This raster dataset shows forest canopy cover loss (FCCL) in Germany at a monthly resolution from September 2017 to September 2024. It is similar to the product developed by Thonfeld et l. (2022) but was fully reprocessed and updated to reveal the most recent forest disturbance dynamics. The combination of Sentinel-2A/B and Landsat-8/9 data allows for a high temporal resolution while the pixel size of the product is 10 m. The results are clipped to the stocked area 2018 mapped by the Johann-Heinrich-von-Thünen Institute Langner et al. 2022. The dataset contains predominantly larger canopy openings resulting from different drivers but also larger clusters of standing deadwood. FCCL can result from abiotic (e.g. wind, fire, drought, hail) drivers, biotic (e.g. insects, funghi) drivers or a combination of both as well as from sanitary and salvage logging and planned harvest. The first version with canopy cover losses from January 2018 - April 2021 (Thonfeld et al. 2022) can be accessed here.

Product Information:

• Product Name: Forest Canopy Cover Loss (FCCL) - Germany - Monthly, 10m
• Release: 2025-05-15
• Contact: Frank Thonfeld

Data Information:

• Satellite: Sentinel-2/Landsat 8/Landsat 9
• Format: GeoTIFF
• Spatial Resolution: 10 m
• Period: September 2017 - September 2024
• Coverage: Germany
• License: CC BY 4.0

Data Access:

• Download: HTTP download via EOC Download Service
• STAC Collection: STAC Collection

References:

• Thonfeld, F., Gessner, U., Holzwarth, S., Kriese, J., da Ponte, E., Huth, J., Kuenzer, C., 2022. A First Assessment of Canopy Cover Loss in Germany’s Forests after the 2018-2020 Drought Years. Remote Sensing 14, 562. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14030562
• Healey, S., Cohen, W., Zhiqiang, Y., Krankina, O., 2005. Comparison of Tasseled Cap-based Landsat data structures for use in forest disturbance detection. Remote Sensing of Environment 97, 301-310. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2005.05.009

DLR © 2025

DLR, EOC, Forest, Disturbance, Germany, Multispectral, Sentinel-2, Landsat, Canopy Cover Loss

Name: ETRS89 / LAEA Europe (EPSG:3035)

Bounds: 4000000, 2650000, 4700000, 3550000