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  1. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    To Predict Tree Death, Scientists Tapped Gamma Rays To Peer Underground
    (Airborne radiation sensors could help forecast and prevent drought-driven tree mortality_
    --
    science.org/content/article/pr <-- shared technical article
    --
    doi.org/10.1029/2026GL122182 <-- shared paper
    --
    H/T @hannah Richter
    “Over an 18-month period starting in 2023, the dense forests of Western Australia [WA] experienced a record-setting drought. Jarrah trees towering 35 metres high died off in patchy brown splotches, turning 400 square kilometres - 3% of the forest - into brittle, fire-prone stands. The event led researchers to wonder whether there was a better way to predict where such die-offs might occur both there and in other forests, a problem that has long been tricky to solve because important factors such as soil depth are hidden underground…
    Now, those same researchers have unveiled a surprising new tool for predicting tree mortality: gamma rays [link above.] Resulting from the natural decay of the potassium-40 isotope from granite-rich bedrock, the radiation acts as a proxy for soil depth, which in turn signals how much water a tree can access during drought. The new method could be applied to other highly weathered soils, which cover one-third of Earth’s ice-free land...”
    --
    "... PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY: During a record-breaking drought and heat event in 2023–2024, forests in southwestern Australia experienced widespread, patchy die-off. While we know that extreme weather triggers these events, it is often a hidden factor, the thickness of soil and the depth to underlying bedrock, that determines which trees live or die. Trees growing in shallow soil over solid rock are highly vulnerable due to limited water storage. Here, [they] show how to map these hidden zones from the air using gamma rays that are naturally emitted by potassium in the ground. Like southwestern Australia, many parts of the world have highly weathered soils where potassium has been washed out of the upper layers of soil. However, [they] showed that higher potassium areas signal that potassium-rich bedrock is closer to the surface and this is sensitive for tens of meters. By comparing gamma ray maps with ground-based geophysical surveys and satellite data, [they] showed that these potassium hotspots accurately predict where forests are most likely to experience die-off during a drought. These types of soils cover about one-third of the Earth's land, so the method provides a powerful new tool for managers to identify and protect vulnerable forests from future, hotter droughts…”
    #GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #Australia #WesternAustralia #WA #forests #vegetation #bush #jarrah #karri #drought #heat #extremedrought #extremeweather #climatechange #water #waterresources #dieoff #soil #weathering #erosion #moisture #nutrients #airborne #gammarays #GRS #granite #gneiss #bedrock #geology #potassium40 #potassium #K #remotesensing #earthobservation #groundwater #interstitial #subsurface #waterstorage #electricalresistivitytomography

    #gis #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #australia
  2. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    To Predict Tree Death, Scientists Tapped Gamma Rays To Peer Underground
    (Airborne radiation sensors could help forecast and prevent drought-driven tree mortality_
    --
    science.org/content/article/pr <-- shared technical article
    --
    doi.org/10.1029/2026GL122182 <-- shared paper
    --
    H/T @hannah Richter
    “Over an 18-month period starting in 2023, the dense forests of Western Australia [WA] experienced a record-setting drought. Jarrah trees towering 35 metres high died off in patchy brown splotches, turning 400 square kilometres - 3% of the forest - into brittle, fire-prone stands. The event led researchers to wonder whether there was a better way to predict where such die-offs might occur both there and in other forests, a problem that has long been tricky to solve because important factors such as soil depth are hidden underground…
    Now, those same researchers have unveiled a surprising new tool for predicting tree mortality: gamma rays [link above.] Resulting from the natural decay of the potassium-40 isotope from granite-rich bedrock, the radiation acts as a proxy for soil depth, which in turn signals how much water a tree can access during drought. The new method could be applied to other highly weathered soils, which cover one-third of Earth’s ice-free land...”
    --
    "... PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY: During a record-breaking drought and heat event in 2023–2024, forests in southwestern Australia experienced widespread, patchy die-off. While we know that extreme weather triggers these events, it is often a hidden factor, the thickness of soil and the depth to underlying bedrock, that determines which trees live or die. Trees growing in shallow soil over solid rock are highly vulnerable due to limited water storage. Here, [they] show how to map these hidden zones from the air using gamma rays that are naturally emitted by potassium in the ground. Like southwestern Australia, many parts of the world have highly weathered soils where potassium has been washed out of the upper layers of soil. However, [they] showed that higher potassium areas signal that potassium-rich bedrock is closer to the surface and this is sensitive for tens of meters. By comparing gamma ray maps with ground-based geophysical surveys and satellite data, [they] showed that these potassium hotspots accurately predict where forests are most likely to experience die-off during a drought. These types of soils cover about one-third of the Earth's land, so the method provides a powerful new tool for managers to identify and protect vulnerable forests from future, hotter droughts…”
    #GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #Australia #WesternAustralia #WA #forests #vegetation #bush #jarrah #karri #drought #heat #extremedrought #extremeweather #climatechange #water #waterresources #dieoff #soil #weathering #erosion #moisture #nutrients #airborne #gammarays #GRS #granite #gneiss #bedrock #geology #potassium40 #potassium #K #remotesensing #earthobservation #groundwater #interstitial #subsurface #waterstorage #electricalresistivitytomography

