevel Biodiversity Index (MBI) for combined field and satellite imagery surveys
(2018)In an epoch of fast and dramatic changes in ecosystems, a complete survey of biodiversity and an analysis of its spatial patterns from the field shall be associated with satellite imagery, which can provide a synoptic ... -
Synergetic use of Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 data for soil moisture mapping at plot scale
(2018)This paper presents an approach for retrieval of soil moisture content (SMC) by coupling single polarization C-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and optical data at the plot scale in vegetated areas. The study was carried ... -
The Added Value of the VH/VV Polarization-Ratio for Global Soil Moisture Estimations From Scatterometer Data
(2018)The successor to the current series of Metop advanced scatterometers (ASCATs), the Metop-SG SCA, will be able to record data in dual-polarization, at C-band. The aim of this study is to investigate if the information ... -
Relative Influence of Timing and Accumulation of Snow on Alpine Land Surface Phenology
(2018)Timing and accumulation of snow are among the most important phenomena influencing land surface phenology in mountainous ecosystems. However, our knowledge on their influence on alpine land surface phenology is still ... -
Satellite remote sensing of ecosystem functions: opportunities, challenges and way forward
(2017)Societal, economic and scientific interests in knowing where biodiversity is, how it is faring and what can be done to efficiently mitigate further biodiversity loss and the associated loss of ecosystem services are at an ... -
Bathymetry and composition of Titan’s Ontario Lacus derived from Monte Carlo-based waveform inversion of Cassini RADAR altimetry data
(2018)Recently, the Cassini RADAR was used to sound hydrocarbon lakes and seas on Saturn’s moon Titan. Since the initial discovery of echoes from the seabed of Ligeia Mare, the second largest liquid body on Titan, a dedicated ... -
Potential of remote sensing to predict species invasions: A modelling perspective
(SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD, 2015)Understanding the causes and effects of species invasions is a priority in ecology and conservation biology. One of the crucial steps in evaluating the impact of invasive species is to map changes in their actual and ... -
Wind Effect on PV Module Temperature: Analysis of Different Techniques for an Accurate Estimation
(2013)Photovoltaic (PV) module temperature predictions are crucial to accurately assess the efficiency of PV installations. In this study we focus on the cooling effect of wind on PV cell temperature. We show that for most of ... -
Numerical study of tides in Ontario Lacus, a hydrocarbon lake on the surface of the Saturnian moon Titan
(2016)In the context of the emergence of extra-terrestrial oceanography, we adapted an existing oceanographic model, SLIM (www.climate.be/slim), to the conditions of Titan, a moon of Saturn. The tidal response of the largest ... -
Multi-Temporal X-Band Radar Interferometry Using Corner Reflectors: Application and Validation at the Corvara Landslide (Dolomites, Italy)
(2017)From the wide range of methods available to landslide researchers and practitioners for monitoring ground displacements, remote sensing techniques have increased in popularity. Radar interferometry methods with their ability ... -
Framing the concept of satellite remote sensing essential biodiversity variables: challenges and future directions
(2016)Although satellite-based variables have for long been expected to be key components to a unified and global biodiversity monitoring strategy, a definitive and agreed list of these variables still remains elusive. The ...
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