Kjeld Rasmussen

Kjeld Rasmussen

Associate Professor emeritus


  1. 2023
  2. Published

    Sub-continental-scale carbon stocks of individual trees in African drylands

    Tucker, C., Brandt, M., Hiernaux, P., Kariryaa, A., Rasmussen, K., Small, J., Igel, C., Reiner, F., Melocik, K., Meyer, J., Sinno, S., Romero, E., Glennie, E., Fitts, Y., Morin, A., Pinzon, J., McClain, D., Morin, P., Porter, C., Loeffler, S. & 10 others, Kergoat, L., Issoufou, B., Savadogo, P., Wigneron, J., Poulter, B., Ciais, P., Kaufmann, R., Myneni, R., Saatchi, S. & Fensholt, Rasmus, 2023, In: Nature. 615, 7950, p. 80-86

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  3. 2020
  4. Published

    50 years of woody vegetation changes in the Ferlo (Senegal) assessed by high-resolution imagery and field surveys

    Dendoncker, M., Brandt, Martin Stefan, Rasmussen, Kjeld, Taugourdeau, S., Fensholt, Rasmus, Tucker, C. J. & Vincke, C., 1 Dec 2020, In: Regional Environmental Change. 20, 4, 13 p., 137.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Accelerating land cover change in West Africa over four decades as population pressure increased

    Herrmann, S. M., Brandt, Martin Stefan, Rasmussen, Kjeld & Fensholt, Rasmus, 1 Dec 2020, In: Communications Earth & Environment. 1, 1, 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    An unexpectedly large count of trees in the West African Sahara and Sahel

    Brandt, M., Tucker, C. J., Kariryaa, A., Rasmussen, K., Abel, C., Small, J., Chave, J., Rasmussen, L. V., Hiernaux, P., Diouf, A. A., Kergoat, L., Mertz, O., Igel, C., Gieseke, F., Schöning, J., Li, S., Melocik, K., Meyer, J., Sinno, S., Romero, E. & 4 others, Glennie, E., Montagu, A., Dendoncker, M. & Fensholt, Rasmus, 2020, In: Nature. 587, p. 78–82

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Forest management in southern China generates short term extensive carbon sequestration

    Tong, Xiaowei, Brandt, Martin Stefan, Yue, Y., Ciais, P., Jepsen, Martin Rudbeck, Penuelas, J., Wigneron, J. P., Xiao, X., Song, X. P., Horion, Stéphanie, Rasmussen, Kjeld, Saatchi, S., Fan, L., Wang, K., Zhang, B., Chen, Z., Wang, Y., Li, X. & Fensholt, Rasmus, 2020, In: Nature Communications. 11, 1, 10 p., 129.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    The forgotten land use class: Mapping of fallow fields across the Sahel using Sentinel-2

    Tong, Xiaoye, Brandt, Martin Stefan, Hiernaux, P., Herrmann, S., Rasmussen, Laura Vang, Rasmussen, Kjeld, Tian, F., Tagesson, Håkan Torbern, Zhang, W. & Fensholt, Rasmus, 2020, In: Remote Sensing of Environment. 239, 111598.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  9. 2019
  10. Published

    Changes in rainfall distribution promote woody foliage production in the Sahel

    Brandt, Martin Stefan, Hiernaux, P., Rasmussen, Kjeld, Tucker, C. J., Wigneron, J., Diouf, A. A., Herrmann, S. M., Zhang, Wenmin, Kergoat, L., Mbow, C., Abel, Christin, Auda, Y. & Fensholt, Rasmus, 2019, In: Communications Biology. 2, 10 p., 133.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  11. 2018
  12. Published

    Does grazing cause land degradation? Evidence from the sandy Ferlo in Northern Senegal

    Rasmussen, Kjeld, Brandt, Martin Stefan, Tong, Xiaoye, Hiernaux, P., Diouf, A. A., Assouma, M. H., Tucker, C. J. & Fensholt, Rasmus, Dec 2018, In: Land Degradation and Development. 29, 12, p. 4337-4347 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  13. Published

    Reduction of tree cover in West African woodlands and promotion in semi-arid farmlands

    Brandt, Martin Stefan, Rasmussen, Kjeld, Hiernaux, P., Herrmann, S., Tucker, C. J., Tong, Xiaoye, Tian, F., Mertz, Ole, Kergoat, L., Mbow, C., David, J. L., Melocik, K. A., Dendoncker, M., Vincke, C. & Fensholt, Rasmus, 2018, In: Nature Geoscience. 11, 5, p. 328-333 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  14. Published

    Satellite passive microwaves reveal recent climate-induced carbon losses in African drylands