    #gis #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #australia
  3. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    To Predict Tree Death, Scientists Tapped Gamma Rays To Peer Underground
    (Airborne radiation sensors could help forecast and prevent drought-driven tree mortality_
    --
    science.org/content/article/pr <-- shared technical article
    --
    doi.org/10.1029/2026GL122182 <-- shared paper
    --
    H/T @hannah Richter
    “Over an 18-month period starting in 2023, the dense forests of Western Australia [WA] experienced a record-setting drought. Jarrah trees towering 35 metres high died off in patchy brown splotches, turning 400 square kilometres - 3% of the forest - into brittle, fire-prone stands. The event led researchers to wonder whether there was a better way to predict where such die-offs might occur both there and in other forests, a problem that has long been tricky to solve because important factors such as soil depth are hidden underground…
    Now, those same researchers have unveiled a surprising new tool for predicting tree mortality: gamma rays [link above.] Resulting from the natural decay of the potassium-40 isotope from granite-rich bedrock, the radiation acts as a proxy for soil depth, which in turn signals how much water a tree can access during drought. The new method could be applied to other highly weathered soils, which cover one-third of Earth’s ice-free land...”
    --
    "... PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY: During a record-breaking drought and heat event in 2023–2024, forests in southwestern Australia experienced widespread, patchy die-off. While we know that extreme weather triggers these events, it is often a hidden factor, the thickness of soil and the depth to underlying bedrock, that determines which trees live or die. Trees growing in shallow soil over solid rock are highly vulnerable due to limited water storage. Here, [they] show how to map these hidden zones from the air using gamma rays that are naturally emitted by potassium in the ground. Like southwestern Australia, many parts of the world have highly weathered soils where potassium has been washed out of the upper layers of soil. However, [they] showed that higher potassium areas signal that potassium-rich bedrock is closer to the surface and this is sensitive for tens of meters. By comparing gamma ray maps with ground-based geophysical surveys and satellite data, [they] showed that these potassium hotspots accurately predict where forests are most likely to experience die-off during a drought. These types of soils cover about one-third of the Earth's land, so the method provides a powerful new tool for managers to identify and protect vulnerable forests from future, hotter droughts…”
    #GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #Australia #WesternAustralia #WA #forests #vegetation #bush #jarrah #karri #drought #heat #extremedrought #extremeweather #climatechange #water #waterresources #dieoff #soil #weathering #erosion #moisture #nutrients #airborne #gammarays #GRS #granite #gneiss #bedrock #geology #potassium40 #potassium #K #remotesensing #earthobservation #groundwater #interstitial #subsurface #waterstorage #electricalresistivitytomography

    #electricalresistivitytomography #waterstorage #subsurface #interstitial #groundwater #earthobservation
  4. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @GregCocks ·

