An Overview of Remote Sensing Data Applications in Peatland Research Based on Works from the Period 2010–2021

Sebastian Czapiewski and Danuta Szumińska
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Sebastian Czapiewski: Institute of Geography, Kazimierz Wielki University, pl. Kościeleckich 8, 85-033 Bydgoszcz, Poland
Danuta Szumińska: Institute of Geography, Kazimierz Wielki University, pl. Kościeleckich 8, 85-033 Bydgoszcz, Poland

Land, 2021, vol. 11, issue 1, 1-14

Abstract: In the 21st century, remote sensing (RS) has become increasingly employed in many environmental studies. This paper constitutes an overview of works utilising RS methods in studies on peatlands and investigates publications from the period 2010–2021. Based on fifty-nine case studies from different climatic zones (from subarctic to subtropical), we can indicate an increase in the use of RS methods in peatland research during the last decade, which is likely a result of the greater availability of new remote sensing data sets (Sentinel 1 and 2; Landsat 8; SPOT 6 and 7) paired with the rapid development of open-source software (ESA SNAP; QGIS and SAGA GIS). In the studied works, satellite data analyses typically encompassed the following elements: land classification/identification of peatlands, changes in water conditions in peatlands, monitoring of peatland state, peatland vegetation mapping, Gross Primary Productivity (GPP), and the estimation of carbon resources in peatlands. The most frequently employed research methods, on the other hand, included: vegetation indices, soil moisture indices, water indices, supervised classification and machine learning. Remote sensing data combined with field research is deemed helpful for peatland monitoring and multi-proxy studies, and they may offer new perspectives on research at a regional level.

Keywords: Landsat; open-source GIS software; peatlands; remote sensing; Sentinel; SPOT (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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