Search Results - "Vaglio Laurin, G."

A full greenhouse gases budget of Africa: synthesis, uncertainties, and vulnerabilities by Valentini, R, Arneth, A, Bombelli, A, Castaldi, S, Cazzolla Gatti, R, Chevallier, F, Ciais, P, Grieco, E, Hartmann, J, Henry, M, Houghton, R. A, Jung, M, Kutsch, W. L, Malhi, Y, Mayorga, E, Merbold, L, Murray-Tortarolo, G, Papale, D, Peylin, P, Poulter, B, Raymond, P. A, Santini, M, Sitch, S, Vaglio Laurin, G, van der Werf, G. R, Williams, C. A, Scholes, R. J

“…This paper, developed under the framework of the RECCAP initiative, aims at providing improved estimates of the carbon and GHG (CO2, CH4 and N2O) balance of…”
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Estimation of forest leaf area index using satellite multispectral and synthetic aperture radar data in Iran by Vafaei, S, Fathizadeh, O, Puletti, N, Fadaei, H, Baqer Rasooli, S, Vaglio Laurin, G

“…Different satellite datasets, including multispectral Sentinel 2 and synthetic aperture radar Sentinel 1 and ALOS2, were tested to estimate the Leaf Area Index…”
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Tree species diversity of three Ghanaian reserves by Cazzolla Gatti, R, Vaglio Laurin, G, Valentini, R

“…Among tropical areas, Africa is considered to be poor in terms of biodiversity as compared with Amazon or South-East Asia, especially with respect to forest…”
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Estimation of Soil Moisture in an Alpine Catchment with RADARSAT2 Images by Tappeiner, U., Zebisch, M., Del Frate, F., Vaglio Laurin, G., Pasolli, L., Niedrist, G., Hell, V., Della Chiesa, S., Notarnicola, C., Bruzzone, L., Bertoldi, G.

“…Soil moisture retrieval is one of the most challenging problems in the context of biophysical parameter estimation from remotely sensed data. Typically,…”
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Does degradation from selective logging and illegal activities differently impact forest resources? A case study in Ghana by Vaglio Laurin, G, Hawthorne, WD, Chiti, T, Di Paola, A, Cazzolla Gatti, R, Marconi, S, Noce, S, Grieco, E, Pirotti, F, Valentini, R

“…Degradation, a reduction of the ecosystem’s capacity to supply goods and services, is widespread in tropical forests and mainly caused by human disturbance. To…”
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COSMO-SkyMed potential to detect and monitor Mediterranean maquis fires and regrowth: a pilot study in Capo Figari, Sardinia, Italy by Vaglio Laurin, G, Avezzano, R, Bacciu, V, Frate, FD, Papale, D, Virelli, M

“…Mediterranean maquis is a complex and widespread ecosystem in the region, intrinsically prone to fire. Many species have developed specific adaptation traits…”
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Spatial Organization, Activity, and Social Interactions of Culpeo Foxes (Pseudalopex culpaeus) in North-Central Chile by Salvatori, Valeria, Vaglio-Laurin, Gaia, Meserve, Peter L., Boitani, Luigi, Campanella, Andrea

“…Movements and interactions of Chilean culpeo foxes (Pseudalopex culpaeus) were studied in a semi-arid region characterized by periodic droughts. Annual home…”
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Spatial and Temporal Properties of SMOS Retrieval Over Tropical Forests by Vittucci, C., Ferrazzoli, P., Guerriero, L., Kerr, Y., Richaume, P., Laurin, G. Vaglio

“…In this paper, retrieval results obtained using the last version (V650) of SMOS level 2 algorithms are tested considering pixels of Africa and South America…”
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SMOS retrieval over forests: Exploitation of optical depth and tests of soil moisture estimates by Vittucci, C., Ferrazzoli, P., Kerr, Y., Richaume, P., Guerriero, L., Rahmoune, R., Laurin, G. Vaglio

“…This research aims to test data obtained by level 2 retrieval algorithm of SMOS over land, in order to provide information regarding vegetation and soil…”
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SMOS forest optical depth intercomparisons over pan-tropical biomes by Vittucci, C., Ferrazzoli, P., Kerr, Y., Richaume, P., Guerriero, L., Vaglio Laurin, G.

“…The main objective of SMOS over land is to retrieve soil moisture. Anyway, for soils covered by vegetation two model parameters, soil moisture and vegetation…”
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SMOS Vegetation Optical Depth and Ecosystem Functional Properties: Exploring Their Relationships in Tropical Forests by Laurin, G. Vaglio, Vittucci, C., Tramontana, G., Bodesheim, P., Ferrazzoli, P., Guerriero, L., Jung, M., Mahecha, M., Papale, D.

“…Data from the Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission were exploited to explore its potential in providing ecosystem information. Here the strength of…”
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Analysis of Vegetation Optical Depth and Soil Moisture Retrieved by SMOS Over Tropical Forests by Vittucci, Cristina, Ferrazzoli, Paolo, Kerr, Yann H., Richaume, Philippe, Vaglio Laurin, Gaia, Guerriero, Leila

“…In this letter, the results obtained with the last version (level 2, version 650) of SMOS retrieval algorithm are compared against independent measurements,…”
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Use of COSMO-SkyMed constellation for monitoring the post-fire vegetation regrowth: The Capo Figari case study by Avezzano, R. G., Laurin, G. Vaglio, Bacciu, V., Covello, F., Virelli, M., Del Frate, F., Schiavon, G., Valentini, R.

“…The use of COSMO-SkyMed constellation has been tested for post-fire monitoring activities. A typical Mediterranean ecosystem, seriously damaged by a wildfire,…”
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First results of AfriScat, a tower-based radar experiment in African forest by Albinet, C., Koleck, T., Le Toan, T., Borderies, P., Villard, L., Hamadi, A., Laurin, G. Vaglio, Nicolini, G., Valentini, R.

“…This paper deals with AfriScat, a long-term tower-based scatterometer measurements experiment which will take place over the Ankasa forest in Ghana, an African…”
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