    To Predict Tree Death, Scientists Tapped Gamma Rays To Peer Underground
    (Airborne radiation sensors could help forecast and prevent drought-driven tree mortality_
    --
    science.org/content/article/pr <-- shared technical article
    --
    doi.org/10.1029/2026GL122182 <-- shared paper
    --
    H/T @hannah Richter
    “Over an 18-month period starting in 2023, the dense forests of Western Australia [WA] experienced a record-setting drought. Jarrah trees towering 35 metres high died off in patchy brown splotches, turning 400 square kilometres - 3% of the forest - into brittle, fire-prone stands. The event led researchers to wonder whether there was a better way to predict where such die-offs might occur both there and in other forests, a problem that has long been tricky to solve because important factors such as soil depth are hidden underground…
    Now, those same researchers have unveiled a surprising new tool for predicting tree mortality: gamma rays [link above.] Resulting from the natural decay of the potassium-40 isotope from granite-rich bedrock, the radiation acts as a proxy for soil depth, which in turn signals how much water a tree can access during drought. The new method could be applied to other highly weathered soils, which cover one-third of Earth’s ice-free land...”
    --
    "... PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY: During a record-breaking drought and heat event in 2023–2024, forests in southwestern Australia experienced widespread, patchy die-off. While we know that extreme weather triggers these events, it is often a hidden factor, the thickness of soil and the depth to underlying bedrock, that determines which trees live or die. Trees growing in shallow soil over solid rock are highly vulnerable due to limited water storage. Here, [they] show how to map these hidden zones from the air using gamma rays that are naturally emitted by potassium in the ground. Like southwestern Australia, many parts of the world have highly weathered soils where potassium has been washed out of the upper layers of soil. However, [they] showed that higher potassium areas signal that potassium-rich bedrock is closer to the surface and this is sensitive for tens of meters. By comparing gamma ray maps with ground-based geophysical surveys and satellite data, [they] showed that these potassium hotspots accurately predict where forests are most likely to experience die-off during a drought. These types of soils cover about one-third of the Earth's land, so the method provides a powerful new tool for managers to identify and protect vulnerable forests from future, hotter droughts…”

    #gis #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #australia
  5. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    To Predict Tree Death, Scientists Tapped Gamma Rays To Peer Underground
    (Airborne radiation sensors could help forecast and prevent drought-driven tree mortality_
    --
    science.org/content/article/pr <-- shared technical article
    --
    doi.org/10.1029/2026GL122182 <-- shared paper
    --
    H/T @hannah Richter
    “Over an 18-month period starting in 2023, the dense forests of Western Australia [WA] experienced a record-setting drought. Jarrah trees towering 35 metres high died off in patchy brown splotches, turning 400 square kilometres - 3% of the forest - into brittle, fire-prone stands. The event led researchers to wonder whether there was a better way to predict where such die-offs might occur both there and in other forests, a problem that has long been tricky to solve because important factors such as soil depth are hidden underground…
    Now, those same researchers have unveiled a surprising new tool for predicting tree mortality: gamma rays [link above.] Resulting from the natural decay of the potassium-40 isotope from granite-rich bedrock, the radiation acts as a proxy for soil depth, which in turn signals how much water a tree can access during drought. The new method could be applied to other highly weathered soils, which cover one-third of Earth’s ice-free land...”
    --
    "... PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY: During a record-breaking drought and heat event in 2023–2024, forests in southwestern Australia experienced widespread, patchy die-off. While we know that extreme weather triggers these events, it is often a hidden factor, the thickness of soil and the depth to underlying bedrock, that determines which trees live or die. Trees growing in shallow soil over solid rock are highly vulnerable due to limited water storage. Here, [they] show how to map these hidden zones from the air using gamma rays that are naturally emitted by potassium in the ground. Like southwestern Australia, many parts of the world have highly weathered soils where potassium has been washed out of the upper layers of soil. However, [they] showed that higher potassium areas signal that potassium-rich bedrock is closer to the surface and this is sensitive for tens of meters. By comparing gamma ray maps with ground-based geophysical surveys and satellite data, [they] showed that these potassium hotspots accurately predict where forests are most likely to experience die-off during a drought. These types of soils cover about one-third of the Earth's land, so the method provides a powerful new tool for managers to identify and protect vulnerable forests from future, hotter droughts…”
    #GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #Australia #WesternAustralia #WA #forests #vegetation #bush #jarrah #karri #drought #heat #extremedrought #extremeweather #climatechange #water #waterresources #dieoff #soil #weathering #erosion #moisture #nutrients #airborne #gammarays #GRS #granite #gneiss #bedrock #geology #potassium40 #potassium #K #remotesensing #earthobservation #groundwater #interstitial #subsurface #waterstorage #electricalresistivitytomography

