Detecting long-term canopy change and vegetation shifts in northern peatlands using LAI and climate data

Burdun, Iuliia; Pu, Jiabin; Myneni, Ranga B.; Rautiainen, Miina

doi:10.5194/bg-23-7289-2026

Articles | Volume 23, issue 20

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-23-7289-2026

© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-23-7289-2026

© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 23, issue 20

Research article

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19 Oct 2026

Research article |

| 19 Oct 2026

Detecting long-term canopy change and vegetation shifts in northern peatlands using LAI and climate data

Iuliia Burdun, Jiabin Pu, Ranga B. Myneni, and Miina Rautiainen

Data sets

Sensor-Independent LAI/FPAR CDR J. Pu et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8076540

Short summary

Peatlands store large amounts of carbon, but their vegetation is changing as northern regions warm. Using satellite data from 2001–2023, we examined how peatland canopies have become greener or browner across the North. While many areas showed local greening, overall change was uneven and influenced by moisture, vegetation type, and long-term climate cycles rather than a uniform increase in greenness.