Earth Observation of Global Change
The Role of Satellite Remote Sensing in Monitoring the Global Environment
Editors: Chuvieco, Emilio (Ed.)
Free Preview- Review of contributions of Earth Observation Data to monitoring Global Change in a wide range of disciplines
- Covers hyperspectral sensors, optical, radar, lidar, low and high-resolution data and more
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Global Change is increasingly considered a critical topic in environmental research. Remote sensing methods provide a relevant tool to monitor global variables, since they offer a systematic coverage of the Earth Surface, at different spatial, spectral and temporal resolutions. The data provided by Earth Observation Satellites are being operationally used for monitoring atmospheric conditions, ice sheets and glaciar movements, crop dynamism and land use changes, deforestation and desertification processes, as well as water conditions. The book includes an analysis of the leading missions in global Earth observation, and then reviews the main fields in which remote sensing methods are providing vital data for global change studies.
Audience: Academic libraries, practitioners, professionals, scientists, researchers, lecturers, tutors, graduates, undergraduates - Reviews
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"Overall the book succeeds as an informatiove handbook on major topics and key variables involving current satellite observations of global change. The topical areas covered and the technical scope are suitable for an interdisciplinary audience of environmental scientists, though I recommend this book to anyone interested in global change from a regional or ecosystem perspective."
John S. Kimball, EOS, Vol. 89, No. 35, 2008
- Table of contents (9 chapters)
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International Efforts on Global Change Research
Pages 1-21
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NASA Earth Observation Satellite Missions for Global Change Research
Pages 23-47
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The Role of the European Space Agency in Global Change Observations
Pages 49-57
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Ozone in the Atmosphere
Pages 59-84
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Remote Sensing of Land-Cover and Land-Use Dynamics
Pages 85-108
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Earth Observation of Global Change
- Book Subtitle
- The Role of Satellite Remote Sensing in Monitoring the Global Environment
- Editors
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- Emilio Chuvieco
- Copyright
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
- eBook ISBN
- 978-1-4020-6358-9
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-1-4020-6358-9
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-1-4020-6357-2
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-94-007-9124-4
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XII, 223
- Topics