    #gis #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #australia
  6. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    Rising Waters Swamp Lake Naivasha [Kenya] [earth observation]
    --
    science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-o <-- shared NASA 2026 technical article
    --
    africasacountry.com/2026/04/th <-- shared 2026 technical article
    --
    carrzee.org/wp-content/uploads <-- shared technical report
    --
    earth.gsfc.nasa.gov/gwm/lake/91 <-- shared charting, lake water levels
    --
    doi.org/10.11648/j.ajrs.201806 <-- shared 2018 paper, ‘An Assessment of the Role of Water Hyacinth in the Water Level Changes of Lake Naivasha Using GIS and Remote Sensing’
    --
    apnews.com/article/kenya-water <-- shared 2025 media article, ‘How the invasive water hyacinth is threatening fishermen’s livelihoods on … Kenyan [Lake Naivasha]…’
    --
    apnews.com/article/kenya-risin <-- shared 2025 media article
    --
    sei.org/features/revisiting-th <-- shared 2023 technical article
    --
    theguardian.com/world/2022/mar <-- shared 2022 media rticle
    --
    “Kenya's Lake Naivasha has long been a place of change and reinvention…
    Now the lake faces another major change: rapidly fluctuating water levels. The name Naivasha comes from a Maasai word meaning "that which heaves," an apt description of the freshwater lake over the past 25 years. Satellite altimetry measurements of the lake's depth indicate an increase of about 7 metres (23 feet) since 2010, roughly the height of a two-story building. Over the same period, Landsat observed a roughly 40 percent increase in the lake's area, adding 50 kilometres² (19 miles²) of water, equivalent to roughly 15 Central Parks.
    The human and economic toll of the rising water levels is considerable..”
    #Kenya #LakeNaivasha #Africa #water #hydrology #hydrography #risingwater #waterlevels #GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #humanimpacts #farming #agriculture #infrastructure #damage #community #satellite #altimetry #economy #cost #impact #change #flood #flooding #innundation
    @nasa

    #kenya #lakenaivasha #africa #water #hydrology #hydrography
  7. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    Rising Waters Swamp Lake Naivasha [Kenya] [earth observation]
    --
    science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-o <-- shared NASA 2026 technical article
    --
    africasacountry.com/2026/04/th <-- shared 2026 technical article
    --
    carrzee.org/wp-content/uploads <-- shared technical report
    --
    earth.gsfc.nasa.gov/gwm/lake/91 <-- shared charting, lake water levels
    --
    doi.org/10.11648/j.ajrs.201806 <-- shared 2018 paper, ‘An Assessment of the Role of Water Hyacinth in the Water Level Changes of Lake Naivasha Using GIS and Remote Sensing’
    --
    apnews.com/article/kenya-water <-- shared 2025 media article, ‘How the invasive water hyacinth is threatening fishermen’s livelihoods on … Kenyan [Lake Naivasha]…’
    --
    apnews.com/article/kenya-risin <-- shared 2025 media article
    --
    sei.org/features/revisiting-th <-- shared 2023 technical article
    --
    theguardian.com/world/2022/mar <-- shared 2022 media rticle
    --
    “Kenya's Lake Naivasha has long been a place of change and reinvention…
    Now the lake faces another major change: rapidly fluctuating water levels. The name Naivasha comes from a Maasai word meaning "that which heaves," an apt description of the freshwater lake over the past 25 years. Satellite altimetry measurements of the lake's depth indicate an increase of about 7 metres (23 feet) since 2010, roughly the height of a two-story building. Over the same period, Landsat observed a roughly 40 percent increase in the lake's area, adding 50 kilometres² (19 miles²) of water, equivalent to roughly 15 Central Parks.
    The human and economic toll of the rising water levels is considerable..”
    #Kenya #LakeNaivasha #Africa #water #hydrology #hydrography #risingwater #waterlevels #GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #humanimpacts #farming #agriculture #infrastructure #damage #community #satellite #altimetry #economy #cost #impact #change #flood #flooding #innundation
    @nasa

