Spatio-temporal pattern of eco-environmental parameters in Jharia coalfield, India

V. Saini; R. P. Gupta; M. K. Arora

doi:10.1117/12.2196645

20 October 2015 Spatio-temporal pattern of eco-environmental parameters in Jharia coalfield, India

V. Saini, R. P. Gupta, M. K. Arora

Proceedings Volume 9644, Earth Resources and Environmental Remote Sensing/GIS Applications VI; 96441H (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2196645
Event: SPIE Remote Sensing, 2015, Toulouse, France

Abstract

Jharia coal-field holds unequivocal importance in the Indian context as it is the only source of prime coking coal in the country. The coalfield is also known for its infamous coal mine fires which have been burning since last more than a century. Haphazard mining over a century has led to eco-environmental changes to a large extent such as changes in vegetation distribution and widespread development of surface and subsurface fires. This article includes the spatiotemporal study of remote sensing derived eco-environmental parameters like vegetation index (NDVI), tasseled cap transformation (TCT) and temperature distribution in fire areas. In order to have an estimate of the temporal variations of NDVI over the years, a study has been carried out on two subsets of the Jharia coalfield using Landsat images of 1972 (MSS), 1992 (TM), 1999 (ETM+) and 2013 (OLI). To assess the changes in brightness and greenness over the year s, difference images have been calculated using the 1992 (TM) and 2013 (OLI) images. Radiance images derived from thermal bands have been used to calculate at-sensor brightness temperature over a 23 year period from 1991 to 2013. It has been observed that during the years 1972 to 2013, moderate to dense vegetation has decreased drastically due to the intense mining going on in the area. TCT images show the areas that have undergone changes in both brightness and greenness from 1992 to 2013. Surface temperature data obtained shows a constant increase from 1991 to 2013 apparently due to coal fires. The utility of remote sensing data in such EIA studies has been emphasized.

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V. Saini, R. P. Gupta, and M. K. Arora "Spatio-temporal pattern of eco-environmental parameters in Jharia coalfield, India", Proc. SPIE 9644, Earth Resources and Environmental Remote Sensing/GIS Applications VI, 96441H (20 October 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2196645

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