International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium

In 2021 a joint initiative of Belgium and The Netherlands

TH3.O-6: Mapping, Monitoring and Modelling Savannah Vegetation with Earth Observation I
Thu, 15 Jul, 12:25 - 13:55 (UTC)
Thu, 15 Jul, 14:25 - 15:55 Central Europe Summer Time (UTC +2)
Thu, 15 Jul, 20:25 - 21:55 China Standard Time (UTC +8)
Thu, 15 Jul, 08:25 - 09:55 Eastern Daylight Time (UTC -4)
Session Co-Chairs: Elias Symeonakis, Manchester Metropolitan University and Thomas Higginbottom, University of Manchester
Session Manager: Shahla Yadollahi
Track: Invited Sessions

TH3.O-6.1: ABRUPT CHANGE IN DRYLAND ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONING: RECENT ADVANCES AND LESSONS LEARNT FROM THE U-TURN PROJECT

Stéphanie Horion, University of Copenhagen, Denmark; Wim Verbruggen, Ghent University, Belgium; Paulo N. Bernardino, KU Leuven, Belgium; Niels Souverijns, VITO remote sensing, Belgium; Wanda de Keersmaecker, Wageningen University and Research, Netherlands; Rasmus Fensholt, Guy Schurgers, University of Copenhagen, Denmark; Ruben Van De Kerchove, VITO remote sensing, Belgium; Hans Verbeeck, Ghent University, Belgium; Jan Verbesselt, Wageningen University and Research, Netherlands; Ben Somers, KU Leuven, Belgium

TH3.O-6.3: MEASURING THE TIMING OF WOODY GREEN-UP IN AFRICAN SAVANNAS – WHICH MODIS DATA TO USE?

Anthony Cizek, Paul Aplin, Ian Powell, Edge Hill University, United Kingdom

TH3.O-6.4: ABOVEGROUND WOODY BIOMASS ESTIMATION OF THE BRAZILIAN CERRADO BIOME USING DATA INTEGRATION

Barbara Zimbres, Environmental Research Institute for the Amazon (IPAM), Brazil; Pedro Rodríguez-Veiga, University of Leicester, United Kingdom; Julia Shimbo, Environmental Research Institute for the Amazon (IPAM), Brazil; Polyanna Bispo, Manchester University, United Kingdom; Heiko Balzter, University of Leicester, United Kingdom; Mercedes Bustamante, Iris Roitman, Universidade de Brasília, Brazil; Ricardo Haidar, Universidade Federal do Tocantins, Brazil; Sabrina Miranda, Universidade Estadual de Goiás, Brazil; Letícia Gomes, Universidade de Brasília, Brazil; Fabrício Alvim, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Brazil; Eddie Lenza, Universidade Estadual do Mato Grosso, Brazil; Leonardo Maracahipes-Santos, Environmental Research Institute for the Amazon (IPAM), Brazil; Ana Clara Abadia, Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso, Brazil; Jamir Prado Jr., Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Brazil; Evandro Machado, Anne Priscila Dias Gonzaga, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Brazil; Marcela de Castro Nunes Santos Terra, Jose Marcio de Mello, Jose Roberto Scolforo, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil; Ane Alencar, Environmental Research Institute for the Amazon (IPAM), Brazil

TH3.O-6.5: FORWARD AND INVERSE L-BAND RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODELING OVER THE DRY CHACO, USING SMOS OBSERVATIONS, LAND SURFACE MODELING AND IN SITU DATA

Frederike Vincent, Michiel Maertens, Michel Bechtold, KU Leuven, Belgium; Esteban Jobbagy, Universidad de San Luis, Argentina; Rolf Reichle, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, United States; Veerle Vanacker, UC Louvain, Belgium; Jasper Vrugt, University of California, Irvine, United States; Jean-Pierre Wigneron, INRAE, UMR1391 ISPA, Centre Bordeaux-Aquitaine, F-33140, France; Gabriëlle De Lannoy, KU Leuven, Belgium