Symposium Program

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