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Symposium Program

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Preliminary Program of the Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing

Session

Invited Session 4: Novel Remote Sensing Technologies and Techniques for Understanding Peatland Condition, Disturbance, and Change - Part 2

Time:

Tuesday, 11/June/2024:

3:00pm - 4:40pm

Session Chair: Dr. Koreen Millard
Session Chair: Dr. Laura Elizabeth Chasmer

Location: SUB 307

Presentations

3:00pm - 3:20pm

New Insights Into Distinguishing Temperate Deciduous Swamps from Upland Forests and Shrublands with SAR

S. Banks¹, Dr. K. Millard², Dr. L. Dingle-Robertson³, L. White⁴, Dr. A. Behnamian⁵, J. Duffe⁶

¹Carleton University; Environment Canada; ²Carleton University; ³Environment Canada; ⁴Environment Canada; ⁵Environment Canada; ⁶Environment Canada

3:20pm - 3:40pm

Using Remote Sensing to determine the Role of Peatlands in Fire Refugia Creation in Boreal Forests of Western Canada

C. Kuntzemann¹, Dr. E. Whitman¹, Dr. D. Stralberg¹, Dr. M.-A. Parisien¹, Dr. D. K. Thompson², Z. Xi¹, D. Lewis³, Dr. S. Nielsen⁴

¹Canadian Forest Service (Edmonton office); ²Canadian Forest Service (Sault Ste. Marie office); ³BC Ministry of Land, Water, and Resource Stewardship; ⁴University of Alberta

3:40pm - 4:00pm

VIIRS and MODIS Observations of Peatland Fire Spread During the 2023 Fire Season – an Analysis using the Canadian Fire Spread Database

Q. Barber, P. Jain, E. Whitman, M.-A. Parisien

Natural Resources Canada

4:00pm - 4:20pm

Arctic and sub-Arctic wildfires in Canada’s permafrost peatlands 1986–2022

M. Hethcoat, P. Jain, M.-A. Parisien, R. Skakun, E. Whitman

Natural Resources Canada, Canada

4:20pm - 4:40pm

The Sensitivity of SMAP Brightness Temperature Retrievals to Open Water Dynamics and Peatland/Wetland Areas

Y. Amini¹, K. Millard¹, A. Berg², M. Richardson¹

¹Carleton University, Canada; ²University of Guelph, Canada