    #kenya #lakenaivasha #africa #water #hydrology #hydrography
  8. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    Rising Waters Swamp Lake Naivasha [Kenya] [earth observation]
    --
    science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-o <-- shared NASA 2026 technical article
    --
    africasacountry.com/2026/04/th <-- shared 2026 technical article
    --
    carrzee.org/wp-content/uploads <-- shared technical report
    --
    earth.gsfc.nasa.gov/gwm/lake/91 <-- shared charting, lake water levels
    --
    doi.org/10.11648/j.ajrs.201806 <-- shared 2018 paper, ‘An Assessment of the Role of Water Hyacinth in the Water Level Changes of Lake Naivasha Using GIS and Remote Sensing’
    --
    apnews.com/article/kenya-water <-- shared 2025 media article, ‘How the invasive water hyacinth is threatening fishermen’s livelihoods on … Kenyan [Lake Naivasha]…’
    --
    apnews.com/article/kenya-risin <-- shared 2025 media article
    --
    sei.org/features/revisiting-th <-- shared 2023 technical article
    --
    theguardian.com/world/2022/mar <-- shared 2022 media rticle
    --
    “Kenya's Lake Naivasha has long been a place of change and reinvention…
    Now the lake faces another major change: rapidly fluctuating water levels. The name Naivasha comes from a Maasai word meaning "that which heaves," an apt description of the freshwater lake over the past 25 years. Satellite altimetry measurements of the lake's depth indicate an increase of about 7 metres (23 feet) since 2010, roughly the height of a two-story building. Over the same period, Landsat observed a roughly 40 percent increase in the lake's area, adding 50 kilometres² (19 miles²) of water, equivalent to roughly 15 Central Parks.
    The human and economic toll of the rising water levels is considerable..”
    #Kenya #LakeNaivasha #Africa #water #hydrology #hydrography #risingwater #waterlevels #GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #humanimpacts #farming #agriculture #infrastructure #damage #community #satellite #altimetry #economy #cost #impact #change #flood #flooding #innundation
    @nasa

    #kenya #lakenaivasha #africa #water #hydrology #hydrography
  9. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    Rising Waters Swamp Lake Naivasha [Kenya] [earth observation]
    --
    science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-o <-- shared NASA 2026 technical article
    --
    africasacountry.com/2026/04/th <-- shared 2026 technical article
    --
    carrzee.org/wp-content/uploads <-- shared technical report
    --
    earth.gsfc.nasa.gov/gwm/lake/91 <-- shared charting, lake water levels
    --
    doi.org/10.11648/j.ajrs.201806 <-- shared 2018 paper, ‘An Assessment of the Role of Water Hyacinth in the Water Level Changes of Lake Naivasha Using GIS and Remote Sensing’
    --
    apnews.com/article/kenya-water <-- shared 2025 media article, ‘How the invasive water hyacinth is threatening fishermen’s livelihoods on … Kenyan [Lake Naivasha]…’
    --
    apnews.com/article/kenya-risin <-- shared 2025 media article
    --
    sei.org/features/revisiting-th <-- shared 2023 technical article
    --
    theguardian.com/world/2022/mar <-- shared 2022 media rticle
    --
    “Kenya's Lake Naivasha has long been a place of change and reinvention…
    Now the lake faces another major change: rapidly fluctuating water levels. The name Naivasha comes from a Maasai word meaning "that which heaves," an apt description of the freshwater lake over the past 25 years. Satellite altimetry measurements of the lake's depth indicate an increase of about 7 metres (23 feet) since 2010, roughly the height of a two-story building. Over the same period, Landsat observed a roughly 40 percent increase in the lake's area, adding 50 kilometres² (19 miles²) of water, equivalent to roughly 15 Central Parks.
    The human and economic toll of the rising water levels is considerable..”
    #Kenya #LakeNaivasha #Africa #water #hydrology #hydrography #risingwater #waterlevels #GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #humanimpacts #farming #agriculture #infrastructure #damage #community #satellite #altimetry #economy #cost #impact #change #flood #flooding #innundation
    @nasa

    #innundation #flooding #flood #change #impact #cost
  10. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @GregCocks ·

    Rising Waters Swamp Lake Naivasha [Kenya] [earth observation]
    --
    science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-o <-- shared NASA 2026 technical article
    --
    africasacountry.com/2026/04/th <-- shared 2026 technical article
    --
    carrzee.org/wp-content/uploads <-- shared technical report
    --
    earth.gsfc.nasa.gov/gwm/lake/91 <-- shared charting, lake water levels
    --
    doi.org/10.11648/j.ajrs.201806 <-- shared 2018 paper, ‘An Assessment of the Role of Water Hyacinth in the Water Level Changes of Lake Naivasha Using GIS and Remote Sensing’
    --
    apnews.com/article/kenya-water <-- shared 2025 media article, ‘How the invasive water hyacinth is threatening fishermen’s livelihoods on … Kenyan [Lake Naivasha]…’
    --
    apnews.com/article/kenya-risin <-- shared 2025 media article
    --
    sei.org/features/revisiting-th <-- shared 2023 technical article
    --
    theguardian.com/world/2022/mar <-- shared 2022 media rticle
    --
    “Kenya's Lake Naivasha has long been a place of change and reinvention…
    Now the lake faces another major change: rapidly fluctuating water levels. The name Naivasha comes from a Maasai word meaning "that which heaves," an apt description of the freshwater lake over the past 25 years. Satellite altimetry measurements of the lake's depth indicate an increase of about 7 metres (23 feet) since 2010, roughly the height of a two-story building. Over the same period, Landsat observed a roughly 40 percent increase in the lake's area, adding 50 kilometres² (19 miles²) of water, equivalent to roughly 15 Central Parks.
    The human and economic toll of the rising water levels is considerable..”

