Spatio-temporal monitoring of fen peatland subsidence and inundated area across different scales (B06)

• Subject Area: Geodesy, Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing, Geoinformatics, Cartography
• Term: since 2025
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 531801029

We will deepen the spatio-temporal knowledge of rewetted fen peat and corresponding processes observed by remote sensing techniques quantifying mire breathing and inundated area decrease over space and time in rewetting fen peatlands. We will link innovative techniques such as SBAS interferometry to peat development as well as C sequestration. The applied techniques of observing spatio-temporal patterns of peat surface characteristics enable us to assess the resilience and vulnerability of peatlands to droughts and floods.

• DFG Programme: CRC/Transregios
• Subproject of: TRR 410: WETSCAPES2.0: sinks, links and legacies of novel ecosystems in rewetted fen landscapes
• Applicant Institution: Universität Greifswald
• Project Head: Dr. Philip Marzahn