Spatiotemporal-based automated inundation mapping of Ramsar wetlands using Google Earth Engine.

ABSTRACT: Wetlands are one of the most critical components of an ecosystem, supporting many ecological niches and a rich diversity of flora and fauna. The ecological significance of these sites makes it imperative to study the changes in their inundation extent and propose necessary measures for their conservation. This study analyzes all 64 Ramsar sites in China based on their inundation patterns using Landsat imagery from 1991 to 2020. Annual composites were generated using the short-wave infrared thresholding technique from June to September to create inundation maps. The analysis was carried out on each Ramsar site individually to account for its typical behavior due to regional geographical and climatic conditions. The results of the inundation analysis for each site were subjected to the Mann-

SUBMITTER: Goyal MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10575872 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature