Earthquake‐induced chains of geologic hazards: Patterns, mechanisms, and impacts

X Fan, G Scaringi, O Korup, AJ West… - Reviews of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Large earthquakes initiate chains of surface processes that last much longer than the brief
moments of strong shaking. Most moderate‐and large‐magnitude earthquakes trigger …

[HTML][HTML] Current and near-term advances in Earth observation for ecological applications

SL Ustin, EM Middleton - Ecological Processes, 2021 - Springer
There is an unprecedented array of new satellite technologies with capabilities for
advancing our understanding of ecological processes and the changing composition of the …

Generic atmospheric correction model for interferometric synthetic aperture radar observations

C Yu, Z Li, NT Penna, P Crippa - Journal of Geophysical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
For mapping Earth surface movements at larger scale and smaller amplitudes, many new
synthetic aperture radar instruments (Sentinel‐1A/B, Gaofen‐3, ALOS‐2) have been …

[HTML][HTML] Identifying core driving factors of urban land use change from global land cover products and POI data using the random forest method

H Wu, A Lin, X Xing, D Song, Y Li - International Journal of Applied Earth …, 2021 - Elsevier
Rapid urbanization at the expense of the environment led to a reduction in vegetation cover,
and consequently aggravated land degradation, urban water logging, heat island effect and …

Vertical accuracy of freely available global digital elevation models (ASTER, AW3D30, MERIT, TanDEM-X, SRTM, and NASADEM)

E Uuemaa, S Ahi, B Montibeller, M Muru, A Kmoch - Remote Sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
Freely available global digital elevation models (DEMs) are important inputs for many
research fields and applications. During the last decade, several global DEMs have been …

Age, extent and carbon storage of the central Congo Basin peatland complex

GC Dargie, SL Lewis, IT Lawson, ETA Mitchard… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
Peatlands are carbon-rich ecosystems that cover just three per cent of Earth's land surface,
but store one-third of soil carbon. Peat soils are formed by the build-up of partially …

Development of a global 30 m impervious surface map using multisource and multitemporal remote sensing datasets with the Google Earth Engine platform

X Zhang, L Liu, C Wu, X Chen, Y Gao… - Earth System …, 2020 - essd.copernicus.org
The amount of impervious surface is an important indicator in the monitoring of the intensity
of human activity and environmental change. The use of remote sensing techniques is the …

Evaluating scale effects of topographic variables in landslide susceptibility models using GIS-based machine learning techniques

KT Chang, A Merghadi, AP Yunus, BT Pham, J Dou - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
The quality of digital elevation models (DEMs), as well as their spatial resolution, are
important issues in geomorphic studies. However, their influence on landslide susceptibility …

[HTML][HTML] Digital elevation models: Terminology and definitions

PL Guth, A Van Niekerk, CH Grohmann, JP Muller… - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
Digital elevation models (DEMs) provide fundamental depictions of the three-dimensional
shape of the Earth's surface and are useful to a wide range of disciplines. Ideally, DEMs …

[HTML][HTML] Large-area mapping of Canadian boreal forest cover, height, biomass and other structural attributes using Landsat composites and lidar plots

G Matasci, T Hermosilla, MA Wulder, JC White… - Remote sensing of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Passive optical remotely sensed images such as those from the Landsat satellites enable
the development of spatially comprehensive, well-calibrated reflectance measures that …