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Spatio-temporal vegetation shifts across UNESCO World Heritage site Kujataa, South Greenland using NASA MODIS
Topics: Polar Regions
, Land Use and Land Cover Change
, Remote Sensing
Keywords: Greenland, vegetation mapping, remote sensing Session Type: Virtual Paper Abstract Day: Sunday Session Start / End Time: 2/27/2022 11:20 AM (Eastern Time (US & Canada)) - 2/27/2022 12:40 PM (Eastern Time (US & Canada)) Room: Virtual 56
Authors:
Firooza Pavri, University of Southern Maine
Dianna Farrell, University of Southern Maine
Izaak Onos, University of Southern Maine
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Abstract
Vegetation plays an important role in Earth’s carbon balance and the expansion of vegetation from high latitude warming and the lengthening of the growing season has both regional and global implications. In this study, we focus on the UNESCO World Heritage site of Kujataa in the Kujalleq municipality of south Greenland and use NASA’s Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MODIS) sensor to monitor two decades of shifts in the spatial patterns of vegetation coverage. Our results suggest considerable inter annual and seasonal variability in vegetation patterns across the region.
Spatio-temporal vegetation shifts across UNESCO World Heritage site Kujataa, South Greenland using NASA MODIS
