Calculation of carbon sequestered through remote sensing in a metropolitan park in the city of Quito, Ecuador

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Autor(a) principal: Crespo Nuñez, Ximena Luz
Data de Publicação: 2024
Outros Autores: Monge Amores, Lourdes Elena, Sancho Zurita, Jaime Vladimir, Vega Hernandez, Orisvel
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Sapienza (Curitiba)
Texto Completo: https://journals.sapienzaeditorial.com/index.php/SIJIS/article/view/743
Resumo: This article investigates how much CO2 is stored in the eucalyptus trees of the Guangüiltagua Metropolitan Park (PMG), as a contribution to inventories aimed at developing initiatives to mitigate the carbon footprint of the city of Quito, Ecuador. In the project's first stage, the Normalized Differential Vegetation Index was calculated from 1982 to 2030 using a Lansat 8 satellite image and QGIS software. A second phase was developed by obtaining a satellite image of SENTINELA-2 and using SNAP software to calculate the NDVI. Using a mathematical model, it was established how much CO2 visually represents each pixel. In the third phase, information was collected in situ using allometric equations in a disaggregation of 50 quadrants, each of 100 m2. The DBH and total height of the existing trees were measured in each quadrant. From this data, we established the amount of CO2 fixed per quadrant, which resulted in an average of 1.5 tons. Using linear regressions, the calculation was projected for the total area of trees in the park, resulting in 42,150 tons of CO2 fixed.
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spelling Calculation of carbon sequestered through remote sensing in a metropolitan park in the city of Quito, Ecuadorurban forest, biomass, carbon sequestration, allometric equationsThis article investigates how much CO2 is stored in the eucalyptus trees of the Guangüiltagua Metropolitan Park (PMG), as a contribution to inventories aimed at developing initiatives to mitigate the carbon footprint of the city of Quito, Ecuador. In the project's first stage, the Normalized Differential Vegetation Index was calculated from 1982 to 2030 using a Lansat 8 satellite image and QGIS software. A second phase was developed by obtaining a satellite image of SENTINELA-2 and using SNAP software to calculate the NDVI. Using a mathematical model, it was established how much CO2 visually represents each pixel. In the third phase, information was collected in situ using allometric equations in a disaggregation of 50 quadrants, each of 100 m2. The DBH and total height of the existing trees were measured in each quadrant. From this data, we established the amount of CO2 fixed per quadrant, which resulted in an average of 1.5 tons. Using linear regressions, the calculation was projected for the total area of trees in the park, resulting in 42,150 tons of CO2 fixed.Sapienza Grupo Editorial2024-03-04info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://journals.sapienzaeditorial.com/index.php/SIJIS/article/view/74310.51798/sijis.v5i1.743Sapienza: International Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies; Vol. 5 No. 1 (2024): Regular Issue: Interdisciplinary Studies; e24021Sapienza: International Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies; Vol. 5 Núm. 1 (2024): Regular Issue: Interdisciplinary Studies; e24021Sapienza: International Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies; v. 5 n. 1 (2024): Regular Issue: Interdisciplinary Studies; e240212675-9780reponame:Sapienza (Curitiba)instname:Sapienza Grupo Editorialinstacron:SAPIENZAenghttps://journals.sapienzaeditorial.com/index.php/SIJIS/article/view/743/539Copyright (c) 2024 Ximena Luz Crespo Nuñez, Lourdes Elena Monge Amores, Jaime Vladimir Sancho Zurita, Orisvel Vega Hernandezhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessCrespo Nuñez, Ximena LuzMonge Amores, Lourdes ElenaSancho Zurita, Jaime VladimirVega Hernandez, Orisvel2024-03-04T01:30:07Zoai:ojs2.journals.sapienzaeditorial.com:article/743Revistahttps://journals.sapienzaeditorial.com/index.php/SIJISPRIhttps://journals.sapienzaeditorial.com/index.php/SIJIS/oaieditor@sapienzaeditorial.com2675-97802675-9780opendoar:2024-03-04T01:30:07Sapienza (Curitiba) - Sapienza Grupo Editorialfalse
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title Calculation of carbon sequestered through remote sensing in a metropolitan park in the city of Quito, Ecuador
spellingShingle Calculation of carbon sequestered through remote sensing in a metropolitan park in the city of Quito, Ecuador
Crespo Nuñez, Ximena Luz
urban forest, biomass, carbon sequestration, allometric equations
title_short Calculation of carbon sequestered through remote sensing in a metropolitan park in the city of Quito, Ecuador
title_full Calculation of carbon sequestered through remote sensing in a metropolitan park in the city of Quito, Ecuador
title_fullStr Calculation of carbon sequestered through remote sensing in a metropolitan park in the city of Quito, Ecuador
title_full_unstemmed Calculation of carbon sequestered through remote sensing in a metropolitan park in the city of Quito, Ecuador
title_sort Calculation of carbon sequestered through remote sensing in a metropolitan park in the city of Quito, Ecuador
author Crespo Nuñez, Ximena Luz
author_facet Crespo Nuñez, Ximena Luz
Monge Amores, Lourdes Elena
Sancho Zurita, Jaime Vladimir
Vega Hernandez, Orisvel
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author2 Monge Amores, Lourdes Elena
Sancho Zurita, Jaime Vladimir
Vega Hernandez, Orisvel
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Crespo Nuñez, Ximena Luz
Monge Amores, Lourdes Elena
Sancho Zurita, Jaime Vladimir
Vega Hernandez, Orisvel
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv urban forest, biomass, carbon sequestration, allometric equations
topic urban forest, biomass, carbon sequestration, allometric equations
description This article investigates how much CO2 is stored in the eucalyptus trees of the Guangüiltagua Metropolitan Park (PMG), as a contribution to inventories aimed at developing initiatives to mitigate the carbon footprint of the city of Quito, Ecuador. In the project's first stage, the Normalized Differential Vegetation Index was calculated from 1982 to 2030 using a Lansat 8 satellite image and QGIS software. A second phase was developed by obtaining a satellite image of SENTINELA-2 and using SNAP software to calculate the NDVI. Using a mathematical model, it was established how much CO2 visually represents each pixel. In the third phase, information was collected in situ using allometric equations in a disaggregation of 50 quadrants, each of 100 m2. The DBH and total height of the existing trees were measured in each quadrant. From this data, we established the amount of CO2 fixed per quadrant, which resulted in an average of 1.5 tons. Using linear regressions, the calculation was projected for the total area of trees in the park, resulting in 42,150 tons of CO2 fixed.
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