Mapping Tree Mortality Caused by Siberian Silkmoth Outbreak Using Sentinel-2 Remote Sensing Data

• Published in: Forests
• Main Authors: Olga A. Slinkina, Pavel V. Mikhaylov, Svetlana M. Sultson, Denis A. Demidko, Natalia P. Khizhniak, Andrey I. Tatarintsev
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2023
• Subjects: Siberian silkmoth; damaged stands; remote sensing; spectral indices; Plant ecology; QK900-989; The Sentinel; Krasnoyarsk Krai
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/f14122436; https://doaj.org/article/7020f52d1af4434ca381d6ce11316671

The Siberian silkmoth is one of the most dangerous coniferous forests pests. Siberian silkmoth outbreaks cause massive defoliation and subsequent forest fires over vast areas. Remote forest disturbance assessments performed after an outbreak make it possible to assess carbon emissions and the potent...