    @nasa

    #kenya #lakenaivasha #africa #water #hydrology #hydrography
  11. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    Mapping Multifunctionality In Remote Patagonian Forest Landscapes Reveals High-Value Ecosystems Beyond Protected Areas
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    doi.org/10.1038/s43247-026-035 <-- shared paper
    --
    H/T @Peter Potapov | Researcher at the World Resources Institute (WRI)
    “This paper is] a strong example of multifunctionality analysis applied to conservation planning. The study mapped six ecosystem functions, including carbon storage, nutrient availability, water regulation, erosion control, habitat quality, and ecological connectivity. [The author] combined satellite data, field soil sampling, and spatial modeling for this comprehensive analysis.
    Two findings stand out.
    1. Old-growth forests had the highest multifunctionality index of any land cover type.
    2. 78.5% of the top multifunctionality hotspots fall outside the region's protected areas, even though PAs already cover more than 54% of the territory.
    Together, these results make a clear case for expanding conservation of the remaining Intact Forest Landscapes and primary forests in Patagonia and elsewhere…”
    --
    “Remote forest landscapes provide critical references for understanding ecosystem functions (EFs) under low anthropogenic pressure, yet their capacity to sustain multiple EFs simultaneously remains poorly understood. [They] assessed landscape multifunctionality in western Patagonia by integrating satellite indicators, field data, and spatial modeling. Six EFs (carbon storage, nutrient availability, water regulation, erosion control, habitat quality, and ecological connectivity) were mapped, and their spatial relationships and hotspot distribution within and outside protected areas (PAs) were analyzed. Old-growth and secondary forests showed the highest functional performance. Strong synergies (ρ ≥ 0.6) between carbon storage and nutrient availability covered >50% of the landscape, whereas strong trade-offs (ρ ≤ –0.6) were spatially limited ( < 6%). Notably, 78% of multifunctionality hotspots occurred outside PAs, indicating that high-functional-value areas extend beyond formal conservation boundaries. These findings reveal spatial mismatches between multifunctionality and protection status and provide a replicable framework for integrating multifunctionality into conservation planning under global change…”
    #Patagonia #chile #aysen #coyhaique #landcover #mapping #spatial #spatialpatterns #spatiotemporal #spatialanalysis #forest #vegetation #oldgrowth #secondgrowth #shrubland #grassland #steppe #ecosystem #habitat #nutrients #water #hydrology #erosion #multifunctionality #multifunctionalityanalysis #protectedareas #landuse #conservationplanning #conservation #ecology #carbonstorage #nutrientavailability #waterregulation #erosioncontrol #habitatquality #ecologicalconnectivity #remotesensing #satellite #earthobservation #modeling

    #patagonia #chile #aysen #coyhaique #landcover #mapping
  12. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    Probabilistic Modeling Of InSAR-Derived Land Subsidence Hazard In New York City For Transportation Infrastructure Damage Risk Assessments
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    doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2026.105 <-- shared paper
    --
    #NewYork #NewYorkCity #NYC #GIS #spatial #mapping #subsidence #InSAR #radar #elevation #remotesensing #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #model #modeling #probabilistic #framework #risk #hazard #infrastructure #transportation #subway #highway #roads #airports #LandSubsidence #damage #cost #economics #JFK #LaGuardia #runways #buildings #flood #flooding #floodrisk #sealevelrise #SLR #impacts #lowlying #reclaimed #urban #monitoring #mitigation #maintenance #coast #coastal #delta #sediments #megacity

