About the Authors

Paul Arellano

pa134@le.ac.uk, parellano@yachaytech.edu.ec

Affiliations Yachay Tech University, School of Geological Sciences & Engineering, Hacienda San José, Urcuquí-Imbabura, Ecuador, Centre of Earth Observation (CEO), Yachay Tech University, School of Geological Sciences & Engineering, Hacienda San José, Urcuquí-Imbabura, Ecuador, University of Leicester, Department of Geography, Centre of Landscape and Climate Research, University Road, Leicester, United Kingdom

Kevin Tansey

Affiliation University of Leicester, Department of Geography, Centre of Landscape and Climate Research, University Road, Leicester, United Kingdom

Heiko Balzter

Affiliations University of Leicester, Department of Geography, Centre of Landscape and Climate Research, University Road, Leicester, United Kingdom, National Centre for Earth Observation, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester, United Kingdom

Markus Tellkamp

Affiliation Yachay Tech University, School of Biological Sciences & Engineering, Hacienda San José, Urcuquí-Imbabura, Ecuador

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization: PA KT HB. Data curation: PA. Formal analysis: PA KT HB MT. Investigation: PA. Methodology: PA. Resources: PA KT. Software: PA. Supervision: PA KT HB. Validation: PA. Writing – original draft: PA KT HB. Writing – review & editing: PA KT HB MT.