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Profound Implications of COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown on the Earth’s Ecosystem: A Case Study Using Remote Sensing Data


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1 Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj 211 015, India
2 Department of Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1300 University Boulevard, Birmingham, AL 35294, United States
 

The suddenly enforced COVID-19 pandemic lock-down has impacted the Earth’s environment, and several studies have reported a significant change in air pollution using remote sensing data. In this study, we highlight significant changes in the environment due to reduced human activities using MODIS, Senti-nel-5 and NASA-USDA/SMAP satellite data. Critical parameters such as nitrogen dioxide, land surface temperature, surface soil moisture and normalized difference vegetation index were compared (pre-pandemic and post-pandemic) for six highly impacted cities around the world. This study is crucial for envi-ronmental management to maintain sustainability of the Earth’s ecosystem.

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Case Study, COVID-19 Pandemic, Environmental Parameters, Lockdown Impact, Remote Sensing Data.
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Authors

Nidhi Verma
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj 211 015, India
Nilesh Kumar
Department of Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1300 University Boulevard, Birmingham, AL 35294, United States
Pooja Mishra
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj 211 015, India
Neetesh Purohit
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj 211 015, India

Abstract


The suddenly enforced COVID-19 pandemic lock-down has impacted the Earth’s environment, and several studies have reported a significant change in air pollution using remote sensing data. In this study, we highlight significant changes in the environment due to reduced human activities using MODIS, Senti-nel-5 and NASA-USDA/SMAP satellite data. Critical parameters such as nitrogen dioxide, land surface temperature, surface soil moisture and normalized difference vegetation index were compared (pre-pandemic and post-pandemic) for six highly impacted cities around the world. This study is crucial for envi-ronmental management to maintain sustainability of the Earth’s ecosystem.

Keywords


Case Study, COVID-19 Pandemic, Environmental Parameters, Lockdown Impact, Remote Sensing Data.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv121%2Fi1%2F115-120