All Outputs (7)

A summary of surface motion remote sensing methods for the monitoring of peatland (2025)
Report
Mitchell, E., Fallaize, C., Dryden, I., Bradley, A. V., Large, D. J., Andersen, . R., & Marshall, C. (2025). A summary of surface motion remote sensing methods for the monitoring of peatland. NatureScot

The purpose of this report is to present a suite of methods and products for landscape scale assessment of peatland condition that can contribute to the sustainable management and restoration of peatland habitats. The outputs will also allow for the... Read More about A summary of surface motion remote sensing methods for the monitoring of peatland.

Analysis of an InSAR “bog breathing” based classification of peatland condition relative to field observations in Cairnsmore of Fleet National Nature Reserve (2025)
Report
Bradley, A. V., Mitchell, E., Dryden, I., Fallaize, C., Tariqul Islam, M., Large, D. J., Andersen, R., & Marshall, C. (2025). Analysis of an InSAR “bog breathing” based classification of peatland condition relative to field observations in Cairnsmore of Fleet National Nature Reserve. NatureScot

The purpose of this research is to:

1. Develop a field survey method that can be used to test the validity of maps of peatland condition that were created using satellite radar measures of peatland surface motion.

2. Test and refine a pre-exist... Read More about Analysis of an InSAR “bog breathing” based classification of peatland condition relative to field observations in Cairnsmore of Fleet National Nature Reserve.

Application of surface motion remote sensing to quantify the condition and trajectory of change of c.680,000 ha of peatland (2025)
Report
Large, D. J., Bradley, A. V., Mitchell, E., Fallaize, C., Dryden, I., Andersen, R., & Marshall, C. (2025). Application of surface motion remote sensing to quantify the condition and trajectory of change of c.680,000 ha of peatland. NatureScot

The purpose of this report is to demonstrate and evaluate the use of peatland surface motion, as measured by interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) over eight consecutive years, and to quantify and report peatland condition and trajectory o... Read More about Application of surface motion remote sensing to quantify the condition and trajectory of change of c.680,000 ha of peatland.

Object oriented data analysis of surface motion time series in peatland landscapes (2024)
Journal Article
Mitchell, E. G., Dryden, I. L., Fallaize, C. J., Andersen, R., Bradley, A. V., Large, D. J., & Sowter, A. (2025). Object oriented data analysis of surface motion time series in peatland landscapes. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series C, 74(2), 406-428. https://doi.org/10.1093/jrsssc/qlae060

Peatlands account for 10% of UK land area, 80% of which are degraded to some degree, emitting carbon at a similar magnitude to oil refineries or landfill sites. A lack of tools for rapid and reliable assessment of peatland condition has limited monit... Read More about Object oriented data analysis of surface motion time series in peatland landscapes.

MPeat2D - a fully coupled mechanical-ecohydrological model of peatland development in two dimensions (2024)
Journal Article
Mahdiyasa, A. W., Large, D. J., Icardi, M., & Muljadi, B. P. (2024). MPeat2D - a fully coupled mechanical-ecohydrological model of peatland development in two dimensions. Earth Surface Dynamics, 12(4), 929-952. https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-12-929-2024

Higher-dimensional models of peatland development are required to analyse the influence of spatial heterogeneity and complex feedback mechanisms on peatland behaviour. However, the current models exclude the mechanical process that leads to uncertain... Read More about MPeat2D - a fully coupled mechanical-ecohydrological model of peatland development in two dimensions.

Modelling the influence of mechanical-ecohydrological feedback on the nonlinear dynamics of peatlands (2023)
Journal Article
Mahdiyasa, A. W., Large, D. J., Muljadi, B. P., & Icardi, M. (2023). Modelling the influence of mechanical-ecohydrological feedback on the nonlinear dynamics of peatlands. Ecological Modelling, 478, Article 110299. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2023.110299

Peatlands are complex systems that exhibit nonlinear dynamics due to internal and external feedback mechanisms. However, the feedback of vegetation on peat volume changes that potentially affect peatland dynamics is not well understood. Here, we anal... Read More about Modelling the influence of mechanical-ecohydrological feedback on the nonlinear dynamics of peatlands.

MPeat—A fully coupled mechanical-ecohydrological model of peatland development (2021)
Journal Article
Mahdiyasa, A. W., Large, D. J., Muljadi, B. P., Icardi, M., & Triantafyllou, S. (2022). MPeat—A fully coupled mechanical-ecohydrological model of peatland development. Ecohydrology, 15(1), Article e2361. https://doi.org/10.1002/eco.2361

Mathematical models of long-term peatland development have been produced to analyse peatland behaviour. However, existing models ignore the mechanical processes that have the potential to provide important feedback. Here, we propose a one-dimensional... Read More about MPeat—A fully coupled mechanical-ecohydrological model of peatland development.