Browsing by Author "Hamdan Omar"

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    Assessing changes of carbon stock in dipterocarp forest due to hydro-electric dam construction in Malaysia
    (Springer, 2021) Hayana Dullah; Marlinda Abdul Malek; Hamdan Omar; Sajjad Ali Mangi; Marlia Mohd Hanafiah
    Deforestation and forest degradation are among the leading global concerns, as they could reduce the carbon sink and sequestration potential of the forest. The impoundment of Kenyir River, Hulu Terengganu, Malaysia, in 1985 due to the development of hydropower station has created a large area of water bodies following clearance of forested land. This study assessed the loss of forest carbon due to these activities within the period of 37 years, between 1972 and 2019.
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    Time-series maps of aboveground biomass in dipterocarps forests of Malaysia from PALSAR and PALSAR-2 polarimetric data
    (BioMed Central Ltd, 2018) Hamdan Omar; Muhamad Afzzul Misman
    Malaysia typically suffers from frequent cloud cover, hindering spatially consistent reporting of deforestation and forest degradation, which limits the accurate reporting of carbon loss and CO2 emissions for reducing emission from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) intervention. This study proposed an approach for accurate and consistent measurements of biomass carbon and CO2 emissions using a single L-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR) sensor system.