Total Carbon Estimation in African Mangroves and Coastal Wetlands in Preparation for REDD and Blue Carbon Credits

Mangroves
Principal Investigator:
Matthew Hansen

Sponsor:
NASA

Time period:
2015
to
2016

Graduate Researchers:
Viviana Zalles

Project Description:

The goal of this project is to perform high resolution mapping of mangroves in support of the work the prime PI, Dr. Temilola Fatoyinbo is conducting. We will work to do preliminary data assembly and prototype land mapping of areas of interest as well as high level image processing based on project needs.