Earth Science

Optimal rainfall threshold for monsoon rice production in India varies across space and time

Editor’s Summary: Excessive rainfalls have led to a greater decrease in monsoon-season rice yield in India than deficit rainfalls, suggests a statistical analysis of historical rice production and climate data from 1990 to 2017.

Fine-resolution mapping and assessment of artificial surfaces in the northern hemisphere permafrost environments

This study aims to map and assess artificial surfaces in the northern hemisphere. Author: Qi Zhang Updated: January 2024

Arctic’s man-made impervious surfaces expanded by over two-thirds in the 21st century

Examining the status of forest fire emission in 2020 and its connection to COVID-19 incidents in West Coast regions of the United States

Mapping active paddy rice area over monsoon Asia using time-series Sentinel – 2 images in Google Earth Engine; A case study over Lower Gangetic Plain

GCI30: a global dataset of 30-m cropping intensity using multisource remote sensing imagery

We utilized multiple satellite data on Google Earth Engine platform to develop a first 30 m resolution global CI (GCI30)

Cropland Dynamics and Remote Sensing

Mapping continuous cropping cycles over large scales

A new framework to map fine resolution cropping intensity across the globe: algorithm, validation, and implication