Search Results - "Symeonakis, E."

Monitoring desertification and land degradation over sub-Saharan Africa by Symeonakis, E., Drake, N.

“…A desertification monitoring system is developed that uses four indicators derived using continental-scale remotely sensed data: vegetation cover, rain use…”
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DEEP LEARNING MONITORING OF WOODY VEGETATION DENSITY IN A SOUTH AFRICAN SAVANNAH REGION by Symeonakis, E., Korkofigkas, A., Vamvoukakis, G., Stamou, G., Arnau-Rosalén, E.

“…Bush encroachment in African savannahs has been identified as a land degradation process, mainly due to the detrimental effect it has on small pastoralist…”
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Bush encroachment monitoring using multi-temporal Landsat data and random forests by Symeonakis, E., Higginbottom, T.

“…It is widely accepted that land degradation and desertification (LDD) are serious global threats to humans and the environment. Around a third of savannahs in…”
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LANDSAT-BASED WOODY VEGETATION COVER MONITORING IN SOUTHERN AFRICAN SAVANNAHS by Symeonakis, E., Petroulaki, K., Higginbottom, T.

“…Mapping woody cover over large areas can only be effectively achieved using remote sensing data and techniques. The longest continuously operating…”
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Assessing the Contribution of Optical and SAR Data for Fractional Savannah Woody Vegetation Mapping by Karakizi, C., Gounari, O., Sofikiti, E., Begkos, G., Karantzalos, K., Symeonakis, E.

“…Savannahs are under threat from land degradation, not least due to woody vegetation encroachment. Here, we target the accurate high-resolution mapping of…”
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Eco-geomorphological connectivity and coupling interactions at hillslope scale in drylands: Concepts and critical examples by Calvo-Cases, A., Arnau-Rosalén, E., Boix-Fayos, C., Estrany, J., Roxo, M.J., Symeonakis, E.

“…The diagnosis of land degradation requires a deep understanding of ecosystem functioning and evolution. In dryland systems, in particular, research efforts…”
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High-resolution wetness index mapping: A useful tool for regional scale wetland management by Higginbottom, Thomas P., Field, C.D., Rosenburgh, A.E., Wright, A., Symeonakis, E., Caporn, S.J.M.

“…Wetland ecosystems are key habitats for carbon sequestration, biodiversity and ecosystem services, yet in many they localities have been subject to…”
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LANDSAT-BASED WOODY VEGETATION COVER MONITORING IN SOUTHERN AFRICAN SAVANNAHS by Symeonakis, E., Petroulaki, K., Higginbottom, T.

“…Mapping woody cover over large areas can only be effectively achieved using remote sensing data and techniques. The longest continuously operating…”
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A comparison of number-of-rain-days estimation techniques for continental hydrological modelling by Symeonakis, E., Bonifacio, R., Drake, N.

“…The number of rain-days per dekad (NRDD), a parameter of a modification of the widely used Soil Conservation Service (SCS) model, is estimated here over…”
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