Ghost Forest Rising: A Hyperspectral Approach to Assessing Vegetation Health and Tree Die-Off in Response to Saltwater Intrusion in a Coastal Environment

Lizzie Lightning1, Theodore Lawrence Jass2, Alexander McGirt3 and Ryan E Emanuel2, (1)Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, OK, United States, (2)North Carolina State University at Raleigh, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, Raleigh, NC, United States, (3)University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, United States