For these changes to be considered growth/recovery, spectral signal should closely adhere to an increasing trend line (e.g., a positive slope that would, if extended to ~20 years, be on the order of .10 units of NDVI) that persists for several years.
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Coincident maps of changing land cover, land use, and forest condition in the United States, 1985-present.
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