Estimation and mapping of above-ground biomass of mangrove forests and their replacement land uses in the Philippines using Sentinel imagery

• Main Authors: Salmo, Severino G, III, Castillo, Jose Alan A, Apan, Armando A, Maraseni, Tek N
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2017
• Subjects: Sentinel imagery; Biomass; Mangrove; Philippines; Biomass mapping; Land use change; Environmental Sciences; Natural Resources and Conservation
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/es-faculty-pubs/5; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0924271617303362
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

The recent launch of the Sentinel-1 (SAR) and Sentinel-2 (multispectral) missions offers a new opportunity for land-based biomass mapping and monitoring especially in the tropics where deforestation is highest. Yet, unlike in agriculture and inland land uses, the use of Sentinel imagery has not been...