Unique among Earth observation programs, the Landsat program has provided continuous
earth observation data for the past 41 years. Landsat data are systematically collected and …

Tropical forests harbor a significant portion of global biodiversity and are a critical
component of the climate system. Reducing deforestation and forest degradation contributes …

Tropical secondary forests sequester carbon up to 20 times faster than old-growth forests.
This rate does not capture spatial regrowth patterns due to environmental and disturbance …

Tropical carbon emissions are largely derived from direct forest clearing processes. Yet,
emissions from drought-induced forest fires are, usually, not included in national-level …

Interactions between climate and land-use change may drive widespread degradation of
Amazonian forests. High-intensity fires associated with extreme weather events could …

Landsat occupies a unique position in the constellation of civilian earth observation
satellites, with a long and rich scientific and applications heritage. With nearly 40years of …

In several biomes, including croplands, wooded savannas, and tropical forests, many small
fires occur each year that are well below the detection limit of the current generation of …

The seasonality of sunlight and rainfall regulates net primary production in tropical forests.
Previous studies have suggested that light is more limiting than water for tropical forest …

Changes in weather and land use are transforming the spatial and temporal characteristics
of fire regimes in Amazonia, with important effects on the functioning of dense (ie, closed …

Forest degradation in the Brazilian Amazon due to selective logging and forest fires may
greatly increase the human footprint beyond outright deforestation. We demonstrate a …