Publications

Hüttich et al. 2014. Exploiting growing stock volume maps for large scale forest resource assessment: Cross-comparisons of ASAR- and PALSAR-based GSV estimates with forest inventory in Central Siberia. Forests, 5, 1747-1770.

Hüttich et al. 2014. Supporting a Forest Observation System for Siberia: Earth Observation for monitoring, assessing and providing forest resource information. Earthzine, Available online: http://www.earthzine.org/2014/07/16/supporting-a-forest-observation-system-for-siberia-earth-observation-for-monitoring-assessing-and-providing-forest-resource-information/.

Sokolov V.A., Shvidenko A.Z., Vedrova  E.F.  Forests of Krasnoyarsk Kray in the Kyoto Process. Saarbrueken, Germany, Lambert Academic Publisher, 2013. 154 pp. [has not been indicated earlier]

Shvidenko A.Z., Schepaschenko D.G. 2014. Carbon budget of Russian forests. Siberian Journal of Forest Science, No 1, 69-92 [in Russian].

Shvidenko A., Lakyda P., Schepaschenko D., Vasylyshyn R., Marchuk Yu. 2014. Carbon, climate and land-use in Ukraine: Forest sector. IIASA and National University of Life Sciences and Environment of Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine, 283 pp. [in Ukrainian]

Thurner M., Beer Ch., Santoro M., Carvalhais N., Wutzler T., Schepaschenko D., Shvidenko A., Kompter E., Ahrens B., Levick S.R., Schmullius C. 2014. Carbon stock and density of northern boreal and temperate forests. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 23, 297-310, doi: 10.111/geb.12125

Shvidenko A., Schepaschenko D., Baklanov A. 2014. Integrated Land Information System – a relevant step for development of information background for PEEX? EGU Abstracts EGU, Vol.16, EGU 2014-4143-2, 2014 (Session AS4.4/BG5.5/CL4.7/ SSS/0/14).

T. A. Chowdhury, C. Thiel & C. Schmullius (2014): Growing stock volume estimation from L-band ALOS PALSAR polarimetric coherence in Siberian forest.-In: Remote Sensing of Environment, in press.

Üreyen, S., Hüttich, C., & Schmullius, C. (2014): Modeling Growing Stock Volume Using SAR Data and OBIA : Effects of Scale Parameter and Textural and Geometrical Features, Journal of Remote Sensing Technology, 2 (2014), 108–117.

Bartalev S.A., Egorov V.A., Loupian E.A., Khvostikov S.A. A new locally-adaptive classification method LAGMA for large-scale land cover mapping using remote-sensing data, Remote Sensing Letters, 2014, 5(1), pp. 55-64.

C. THIEL & C. SCHMULLIUS (2013): Investigation of the impact of freezing on the scattering phase center in Siberia using ALOS PALSAR FBS and FBD data.-In: Proceedings CD of ESA Living Planet Symposium, 09 – 13 September, Edinburgh, UK.

Khovratovich T.S., Bartalev S.A., Zharko V.O. Growing stock volume evaluation method based on joint use of ASAR and MODIS data based products [in Russian] // Eleventh annual All Russian open conference “Actual problems in remote sensing of the Earth from space” 11-15 November, Moscow, Space research institute, 2013. p. 331.

Egorov V.A., Bartalev S.A., Loupian E.A. Optimization possibilities for test sites network design for statistical forest inventory using satellite growing stock volume map [in Russian] // Eleventh annual All Russian open conference “Actual problems in remote sensing of the Earth from space” 11-15 November, Moscow, Space research institute, 2013. p. 329.

Urban, M., Forkel, M., Schmullius, C., Hese, S., Hüttich, C., & Herold, M. (2013). Identification of land surface temperature and albedo trends in AVHRR Pathfinder data from 1982 to 2005 for northern Siberia. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 34(12), 4491–4507.

Urban, M., Eberle, J., Hüttich, C., Schmullius, C., & Herold, M. (2013). Comparison of Satellite-Derived Land Surface Temperature and Air Temperature from Meteorological Stations on the Pan-Arctic Scale. Remote Sensing, 5(5), 2348–2367. doi:10.3390/rs5052348

Eberle, J., Clausnitzer, S., Hüttich, C., & Schmullius, C. (2013). Multi-Source Data Processing Middleware for Land Monitoring within a Web-Based Spatial Data Infrastructure for Siberia. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2(3), 553–576. doi:10.3390/ijgi2030553

Zharko V.O., Bartalev S.A., Egorov V.A. Production of the dominant forest species map based on the analysis of their spectral reflectance dynamic using satellite observation data [in Russian] // X Conference of young scientists “Fundamental and applied space research” [in Russian]. 3-5 April, Moscow, Space research institute, 2013. p.38-39.

Zharko V.O., Bartalev S.A., Egorov V.A. Russian forest species mapping based on MODIS satellite data // Aerospace methods and GIS technologies in forestry and forest management: Proceedings of the V All Russian Conference, dedicated to the memory of Vasily Iv. Sukhikh and Georgy N. Korovin. Moscow, Russia, April 22-24, 2013. M. CEPF RAS, 2013. p.144-145.

Egorov V.A., Bartalev S.A. Analysis of Russian forest cover dynamics based on multi-year MODIS satellite data [in Russian] // Tenth annual All Russian open conference “Actual problems in remote sensing of the Earth from space” 12-16 November, Moscow, Space research institute, 2012. p.383.

