CHEERSNetworkClimate & health research

Environmental measurements

Satellite remote sensing

Extend field observations with spatial information on crops and environmental conditions.

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Satellite crop-yield modelling workflow reproduced from the Freiburg lecture, slide 44, credited there to Schwarz et al. (2023).
Satellite crop-yield modelling workflow reproduced from the Freiburg lecture, slide 44, credited there to Schwarz et al. (2023).

Measurements & outputs

Measurements and outputs

  • Satellite-derived vegetation and moisture indicators.
  • Crop-specific yield estimates linked to mapped household fields.

Research workflow

Research workflow

Combine Sentinel-2 time series and rainfall data with field boundaries, crop types and measured yields.

Fit and evaluate crop-yield models, then examine their usefulness for nutrition and health research.

Interpretation & current limits

Interpretation and limitations

  • Model estimates depend on training data, crop type, cloud conditions and spatial or temporal transferability.
  • A crop-yield model measures an intermediate pathway. It does not establish a causal effect on health by itself.

Documented applications & research context

Applications and research context

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Projects

Research settings

Publications & evidence

Related publications

Read the study-specific methods, results and limitations. The framework paper describes the wider approach.

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Methods in exchange

Related workshops

Source & scope

Sources and scientific context

Content and images draw on Sandra Barteit’s Freiburg lecture, The Impact of Climate Change on Human Health: Lessons from Low- and Middle-Income Countries, slides 30, 44. Publication pages provide the corresponding research evidence. Reviewed 12 November 2026.

Images extracted from the lecture retain the original device or research illustration. Product images identify examples used in the source material.

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