Relationships between the normalised difference vegetation index and temperature fluctuations in post-mining sites

0477419 - ÚVGZ 2019 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Bujalský, L. - Jirka, V. - Zemek, František - Frouz, J.
Relationships between the normalised difference vegetation index and temperature fluctuations in post-mining sites.
International Journal of Mining, Reclamation and Environment. Roč. 32, č. 4 (2018), s. 254-263. ISSN 1748-0930. E-ISSN 1748-0949
R&D Projects: GA MŠMT(CZ) LO1415
Research Infrastructure: CzeCOS II - 90061
Institutional support: RVO:86652079
Keywords : temperature * normalised difference * vegetation index (NDVI) * vegetation cover * remote sensing
OECD category: Environmental sciences (social aspects to be 5.7)
Impact factor: 1.727, year: 2018

The effects of age, vegetation density (normalised difference vegetation index [NDVI]) and vegetation type on temperature fluctuations were studied in post-coal-mining sites in the Czech Republic. NDVI and surface temperature were obtained from an airborne multispectral aerial photograph and FLIR infrared camera. The difference between morning and afternoon temperature was assumed as a measure of the temperature buffering ability of the ecosystem. Buffering increased with increasing NDVI but also depended on the type of vegetation, reclaimed sites have significantly higher buffering than unreclaimed sites. In contrary to grasslands, woody vegetation gradually increased temperature buffering capacity with plot age. Topsoil application substantially increased buffering capacity.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0273774