    Brandt, M., Wigneron, J-P., Chave, J., Tagesson, H. T., Penuelas, J., Ciais, P., Rasmussen, K., Tian, F., Mbow, C., Al-Yaari, A., Rodriguez-Fernandez, N., Schurgers, G., Zhang, W., Chang, J., Kerr, Y., Verger, A., Tucker, C., Mialon, A., Rasmussen, L. V., Fan, L. & 1 others, Fensholt, Rasmus, 2018, In: Nature Ecology & Evolution. 2, 5, p. 827-835 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  15. 2017
  16. Published

    Human population growth offsets climate-driven increase in woody vegetation in sub-Saharan Africa

    Brandt, Martin Stefan, Rasmussen, Kjeld, Peñuelas, J., Tian, F., Schurgers, Guy, Verger, A., Mertz, Ole, R. B. Palmer, J. & Fensholt, Rasmus, 2017, In: Nature Ecology & Evolution. 1, 6 p., 0081 .

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  17. Published

    Mapping gains and losses in woody vegetation across global tropical drylands

    Tian, F., Brandt, Martin Stefan, Liu, Y. Y., Rasmussen, Kjeld & Fensholt, Rasmus, 2017, In: Global Change Biology. 23, 4, p. 1748-1760 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  18. 2016
  19. Published

    Remote sensing of vegetation dynamics in drylands: Evaluating vegetation optical depth (VOD) using AVHRR NDVI and in situ green biomass data over West African Sahel

    Tian, F., Brandt, Martin Stefan, Liu, Y. Y., Verger, A., Tagesson, Håkan Torbern, Diouf, A. A., Rasmussen, Kjeld, Mbow, C., Wang, Y. & Fensholt, Rasmus, 1 May 2016, In: Remote Sensing of Environment. 177, p. 265-276 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  20. Published

    Assessing woody vegetation trends in Sahelian drylands using MODIS based seasonal metrics

    Brandt, Martin Stefan, Hiernaux, P., Rasmussen, Kjeld, Mbow, C., Kergoat, L., Tagesson, Håkan Torbern, Ibrahim, Y. Z., Wélé, A., Tucker, C. J. & Fensholt, Rasmus, 2016, In: Remote Sensing of Environment. 183, p. 215-225 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  21. Published

    Environmental change in the Sahel: reconciling contrasting evidence and interpretations

    Rasmussen, Kjeld, D'haen, S. A. L., Fensholt, Rasmus, Fog, Bjarne, Horion, Stéphanie, Nielsen, J. O., Rasmussen, Laura Vang & Reenberg, A., 2016, In: Regional Environmental Change. 16, 3, p. 673-680

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  22. Published

    Weather and resource information as tools for dealing with farmer–pastoralist conflicts in the Sahel

    Mertz, Ole, Rasmussen, Kjeld & Rasmussen, Laura Vang, 2016, In: Earth System Dynamics. 7, 4, p. 969–976

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  23. Published

    Woody plant cover estimation in drylands from Earth Observation based seasonal metrics

    Brandt, Martin Stefan, Hiernaux, P., Tagesson, Håkan Torbern, Verger, A., Rasmussen, Kjeld, Diouf, A. A., Mbow, C., Mougin, E. & Fensholt, Rasmus, 2016, In: Remote Sensing of Environment. 172, p. 28-38

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  24. 2015
  25. Published

    Improving how meteorological information is used by pastoralists through adequate communication tools

    Rasmussen, Laura Vang, Mertz, Ole, Rasmussen, Kjeld & Nieto, H., 1 Oct 2015, In: Journal of Arid Environments. 121, p. 52-58 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  26. Published

    Global-scale mapping of changes in ecosystem functioning from earth observation-based trends in total and recurrent vegetation

    Fensholt, Rasmus, Horion, Stéphanie, Tagesson, Håkan Torbern, Ehammer, A., Ivits, E. & Rasmussen, Kjeld, Sep 2015, In: Global Ecology and Biogeography. 24, 9, p. 1003-1017

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  27. Published

    Assessing drivers of vegetation changes in drylands from time series of earth observation data

    Fensholt, Rasmus, Horion, Stéphanie, Tagesson, Håkan Torbern, Ehammer, A., Grogan, K., Tian, F., Huber, S., Verbesselt, J., Prince, S. D., Tucker, C. J. & Rasmussen, Kjeld, 2015, Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing. Kuenzer, C., Dech, S. & Wagner, W. (eds.). Cham: Springer, p. 183-202 20 p. (Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing, Vol. 22).

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

  28. Published

    Assessment of vegetation trends in drylands from time series of earth observation data

    Fensholt, Rasmus, Horion, Stéphanie, Tagesson, Håkan Torbern, Ehammer, A., Grogan, K., Tian, F., Huber, S., Verbesselt, J., Prince, S. D., Tucker, C. J. & Rasmussen, Kjeld, 2015, Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing. Kuenzer, C., Dech, S. & Wagner, W. (eds.). Springer, p. 159-182 24 p. (Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing, Vol. 22).

