Mapping biomass with remote sensing: a comparison of methods for the case study of Uganda |
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Authors: | Valerio Avitabile Martin Herold Matieu Henry Christiane Schmullius |
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Institution: | 1.Department of Environmental Science,Wageningen University,Wageningen,The Netherlands;2.Institute of Geography,Friedrich-Schiller-University,Jena,Germany;3.IRD, UMR Eco&Sols, Montpellier SupAgro,Montpellier Cedex 2,France;4.Di.S.A.F.Ri,Università degli Studi della Tuscia,Viterbo,Italy;5.AgroParisTech-ENGREF,GEEFT,Montpellier Cedex 4,France |
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Abstract: | Background Assessing biomass is gaining increasing interest mainly for bioenergy, climate change research and mitigation activities,
such as reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation and the role of conservation, sustainable management
of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries (REDD+). In response to these needs, a number of
biomass/carbon maps have been recently produced using different approaches but the lack of comparable reference data limits
their proper validation. The objectives of this study are to compare the available maps for Uganda and to understand the sources
of variability in the estimation. Uganda was chosen as a case-study because it presents a reliable national biomass reference
dataset. |
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