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Observing Land from Space

Science, Customers and Technology

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  • © 2000

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Editors:
  1. Michel M. Verstraete

    1. Space Applications Institute, Ispra, Italy

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  2. Massimo Menenti

    1. Laboratoire des Sciences de l’Image de l’Informatique et de la Télédétection, Université Louis Pasteur, Illkirch, France

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  3. Jouni Peltoniemi

    1. Finnish Geodetic Institute, Masala, Finland

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Part of the book series: Advances in Global Change Research (AGLO, volume 4)

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Table of contents (31 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-2
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  2. Welcome Address

    • K. Hemilä
    Pages 3-5

  3. Activities of the European Commission in Earth Observation

    • Alan Cross
    Pages 7-13

  4. The CEO Initiatives to Collect and Analyze User Requirements for Earth Observation

    • J. Verdebout
    Pages 15-28

  5. National Strategy for Developing Earth Observation Applications in Finland

    • K. Tilli
    Pages 29-33

  6. Operationalization of Earth Observation

    • J. S. MacDonald
    Pages 35-46

  7. Remote Sensing of Forest Fires

    • E. Chuvieco
    Pages 47-51

  8. Using Current and Future Remote Sensing Systems in Natural Hazards Management

    • J. San Miguel-Ayanz, M. M. Verstraete, B. Pinty, J. Meyer-Roux, G. Schmuck
    Pages 53-60

  9. Examples of the Use of Satellite Data in Numerical Weather Prediction Models

    • J. Noilhan, E. Bazile, J.-L. Champeaux, D. Giard
    Pages 61-69

  10. The Contribution of Remote Sensing Technologies and Algorithms to Land Surface Processes Studies

    • B. Pinty, M. M. Verstraete
    Pages 71-76

  11. Exploitation and Evaluation of Retrieval Algorithms for Geostationary Satellite Data Processing

    • Y. Govaerts
    Pages 77-89

  12. The Role of Remote Sensing in Land Surface Experiments within BAHC and ISLSCP

    • A. Jochum, P. Kabat, R. Hutjes
    Pages 91-103

  13. Earth Observation Demands for Improved Water Resources Management

    • W. G. M. Bastiaanssen, C. J. Perry
    Pages 105-117

  14. A Biophysical Process-Based Estimate of Global Land Surface Evaporation Using Satellite and Ancillary Data

    • B. Choudhury
    Pages 119-126

  15. Remote Sensing of Land Cover and Land Cover Change

    • B. K. Wyatt
    Pages 127-136

  16. Land-Cover Categories Versus Biophysical Attributes to Monitor Land-Cover Change by Remote Sensing

    • E. Lambin
    Pages 137-142

  17. A New Approach to Characterize Global Land Surfaces

    • N. Gobron, B. Pinty, M. M. Verstraete
    Pages 143-150

  18. Remote Sensing Requirements to Support Forest Inventories

    • E. Tomppo
    Pages 151-160

  19. Some Research and Applications in the CSIRO (Australia) Earth Observation Centre on Scene Brightness Due to BRDF

    • David L. Jupp
    Pages 161-173

  20. Remote Sensing of Albedo Using the BRDF in Relation to Land Surface Properties

    • W. Lucht, C. Schaaf, A. H. Strahler, R. d’Entremont
    Pages 175-186
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About this book

M. Verstraete (1) and M. Menenti (2, 3) (1) Space Applications Institute, Ispra, Italy, (2) The Winand Staring Centre for Integrated Land, Soil and Water Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands and (3) Université Louis Pasteur, Illkirch, France. The European Network for the development of Advanced Models to interpret Optical Remote Sensing data over terrestrial environments (ENAMORS) is a consortium of academic and research institutions involved in methodological research and in applications of remote sensing techniques for Earth Observation. It was supported initially through a Concerted Action from the Environment and Climate Research and Technology Development Program in the 4th Framework Program of the European Commission. Its activities include the organization of international scientific conferences, the first of which took place in Tuusula, Finland, from September 17 to 19, 1997. This book contains the proceedings of that conference and effectively summarizes the discussions and conclusions reached by the participants. The title of this meeting was ‘Optical Remote Sensing of Terrestrial Surfaces: New Sensors, Advanced Algorithms, and the Opportunity for Novel Applications’. It aimed at assembling representatives from the policy maker, remote sensing research and end-user communities, as well as from national and international space agencies and aerospace industries. Together, they discussed the need for R&D support, as well as the contents and priorities of such a program in this economic sector during the period covered by the 5th Framework Program (1999--2002).

Reviews

`In summary, this book will be of use primarily to those with a strong remote sensing background. This covers the most recent tools and trends, and paints an overall picture of this field. In this sense this book is a good reference for RS specialists and global change researchers. It is of interest to those dealing with global scale mapping and modelling. It presents many succesful RS applications, which may stimulate methods and data resources.'
Goderma,102(2001)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Space Applications Institute, Ispra, Italy

    Michel M. Verstraete

  • Laboratoire des Sciences de l’Image de l’Informatique et de la Télédétection, Université Louis Pasteur, Illkirch, France

    Massimo Menenti

  • Finnish Geodetic Institute, Masala, Finland

    Jouni Peltoniemi

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