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

  29. Published

    The sustainability of cassava-based bioethanol production in southern Mali

    Rasmussen, Kjeld, Birch-Thomsen, Torben, Bruun, T. B., Egsmose, R. M. R., Elberling, Bo, Fold, Niels, Kristensen, Søren Bech Pilgaard, Ouattara, O., Rasmussen, Laura Vang & Togola, I., 2015, In: Geografisk Tidsskrift/Danish Journal of Geography. 115, 1, p. 14-26

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  30. Published

    Vietnam’s forest transition in retrospect: Demonstrating weaknesses in business-as-usual scenarios for REDD+

    Ankersen, J., Grogan, K. J., Mertz, Ole, Fensholt, Rasmus, Castella, J., Lestrelin, G., Nguyen, D. T., Danielsen, F., Brofeldt, S. & Rasmussen, Kjeld, 2015, In: Environmental Management. 55, 5, p. 1080-1092

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  31. 2014
  32. Published

    Advances in monitoring vegetation and land use dynamics in the Sahel

    Mbow, C., Fensholt, Rasmus, Nielsen, T. T. & Rasmussen, Kjeld, 2014, In: Geografisk Tidsskrift/Danish Journal of Geography. 114, 1, p. 84-91 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  33. Published

    Cassava as an energy crop: A case study of the potential for an expansion of cassava cultivation for bioethanol production in Southern Mali

    Kristensen, Søren Bech Pilgaard, Birch-Thomsen, Torben, Rasmussen, Kjeld, Rasmussen, Laura Vang & Traoré, O., 2014, In: Renewable Energy. 66, p. 381-390 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  34. Published

    Explaining NDVI trends in northern Burkina Faso

    Rasmussen, Kjeld, Fensholt, Rasmus, Fog, Bjarne, Rasmussen, Laura Vang & Yanogo, I., 2014, In: Geografisk Tidsskrift/Danish Journal of Geography. 114, 1, p. 17-24 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  35. Published

    Migration from atolls as climate change adaptation: current practices, barriers and options in Solomon Islands

    Birk, T. L. K. & Rasmussen, Kjeld, 2014, In: Natural Resources Forum. 38, 1, p. 1-13 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  36. Published

    Scenarios on future land changes in the West African Sahel

    Lambin, E., D'haen, S. A. L., Mertz, Ole, Nielsen, J. Ø. & Rasmussen, Kjeld, 2014, In: Geografisk Tidsskrift/Danish Journal of Geography. 114, 1, p. 76-83

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  37. Published

    Special issue dedicated to Professor Anette Reenberg

    Rasmussen, Kjeld & Mertz, Ole, 2014, In: Geografisk Tidsskrift/Danish Journal of Geography. 114, 1, p. 1-2

    Research output: Contribution to journalEditorialResearch

  38. Published

    Weather, climate, and resource Information should meet the needs of Sahelian pastoralists

    Rasmussen, Laura Vang, Mertz, Ole, Rasmussen, Kjeld, Nieto Solana, H., Ali, A. & Maiga, I., 2014, In: Weather, Climate, and Society. 6, 4, p. 482-494

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  39. 2013
  40. Published

    Assessing land degradation/recovery in the African Sahel from long-term earth observation based primary productivity and precipitation relationships

    Fensholt, Rasmus, Rasmussen, Kjeld, Kaspersen, P. S., Huber, S., Horion, Stéphanie & Swinnen, E., 2013, In: Remote Sensing. 5, 2, p. 664-686 23 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  41. Published

    Can vegetation productivity be derived from greenness in a semi-arid environment? Evidence from ground-based measurements

    Mbow, C., Fensholt, Rasmus, Rasmussen, Kjeld & Diop, D., 2013, In: Journal of Arid Environments. 97, p. 56-65 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  42. Published

    Klimaændring, ørkendannelse og konflikt i Sahel

    Rasmussen, Kjeld & Wæver, Ole, 2013, In: Udenrigs. 68, 2, p. 69-77 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearch

  43. 2012
  44. Published

    A system dynamics approach to land use changes in agro-pastoral systems on the desert margins of Sahel

    Rasmussen, Laura Vang, Rasmussen, Kjeld, Reenberg, A. & Proud, S. R., 2012, In: Agricultural Systems. 107, p. 56-64 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  45. Published
  46. Published

    Climate change, tipping elements and security

    Rasmussen, Kjeld & Birk, T. L. K., 2012, National Security and Human Health Implications of Climate Change: Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Climate Change, Human Health and National Security. Fernando, H. J., Klaic, Z. B. & McCulley, J. L. (eds.). Springer, p. 39-48 10 p. (NATO Science for Peace and Security Series. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security).

