Katja Kowalski

tree stumps on a disturbance patch with remaining forest in the back

Start of the @dfg.de-funded project T-EDGE! In the next three years, we will study forest regeneration 🌱 and biophysical conditions 🌡️ at transient forest edges! See more information here: www.easi.uni-bayreuth.de/en/research/...

I'm on my way to #LPS25 in Vienna and excited for a full week of EO science 🚀
You're not sure which sessions to start with? Join my talk in the Global Carbon Budgets session.

I'll talk about how much biomass was lost due to tree cover loss across Europe's forests from 1985-2024.
See you in Vienna!

📣Attending @esa.int's #LPS25 next week?
Make sure to catch the 𝐂.𝟎𝟓.𝟎𝟒 session (𝐓𝐮𝐞 𝟐𝟒𝐭𝐡 | 𝟏𝟔:𝟏𝟓-𝟏𝟕:𝟒𝟓 | 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐋𝟏/𝐋𝟐), during which I will talk about 🌍 global 🛰️ #Landsat and #Sentinel-2 data availability and how it shapes feasibility of long-term analyses.
See you in Vienna!

Looking for a PhD? We have a new position to fill, starting in autumn. We'll find out how disturbances affect microclimate and regeneration using remote sensing.

Apply below, open until 18.6.25 and feel free to contact me if you have questions!

New paper alert 🎁

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In order to better align with our mission to support all underrepresented genders in the R community, R-Ladies is re-branding to R-Ladies+! 💜 🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ ⚧️

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Add a GDAL_RELEASE_NICKNAME define by rouault · Pull Request #11865 · OSGeo/gdal GDAL is an open source MIT licensed translator library for raster and vector geospatial data formats. - Add a GDAL_RELEASE_NICKNAME define by rouault · Pull Request #11865 · OSGeo/gdal

All open source is political. Even Rouault – archetypal GIS "random person maintaining the code that supports all modern digital infrastucture" – commited to GDAL github.com/OSGeo/gdal/p... - will now print "Trans rights are human rights" with `--version`. #gischat 🏳️‍⚧️👏🏼🏅

... on simulation modelling of forest management 💻 🌲 🧍 🌳
uni-freiburg.de/stellenangeb...
in collaboration with colleagues at @edfm-tum.bsky.social

Petty but satisfying. We take what crumbs we can get.

Six years in the making and finally published! Our viewpoint on how to improve tree mortality monitoring. With in-depth discussion on how to improve ground-based monitoring, integration of ground-based monitoring with remote sensing and modelling, and fair and collaborative science: lnkd.in/dJgSRQHt

It's been great fun researching and exploring the beautiful landscape of the Berchtesgaden national park with amazing colleagues from the park and @edfm-tum.bsky.social
As I'll be moving on to a new job soon, my current position is now open: www.lss.ls.tum.de/fileadmin/w0...

The International Tree Mortality Network is now also on Bluesky! Follow bsky.app/profile/tree... for information on exciting upcoming online seminars and other news related to tree mortality.

Firefighting planes are dumping ocean water on the Los Angeles fires − why using saltwater is typically a last resort In emergencies, dumping ocean water on fires may be the best option. But seawater can have long-term effects on equipment and ecosystems, as a novel coastal experiment shows.

Firefighting planes are dumping ocean water on the Los Angeles fires − why using saltwater is typically a last resort theconversation.com/firefighting... by Pat Megonigal of SERC!

Happy to share our new paper on soil-specific unmixing of croplands in Germany led by Felix Lobert.

We adapted @katjakowalski.bsky.social’s approach using #Landsat and #Sentinel-2 🛰️ to account for soil variability using a soil reflectance composite developed at @thuenen.de EO:

tinyurl.com/5n92ae5z

Satelliten und Laser in der Waldforschung – Prof. Dr. Cornelius Senf zu seiner Forschung YouTube video by DAAD Worldwide

🎥 How do we study forests using satellite and laser data? Here's a overview by our Prof. Cornelius Senf (@corneliussenf.bsky.social) in a short video produced by @daadworldwide.bsky.social (with English subs):
www.youtube.com/watch?si=KPm...

Welcome to the new BlueSky page of our group! Follow for updates on our research in many collaborative projects examining forest structure, disturbance and recovery - with the main focus on European temperate forests and a new direction exploring the Eurasian boreal biome!

Our project released one of our milestones; a harmonized database of field-level land use data for almost all countries of the EU with a temporal coverage of up to 20 years. You can find it here: zenodo.org/records/1423...

Wir als Scientists for Future Bayern haben einen Offenen Brief an die Bayerische Staatsregierung verfasst, um den Hochschulen einen schnellen Emissionsreduktionspfad zu ermöglichen und eine Klimaneutralität 2040 erreichen zu können:

American beech (Fagus grandiflora) showing leaf marcescence

American beech (Fagus grandiflora) showing leaf marcescence

American beech showing marcescence - retention of senesced leaves through the winter

We see marcescence in many species and plant families, but evolutionary causes are not well understood. Hypotheses include protection from browsing mammals and soil fertilization when leaves drop in the spring