Aboveground biomass mapping by integrating ICESat-2, SENTINEL-1, SENTINEL-2, ALOS2/PALSAR2, and topographic information in Mediterranean forests

Juan Guerra-Hernández, Lana L. Narine, Adrián Pascual, Eduardo Gonzalez-Ferreiro, Brigite Botequim, Lonesome Malambo, Amy Neuenschwander, Sorin C. Popescu & Sergio Godinho (2022). Aboveground biomass mapping by integrating ICESat-2, SENTINEL-1, SENTINEL-2, ALOS2/PALSAR2, and topographic   The Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) provides an extraordinary opportunity to support global large-scale forest carbon mapping, but further research is needed […]

A Review on the Current Status of Numerical Weather Prediction in Portugal 2021: Surface–Atmosphere Interactions

Monteiro, M.J.; Couto, F.T.; Bernardino, M.; Cardoso, R.M.; Carvalho, D.; Martins, J.P.A.; Santos, J.A.; Argain, J.L.; Salgado, R. A Review on the Current Status of Numerical Weather Prediction in Portugal 2021: Surface–Atmosphere Interactions. Atmosphere 2022, 13, 1356. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos13091356 Earth system modelling is currently playing an increasing role in weather forecasting and understanding climate change, however, the operation, deployment […]

Increasing the Lateral Resolution of 3D-GPR Datasets through 2D-FFT Interpolation with Application to a Case Study of the Roman Villa of Horta da Torre (Fronteira, Portugal)

Oliveira, R.J.; Caldeira, B.; Teixidó, T.; Borges, J.F.; Carneiro, A. Increasing the Lateral Resolution of 3D-GPR Datasets through 2D-FFT Interpolation with Application to a Case Study of the Roman Villa of Horta da Torre (Fronteira, Portugal). Remote Sens.2022, 14, 4069. The approach presented in this work uses an interpolation methodology to densify 3D-GPR datasets to sharpen the […]

Modelling the Atmospheric Environment Associated with a Wind-Driven Fire Event in Portugal

Purificação, C.; Andrade, N.; Potes, M.; Salgueiro, V.; Couto, F.T.; Salgado, R. Modelling the Atmospheric Environment Associated with a Wind-Driven Fire Event in Portugal. Atmosphere 2022, 13, 1124. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos13071124 Increased knowledge of the meteorological conditions that lead to mega-fires is important to prevent wildfires and improve firefighting. This study analyses the atmospheric conditions that led to the largest forest […]

Spectral Analysis to Improve Inputs to Random Forest and Other Boosted Ensemble Tree-Based Algorithms for Detecting NYF Pegmatites in Tysfjord, Norway

Santos, D.; Cardoso-Fernandes, J.; Lima, A.; Müller, A.; Brönner, M.; Teodoro, A.C. Spectral Analysis to Improve Inputs to Random Forest and other Boosted Ensemble Tree-Based Algorithms for Detecting NYF Pegmatites in Tysfjord, Norway. Remote Sens. 2022, 14, 3532. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14153532 As an important source of lithium and rare earth elements (REE) and other critical elements, pegmatites […]

Geodiversity Assessment Through the Évora–Montemor-o-Novo Region: on the Scope of Valorising the Mining Heritage of the Ossa-Morena Zone (SW Iberia, Portugal)

Maia, M., Nogueira, P., Mirão, J. et al. Geodiversity Assessment Through the Évora–Montemor-o-Novo Region: on the Scope of Valorising the Mining Heritage of the Ossa-Morena Zone (SW Iberia, Portugal). Geoheritage 14, 90 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12371-022-00728-2 The SW of Iberia registers diverse examples of mining remnants from activities that ceased during the twentieth century, namely in the Ossa-Morena Zone. Such activities exposed outcrops […]

The Brazilian soil priorities

José A.M. Demattê, Elvio Giasson, Eduardo Guimarães Couto, Alessandro Samuel-Rosa, Selma Simões de Castro, Ricardo Simão Diniz Dalmolin, José Brilha, Rosangela Garrido Machado Botelho, Antonio Carlos Azevedo, Carlos Eduardo Pellegrino Cerri, Lúcia Helena Cunha dos Anjos, Maria de Lourdes Mendonça-Santos, Cácio Luiz Boechat, Eufran Ferreira do Amaral, João Fernandes da Silva Júnior, Afrânio Ferreira Neves […]

Environmental Education in Naturtejo UNESCO Global Geopark (Portugal): A Nature-Based Approach

Maria Manuela Catana and José Brilha Abstract: UNESCO Global Geoparks (UGGps) are excellent teaching opportunities as outdoor classrooms and incubators of sustainable development, sustainable lifestyles, appreciation of natural and cultural diversity, and promotion of peace. Naturtejo UGGp offers educational programmes addressed to the school public (formal education) since 2007, focused on geosciences education for sustainability. […]

Method for solar resource assessment using numerical weather prediction and artificial neural network models based on typical meteorological data: Application to the south of Portugal

Pereira, S., Abreu, E.F., Iakunin, M., Cavaco, A., Salgado, R. and Canhoto, P., 2022: Method for solar resource assessment using numerical weather prediction and artificial neural network models based on typical meteorological data: Application to the south of Portugal. Solar Energy, 236, 225-238, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2022.03.003. In this work a method for regional solar resource assessment based on […]