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Daily MODIS Data Trends of Hurricane-Induced Forest Impact and Early RecoveryWe studied the use of daily satellite data from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) sensors to assess wetland forest damage and recovery from Hurricane Katrina (29 August 2005 landfall). Processed MODIS daily vegetation index (VI) trends were consistent with previously determined impact and recovery patterns provided by the "snapshot" 25 m Landsat Thematic Mapper optical and RADARSAT-1 synthetic aperture radar satellite data. Phenological trends showed high 2004 and 2005 pre-hurricane temporal correspondence within bottomland hardwood forest communities, except during spring green-up, and temporal dissimilarity between these hardwoods and nearby cypress-tupelo swamp forests (Taxodium distichum [baldcypress] and Nyssa aquatica [water tupelo]). MODIS VI trend analyses established that one year after impact, cypress-tupelo and lightly impacted hardwood forests had recovered to near prehurricane conditions. In contrast, canopy recovery lagged in the moderately and severely damaged hardwood forests, possibly reflecting regeneration of pre-hurricane species and stand-level replacement by invasive trees.
Document ID
20110015621
Acquisition Source
Stennis Space Center
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Ramsey, Elijah, III
(Geological Survey Lafayette, LA, United States)
Spruce, Joseph
(Science Systems and Applications, Inc. MS, United States)
Rangoonwala, Amina
(IAP World Services, Inc. Lafayette, LA, US)
Suzuoki, Yukihiro
(AScI Corp. United States)
Smoot, James
(IAP World Services, Inc. Lafayette, LA, US)
Gasser, Jerry
(Lockheed Martin Corp. Huntsville, AL, United States)
Bannister, Terri
(IAP World Services, Inc. Lafayette, LA, US)
Date Acquired
August 25, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2011
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Report/Patent Number
SSTI-2220-0225
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNS10AA35C
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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