    #newyork #newyorkcity #nyc #gis #spatial #mapping
  13. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    Probabilistic Modeling Of InSAR-Derived Land Subsidence Hazard In New York City For Transportation Infrastructure Damage Risk Assessments
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    doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2026.105 <-- shared paper
    --
    #NewYork #NewYorkCity #NYC #GIS #spatial #mapping #subsidence #InSAR #radar #elevation #remotesensing #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #model #modeling #probabilistic #framework #risk #hazard #infrastructure #transportation #subway #highway #roads #airports #LandSubsidence #damage #cost #economics #JFK #LaGuardia #runways #buildings #flood #flooding #floodrisk #sealevelrise #SLR #impacts #lowlying #reclaimed #urban #monitoring #mitigation #maintenance #coast #coastal #delta #sediments #megacity

    #newyork #newyorkcity #nyc #gis #spatial #mapping
  14. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    Probabilistic Modeling Of InSAR-Derived Land Subsidence Hazard In New York City For Transportation Infrastructure Damage Risk Assessments
    --
    doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2026.105 <-- shared paper
    --
    #NewYork #NewYorkCity #NYC #GIS #spatial #mapping #subsidence #InSAR #radar #elevation #remotesensing #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #model #modeling #probabilistic #framework #risk #hazard #infrastructure #transportation #subway #highway #roads #airports #LandSubsidence #damage #cost #economics #JFK #LaGuardia #runways #buildings #flood #flooding #floodrisk #sealevelrise #SLR #impacts #lowlying #reclaimed #urban #monitoring #mitigation #maintenance #coast #coastal #delta #sediments #megacity

    #newyork #newyorkcity #nyc #gis #spatial #mapping
  15. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    Probabilistic Modeling Of InSAR-Derived Land Subsidence Hazard In New York City For Transportation Infrastructure Damage Risk Assessments
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    doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2026.105 <-- shared paper
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    #NewYork #NewYorkCity #NYC #GIS #spatial #mapping #subsidence #InSAR #radar #elevation #remotesensing #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #model #modeling #probabilistic #framework #risk #hazard #infrastructure #transportation #subway #highway #roads #airports #LandSubsidence #damage #cost #economics #JFK #LaGuardia #runways #buildings #flood #flooding #floodrisk #sealevelrise #SLR #impacts #lowlying #reclaimed #urban #monitoring #mitigation #maintenance #coast #coastal #delta #sediments #megacity

    #megacity #sediments #delta #coastal #coast #maintenance
  16. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @GregCocks ·

    Probabilistic Modeling Of InSAR-Derived Land Subsidence Hazard In New York City For Transportation Infrastructure Damage Risk Assessments
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    doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2026.105 <-- shared paper
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    #newyork #newyorkcity #nyc #gis #spatial #mapping
  17. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    Geologically-Driven Migration of Landmines and Explosive Remnants of War - A Feature Focusing on the Western Balkans
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    doi.org/10.3390/geosciences130 <-- shared 2023 paper
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    kpbs.org/news/2014/05/20/balka <-- shared 2014 media example
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    [mechanics/process I know I (fortunately) don’t consider - but fascinating!]
    #landmine #unexplodedordnance #explosiveordnance #abandonedexplosiveordnance #IED #improvisedexplosivedevice #military #minefield #war #publicsafety #flood #flooding #landslide #WesternBalkans #balkans #Bosnia #Herzegovina #Serbia #Croatia #stochastic #deterministic #model #modeling #war #battlefield #ordanance #injury #fatality #massmovement #landsurface #processes #engineeringgeology #geology #geology #soil #debrisflow #water #hydrology #risk #hazard #hydromorphology #morphology #geomorphometry #spatialanalysis #GIS #spatial #mapping #riskmapping #fieldsurvey #spatiotemporal #research #hazardmap #planning #polict #landuse #emergency #publichealth #riskmanagement

    #landmine #unexplodedordnance #explosiveordnance #abandonedexplosiveordnance #ied #improvisedexplosivedevice
  18. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    Mobile Radar Provides Insights Into Hydrologic Responses In Burn Areas
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    doi.org/10.1071/WF24163 <-- shared paper
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    #GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #radar #water #hydrology #engineeringgeology #risk #hazard #massmovement #landslide #debrisflow #mobileobservatory #postfire #rainfall #precipitation #estimation #RockyMountains #streamradar #weatherradar #extremeweather # metrology #wildfire #fire #impacts #monitoring #hydrometeorological #instrumentation #burnarea #burnt #soil #basin #runoff #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #remoteareas #planning #management #mitigation

    #gis #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #radar #water