APPLICATION OF REMOTE SENSING IN MONITORING FOREST COVER CHANGE AND CARBON DIOXIDE LEVELS AT KISATCHIE NATIONAL FOREST OF LOUISIANA

It is estimated that the globe’s forest has shrunk by 3% since 1990, an area equivalence to the geographical boundaries of South Africa. The Kisatchie National Forest of Louisiana replicates plentiful climatic, physiographic and edaphic differences in the country and this forest faces a serious prob...

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Published in:International archives of the photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information sciences. remote sensing and spatial information sciences., 2022-07, Vol.XLVI-M-2-2022, p.27-32
Main Authors: Armah, R. N. D., Twumasi, Y. A., Ning, Z. H., Apraku, C. Y., Anokye, M., Frimpong, D. B., Asare-Ansah, A. B., Loh, P. M., Owusu, F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide fixation
Carbon sequestration
Deforestation
Forest management
Forests
Landsat
Landsat satellites
Protected areas
Remote monitoring
Remote observing
Remote sensing
Satellite imagery
Satellites
Spaceborne remote sensing
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Summary:It is estimated that the globe’s forest has shrunk by 3% since 1990, an area equivalence to the geographical boundaries of South Africa. The Kisatchie National Forest of Louisiana replicates plentiful climatic, physiographic and edaphic differences in the country and this forest faces a serious problem of degradation and disturbance of different nature. Remote sensing from satellites offers the best way to observe these changes over time. This study will employ Landsat-8 satellite imagery to analyze forest cover change in Kisatchie National Forest from 2010 to 2020. The objectives of the study are to (i) identify the trend, nature, and the magnitude of forest cover change, (ii) prepare image maps delineating forest cover change for the duration of the study (iii) establish the trend of CO2 levels within Kisatchie environs. Results showed a gain of forest cover within the Kisatchie National Forest which correlated to the rate of CO2 sequestration by sinks. NDVI of 2010 was 0.65 compared to 0.86 for 2020 indicating a gain of 32% of forest cover since 2010. This showed how effective Protected areas are in conserving forest cover and restricting land uses that may disturb forest structure.
ISSN:2194-9034
1682-1750
2194-9034
DOI:10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVI-M-2-2022-27-2022