Hurricane disturbance mapping using MODIS EVI data in the southeastern Yucatán, Mexico

John Rogan; Laura Schneider; Zachary Christman; Marco Millones; Deborah Lawrence; Birgit Schmook

doi:10.1080/01431161.2010.520344

Hurricane disturbance mapping using MODIS EVI data in the southeastern Yucatán, Mexico

John Rogan, Laura Schneider, Zachary Christman, Marco Millones, Deborah Lawrence, Birgit Schmook

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This letter evaluated the use of Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) 250 mEnhanced Vegetation Index (EVI) standard product data (MOD/MYD13Q1 C5) to map the damage caused by Hurricane Dean (August 2007) to the forests in the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico using a two-step vetting procedure. Sequences of MODIS EVI 16-day composite products captured before and after the hurricane were compared against 93 field damage plots to select an appropriate set of pre- and post-damage data. Aqua pairwise combinations produced the highest damage detection overall accuracy compared with Terra (82.4% vs. 73.8%, respectively) because of advantageous timing of the Aqua EVI compositing, relative to the hurricane event. The most accurate EVI damage map (91.4% overall) revealed highest damage > detection in Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale zone 5 (i.e. wind speed .248 km h _-1, i.e. 95%), followed by 93% in zone 4 (210-249 km h_-1) and 87% in zone 3 (178-209 km h_-1). Results indicate that MODIS EVI products provide timely and accurate maps of hurricane damage in subtropical forests.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	259-267
Number of pages	9
Journal	Remote Sensing Letters
Volume	2
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/01431161.2010.520344
State	Published - Sep 2011
Externally published	Yes

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Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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