Editors:
State of the Art review of contribution of Earth Observation Data to monitoring Global Change in a wide range of disciplines
Covers a wide range: hyperspectral sensors, optical, radar, lidar, low and high-resolution data
By scientists working actively in this field from several countries: US, France, Belgium, Spain
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
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
Keywords
- Earth Observation Satellites
- Environmental change
- Global change
- Snow
- biomass
- environment
- remote sensing
- satellite
- water
- remote sensing/photogrammetry
- ecotoxicology
- water quality and water pollution
Reviews
"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
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Geography, University of Alcalá, Spain
Emilio Chuvieco
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Earth Observation of Global Change
Book Subtitle: The Role of Satellite Remote Sensing in Monitoring the Global Environment
Editors: Emilio Chuvieco
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6358-9
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2008
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-6357-2
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-9124-4
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-6358-9
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 223
Topics: Geographical Information System, Atmospheric Science, Geology, Environmental Chemistry, Pollution