Zharko V.O., Bartalev S.A., Egorov V.A. Evaluation of forest tree species composition based on the analysis of their seasonal reflectance dynamic using satellite data [in Russian] // Tenth annual All Russian open conference “Actual problems in remote sensing of the Earth from space” 12-16 November, Moscow, Space research institute, 2012. p.386.

C. THIEL & C. SCHMULLIUS (2013): Investigating the impact of freezing on the ALOS PALSAR InSAR phase over Siberian forests.-In: Remote Sensing Letters 4 (9), pp. 900-909.

C. THIEL & C. SCHMULLIUS (2013): Investigating ALOS PALSAR interferometric coherence in central Siberia at unfrozen and frozen conditions: implications for forest growing stock volume estimation.-In: Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing 39 (3), pp. 232-250.

T. A. CHOWDHURY, C. THIEL, C. SCHMULLIUS & M. STELMASZCZUK-GORSKA (2013): Polarimetric Parameters for Growing Stock Volume Estimation Using ALOS PALSAR L-Band Data over Siberian Forests.-In: Remote Sensing 4, pp. 5725-5756.

C. THIEL & C. SCHMULLIUS (2014): Impact of Tree Species on Magnitude of PALSAR Interferometric Coherence over Siberian Forest at Frozen and Unfrozen Conditions.-In: Remote Sensing 6(2), pp. 1124-1136.

C. THIEL & C. SCHMULLIUS (2012): Effect of Tree Species on PALSAR InSAR Coherence over Siberian Forest at frozen and unfrozen Conditions.-In: Proceedings of International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium IGARSS, Munich, Germany, pp. 190-193.

Hüttich, C., Schmullius, C.C., Thiel, C.J., Bartalev, S., Emelyanov, K., Korets, M., et al. (2012): Assessment and Monitoring of Siberian Forest Resources in the Framework of the EU-Russia ZAPÁS Project, In: Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2012 IEEE International (Munich, 2012), 7208–7211.

Hüttich, C., Schmullius, C.C., Thiel, C.J., Pathe, C., Bartalev, S., Emelyanov, K., Korets, M.,Shvidenko, A., & Schepaschenko, D. (2012): ZAPÁS. Assessment and Monitoring of Russian Forest Resources in the Framework of the EU – Russia Space Dialogue. In: European Commission (2012): Let’s Embrace Space. Space research achievements under the 7th Framework Programme.

Schepaschenko, D., See, L., Fritz, S., McCallum, I., Schill, C., Perger, C., Baccini, A., Gallaun, H., Kindermann, G., Kraxner, F., Saatchi, S., Obersteiner, M., Santoro, M., Schmullius, C., Shvidenko, A., & Schepaschenko, M. (2012): Observing forest biomass globally, Earthzine, online resource.

Shvidenko, A. (2012): Global change and forest inventory and planning. Forest Inventory and Planning, 1(47), pp. 52-75.

Hüttich C., Schmullius C.C., Thiel, C.J., Bartalev, S., Emelyanov, K.,Korets, M.,Shvidenko, A., & Schepaschenko, D. (2012): Assessment and Monitoring of Russian Forest Resources in the Framework of the EU – Russia ZAPÁS Project. ForestSAT 2012, 11-14 September 2012, Corvallis, USA. [Poster]

Thiel, C.J., Hüttich, C., & Schmullius, C. (2012):  Impact of Freezing on ALOS PALSAR Coherence Properties in Central Siberia and its Implication to Forest Growing Stock Volume Assessment. ForestSAT 2012, 11-14 September 2012, Corvallis, USA. [Oral Presentation]

Hüttich C., Schmullius C.C., Thiel, C.J., Bartalev, S., Emelyanov, K.,Korets, M.,Shvidenko, A., & Schepaschenko, D. (2012): Assessment and Monitoring of Russian Forest Resources in the Framework of the EU – Russia ZAPÁS Project. Proceedings of the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 22-27 July 2012, Munich, Germany. [Oral Presentation]

Schmullius C.C., Thiel, C.J., Bartalev, S., Emelyanov, K.,Korets, M. & Shvidenko A. (2011): Assessment and Monitoring of Russian Forest Resources in the Framework of the EU – Russia ZAPÁS Project. American Geoscience Union Fall Meeting, 5-9 December 2011, San Francisco, USA. [Oral Presentation]

Annual Reports

ZAPÁS Progress Report No.1                                                                         September 2012               PDF

ZAPÁS Progress Report No.2                                                                         September 2013               PDF

Presentations

Presentation at the FChange Conference                                                      April 2014                         PDF

Presentation at the ESA Living Planet Symposium                                         September 2013               PDF

Presentation at the GEO European Projects’ Workshop-7                             April 2013                         PDF

ZAPÁS Inauguration Event at NTsOMZ March 22, 2012

EU-Russia Environmental Dialogue Forest and Land Cover Monitoring               March 2012                 PDF

The ZAPÁS Project in the Framework of the EU-Russian Space Dialogue           March 2012                 PDF

ZAPÁS Data Contribution from ROSCOSMOS                                                     March 2012                 PDF

ZAPÁS Data Contribution from ESA                                                                     March 2012                 PDF

Central Siberian Land Cover Mapping                                                                 March 2012                 PDF

Central Siberia Biomass Mapping                                                                        March 2012                 PDF

Towards the Verified Full Carbon Account of Russian Forests                            March 2012                 PDF

Miscellaneous

ZAPÁS Fact Sheet                                                                                              August 2011                 PDF