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

  47. Published
  48. Published

    Greenness in semi-arid areas across the globe 1981-2007: an Earth Observing Satellite based analysis of trends and drivers

    Fensholt, Rasmus, Langanke, T., Rasmussen, Kjeld, Reenberg, A., Prince, S., Tucker, C., Scholes, R. J. .., Le, Q. B., Bondeau, A., Eastman, R., Epstein, H., Gaughan, A. E., Hellden, U., Mbow, C., Olsson, L., Paruelo, J., Schweitzer, C., Seaquist, J. & Wessels, K., 2012, In: Remote Sensing of Environment. 121, p. 144-158 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  49. Published

    Impacts of Jatropha-based biodiesel production on above and below-ground carbon stocks: a case study from Mozambique

    Rasmussen, Laura Vang, Rasmussen, Kjeld & Bruun, Thilde Bech, 2012, In: Energy Policy. 51, p. 728-736 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  50. Published

    The effect of cassava-based bioethanol production on above-ground carbon stocks: a case study from Southern Mali

    Rasmussen, Laura Vang, Rasmussen, Kjeld, Birch-Thomsen, Torben, Kristensen, Søren Bech Pilgaard & Traoré, O., 2012, In: Energy Policy. 41, p. 575-583 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  51. 2011
  52. Published

    Water availability as the driver of vegetation dynamics in the African Sahel from 1982-2007

    Huber Gharib, S., Fensholt, Rasmus & Rasmussen, Kjeld, Apr 2011, In: Global and Planetary Change. 76, 3-4, p. 186-195 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  53. Published

    Adaptation strategies and climate vulnerability in the Sudano-Sahelian region of West Africa

    Mertz, Ole, Mbow, C., Reenberg, A., Genesio, L., Lambin, E. F., D'haen, S. A. L., Zorom, M., Rasmussen, Kjeld, Diallo, D., Barbier, B., Bouzou Moussa, I., Diouf, A., Nielsen, J. Ø. & Sandholt, I., 2011, In: Atmospheric Science Letters. 12, 1, p. 104-108

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  54. Published

    Geographical Settings, Government Policies and Market Forces in the Uplands of Nghe An

    Leisz, S. J., Ginzburg, R. F., Lam, N. T., Vien, T. D. & Rasmussen, Kjeld, 2011, Upland Transformations in Vietnam. Sikor, T., Tuyen, N. P., Sowerwine, J. & Romm, J. (eds.). Singapore: NUS Press, p. 115-145 31 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

  55. Published

    Prospects for climate change on three Polynesian outliers in Solomon Islands: Exposure, sensitivity and adaptive capacity

    Rasmussen, Kjeld, May, W., Birk, T. L. K., Mertz, Ole & Mataki, M., 2011, In: Geografisk Tidsskrift. 111, 1, p. 43-57 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  56. 2010
  57. Published

    Using modeling, satellite images and existing global datasets for rapid preliminary assessments of renewable energy resources: The case of Mali

    Nygaard, I., Rasmussen, Kjeld, Badger, J., Nielsen, T. T., Hansen, L. B., Stisen, S., Larsen, S., Mariko, A. & Togola, I., Oct 2010, In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 14, 8, p. 2359-2371 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  58. Published

    Interdisciplinarity at the Human-Environment Interface

    Rasmussen, Kjeld & Arler, F., 2010, In: Geografisk Tidsskrift. 110, 1, p. 37-45 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  59. Published

    Sustainable land use in Tikopia: Food production and consumption in an isolated agricultural system

    Mertz, Ole, Bruun, Thilde Bech, Fog, Bjarne, Rasmussen, Kjeld & Agergaard, Jytte, 2010, In: Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography. 31, 1, p. 10-26

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  60. 2009
  61. Published

    The Effect of Climate Change on Water Balance Components in the Senegal River Basin

    Sandholt, I., Ridler, M., Stisen, S., MacKellar, N., Christensen, Jens Hesselbjerg, Nielsen, C. & Rasmussen, Kjeld, 1 Dec 2009, In: AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts.

    Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

  62. Published

    Climate change and water resource management in the Senegal River basin

    Rasmussen, Kjeld, Stisen, S., Christensen, Jens Hesselbjerg & Sandholt, I., 1 Feb 2009, In: Institute of Physics Conference Series. 6, p. C2055+

    Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

  63. Published

    Achieving sustainable natural resource management in the Sahel after the era of desertification - Markets, property rights, decentralization and climate change

    Bolwig, S., Cold-Ravnkilde, S. M., Rasmussen, Kjeld, Breinholt, T. & Mortimore, M., 2009, Copenhagen: Institut for Internationale Studier / Dansk Center for Internationale Studier og Menneskerettigheder. 66 p. (DIIS Report).

    Research output: Book/ReportReportCommunication

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