🎉 First PhD paper out!
Using 37 years of Landsat data, we tracked monthly water presence in savanna "wetlands in drylands" (Hwange NP, Zimbabwe).
Key result? A 2-month lag between rainfall and wetland filling, and a simple method (no ML!) to assess ecological drought and wetland resilience.
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Landsat‐based remote sensing of surface water dynamics in southern African wetlands in drylands from 1986 to 2022
Wetlands in drylands represent distinct ecosystems characterized by unique assemblages of fauna and flora that coexist in a fluctuating hydrological regime. These habitats provide essential resources...