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Lars Eklundh

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Response and resilience to drought in northern forests revealed by Sentinel-2

Författare

  • Mitro Müller
  • Per-Ola Olsson
  • Lars Eklundh
  • Sadegh Jamali
  • Jonas Ardö

Summary, in English

Enhancing forest drought resilience is important for preserving ecosystem services in the face of climate change, but operational management methods for boreal forests aiming to preserve ecosystem services under drought are still largely missing. This study explores the use of satellite remote sensing to monitor vegetation stress phases related to drought progression and to quantify both short- and long-term impacts on forest growth. Data from the Sentinel-2 satellite mission were used to calculate the response of vegetation indices across six forest types, using the time period from 2015 to 2017 as a reference dataset. The percentual difference between the drought year of 2018 and the reference period was used to represent disturbance intensity and the system’s capability to resist it. Additionally, the recovery time was taken into consideration. Breakpoint detection with daily temporal resolution was used to quantify the response time of each forest type in relation to the onset date of meteorological drought. Results indicate that Sentinel-2 data can be used to monitor vegetation stress associated with drought progression and estimate the characteristics of forest resilience. High temporal resolution observations should be prioritized over annual maximum vegetation index values to determine the intensity of disturbance. Consistent severe impacts were observed in areas with limited soil moisture availability. The recovery time of forests took up to 4 years. Drought exposure during consecutive years could be especially damaging for species requiring a longer recovery time than a single growing season. Sentinel-2-based monitoring approach could benefit decision-support systems for forest management aiming to enhance drought resilience.

Avdelning/ar

  • BECC: Biodiversity and Ecosystem services in a Changing Climate
  • MERGE: ModElling the Regional and Global Earth system
  • Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap
  • eSSENCE: The e-Science Collaboration
  • LU profilområde: Naturbaserade framtidslösningar
  • Trafik och väg

Publiceringsår

2024

Språk

Engelska

Sidor

5130-5157

Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie

International Joural of Remote Sensing

Volym

45

Issue

15

Dokumenttyp

Artikel i tidskrift

Förlag

Taylor & Francis

Ämne

  • Physical Geography
  • Remote Sensing
  • Climate Research

Nyckelord

  • drought resilience
  • climate adaptation and mitigation
  • Sentinel 2 MSI

Aktiv

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt

  • ISSN: 1366-5901