Abstract

The use of remote sensing technology has been widely used to estimate carbon stocks above ground level, including in mangrove forest landscapes. This study aims to obtain information on the spatial distribution of above-ground carbon using Landsat 8 satellite imagery in the Percut Sei Tuan mangrove forest landscape. Ordinary least square (OLS) regression method is used to build a model of estimating the spatial distribution of above-ground carbon based on vegetation index values of normalize different vegetation index (NDVI) and green normalize different vegetation index (GNDVI). The results showed the average carbon content above ground level in the Percut Sei Tuan forest landscape was 23.55 tons ha−1. The power regression model is the best estimator model for the distribution of carbon content above ground level with the equation y = 205.9 x4.2713 and R2 of 72.4%.

Details

Title
Application of landsat 8 sattelite imagery for estimated distribution of above ground carbon in Percut Sei Tuan forest landscape
Author
Sulistiyono, N 1 ; Tarigan, A A 2 ; Patana, P 2 

 Department of Forest Conservation, Faculty of Forestry, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, Sumatera Utara, Indonesia.; Center of Excellence for Mangrove, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, Sumatera Utara, Indonesia. 
 Department of Forest Conservation, Faculty of Forestry, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, Sumatera Utara, Indonesia. 
Publication year
2020
Publication date
Feb 2020
Publisher
IOP Publishing
ISSN
17551307
e-ISSN
17551315
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2555323232
Copyright
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