The storm Filomena: characteristics and damage estimation in Madrid’s woodland through satellite imagery
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The characteristics of the Filomena storm and its impact on the trees of Madrid are analysed using synoptic maps, centuries-old snowfall data and satellite images at different scales (Terra MODIS, Landsat 8 and Sentinel 2). This historical snowfall affected half the surface of the Iberian Peninsula in January 2021, and its consequences were aggravated by the persistence of the subsequent anticyclonic situation, which kept surface temperatures in Madrid between -13 ºC and -2.5 ºC. The impact on the woodland, measured with images of changes in the NDVI, affected 11% of the winter vegetation cover of Madrid, with very notable damages to Pinus pinea, P. halepensis and Quercus ilex, both in the urban roads and in the city’s many parks, gardens and forest spaces.
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