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Morley, P., Jump, A., Donoghue, D. (2023). Unmanned aerial vehicle images of drought-stressed European beech forests in the Rhӧn Biosphere Reserve, Germany, 2020. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. (Dataset). https://doi.org/10.5285/b2d17962-3c7f-4193-a180-cde885d1a83e
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Unmanned aerial vehicle images of drought-stressed European beech forests in the Rhӧn Biosphere Reserve, Germany, 2020
This dataset comprises four RGB unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) images collected in September 2020 of European beech (Fagus sylvatica) forest within core protected areas of the UNESCO Rhӧn Biosphere Reserve, Germany. The study forests were subject to the extreme drought event that impacted central Europe in 2018/2019 and this project sought to collect data to enable the analysis of individual tree and stand level response (canopy damage and defoliation) of European beech trees to extreme drought events. The RGB images available in this dataset have approx. 3cm pixel size with an associated 10cm pixel digital elevation model (DEM) and are suitable for identifying individual trees and the degree of canopy damage (defoliation, discolouration, and mortality) sustained by individuals/stands within the forest.
The work was supported by the Natural Environment Research Council (Grant NE/V00929X/1).
The work was supported by the Natural Environment Research Council (Grant NE/V00929X/1).
Publication date: 2023-05-05
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TIFF
Spatial information
- Study area
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- Spatial representation type
- Raster
- Spatial reference system
- WGS 84
Temporal information
- Temporal extent
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2020-09-09 to 2020-09-10
Provenance & quality
The RGB UAV data and associated Digital Elevation Model were collected using a DJI Phantom 4 UAV. Individual images were processed by the NERC Field Spectroscopy Facility with the orthorectified mosaics made available.
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Correspondence/contact details
Authors
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7503-2520 Other contacts
- Rights holders
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University of Stirling, Durham University
- Custodian
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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centreinfo@eidc.ac.uk
- Publisher
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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centreinfo@eidc.ac.uk
Additional metadata
- Topic categories
- biota
- INSPIRE theme
- Habitats and Biotopes
- Keywords
- Canopy Condition , Extreme Drought , Forest Health , Germany , RGB , UAV
- Funding
- Natural Environment Research Council Award: NE/V00929X/1
- Last updated
- 27 February 2024 16:18