Remote Sensing And Global Climate Change

Author : Robin A. Vaughan,Arthur P. Cracknell
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642792878

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Remote Sensing and Global Climate Change by Robin A. Vaughan,Arthur P. Cracknell Pdf

Experts report the state of the art in the study of global climate change using remote sensing techniques. Topics covered include the principles of remote sensing, the management of data, data requirements in climatology, the principles of modelling, the input of data into models, and the application of remote sensing to the atmosphere, ice and snow, seas and land. The book is highly topical given the current great public and scientific awareness of possible man-made changes to the climate. It is essential reading for anyone new to the field, and invaluable as a reference work to those already working in it.

Author : Sam J. Purkis,Victor V. Klemas
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2011-03-07
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781444339352

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Remote Sensing and Global Environmental Change by Sam J. Purkis,Victor V. Klemas Pdf

Remote Sensing plays a key role in monitoring the various manifestations of global climate change. It is used routinely in the assessment and mapping of biodiversity over large areas, in the monitoring of changes to the physical environment, in assessing threats to various components of natural systems, and in the identification of priority areas for conservation. This book presents the fundamentals of remote sensing technology, but rather than containing lengthy explanations of sensor specifications and operation, it concentrates instead on the application of the technology to key environmental systems. Each system forms the basis of a separate chapter, and each is illustrated by real world case studies and examples. Readership The book is intended for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in earth science, environmental science, or physical geography taking a course in environmental remote sensing. It will also be an invaluable reference for environmental scientists and managers who require an overview of the use of remote sensing in monitoring and mapping environmental change at regional and global scales. Additional resources for this book can be found at: http://www.wiley.com/go/purkis/remote.

Author : Arthur P. Cracknell
Publisher : Springer
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2001-04-02
Category : Nature
ISBN : UOM:39015050486912

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Remote Sensing and Climate Change by Arthur P. Cracknell Pdf

In this text international experts consider the potential value of data captured from remote sensing systems, in space and covering the whole earth, to yield evidence of climate change from extensive areas. The role of satellites and caliberation problems are considered.

Author : University of Waterloo. Department of Geography
Publisher : University of Waterloo Department of Geography
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Environmental monitoring
ISBN : UCSD:31822023312259

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The Canadian Remote Sensing Contribution to Understanding Global Change by University of Waterloo. Department of Geography Pdf

Author : Emilio Chuvieco
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2007-10-28
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781402063589

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Earth Observation of Global Change by Emilio Chuvieco Pdf

Global Change is increasingly considered a critical topic in environmental research. Remote sensing methods provide a useful tool to monitor global variables, since they provide a systematic coverage of the Earth’s surface, at different spatial, spectral and temporal resolutions. This book offers an analysis of the leading missions in global Earth observation, and reviews the main fields in which remote sensing methods are providing vital data for global change studies.

Author : John Qu,Alfred Powell,M.V.K. Sivakumar
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400758728

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Satellite-based Applications on Climate Change by John Qu,Alfred Powell,M.V.K. Sivakumar Pdf

Climate and other environmental changes are drawing unprecedented concern and attention from national governments, international organizations and local communities. Global warming has left noticeable impacts on the environment and the ecosystems it supports (including humans), and has important implications for sustainable economic and social development in the future. Satellite observations of climate and environmental change have become an increasingly important tool in recent years in helping to shape the response of international communities to this critical global challenge. The book presents the latest advances in satellite-based remote sensing of the Earth’s environment - ranging from applications in climate and atmospheric science to hydrology, oceanography, hydrology, geomorphology, ecology and fire studies. Introductory chapters also cover key technical aspects such as instrumentation, calibration, data analysis, and GIS tools for decision-making.

Author : Bhaskar Ramachandran,Christopher O. Justice,Michael J. Abrams
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 873 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2010-12-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781441967497

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Land Remote Sensing and Global Environmental Change by Bhaskar Ramachandran,Christopher O. Justice,Michael J. Abrams Pdf

Land Remote Sensing and Global Environmental Change: The Science of ASTER and MODIS is an edited compendium of contributions dealing with ASTER and MODIS satellite sensors aboard NASA's Terra and Aqua platforms launched as part of the Earth Observing System fleet in 1999 and 2002 respectively. This volume is divided into six sections. The first three sections provide insights into the history, philosophy, and evolution of the EOS, ASTER and MODIS instrument designs and calibration mechanisms, and the data systems components used to manage and provide the science data and derived products. The latter three sections exclusively deal with ASTER and MODIS data products and their applications, and the future of these two classes of remotely sensed observations.

Author : Jonathan Li,Xiaojun Yang
Publisher : Springer
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2015-07-28
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789401798136

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Monitoring and Modeling of Global Changes: A Geomatics Perspective by Jonathan Li,Xiaojun Yang Pdf

The chapters in this book present state-of-the-art geomatics technologies applied in global environmental studies. This text provides the latest research findings and delivers complete references to related publications. This book will motivate the undergraduate and graduate students, researchers and practitioners to better understand the environmental changes with informed solutions. Global Change studies are increasingly considered a vital source of information to understand the Earth Environment, especially in the framework of human-induced, climate change and land use transformation. Satellite Earth Observing systems and geomatics technologies provide a unique tool to monitor and model the changes, respectively. While the range of applications and innovative techniques are always increasing, this book provides a summary of key study cases where satellite data offers critical information to understand the usefulness of the geomatics technologies and global environmental issues. Geomatics technologies provide powerful tools to model and analyze the effects of those global environmental changes towards minimizing their adverse impacts on human health and the environment.

Author : Felix Kogan
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 463 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2023-02-22
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783030968106

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Remote Sensing Land Surface Changes by Felix Kogan Pdf

This book discusses the detrimental consequences of climate-related land changes over a 40-year period between 1981 and 2020, and focuses on how climate warming is deteriorating the agricultural system due to excessive heat, lack of moisture and more intensive and widespread droughts leading to a reduction of agricultural production. Most of the existing literature on the unfavourable consequences of global warming for land are based on a relatively short period of weather station data, covering local land areas with limited networks and monitoring parameters. These concerns have led to the use of satellite data, whose measurements are controlled by such vegetation characteristics as chlorophyll, carotenoids, moisture contents in the plants and temperature inside the vegetation community. Therefore, the discussion of this book is completely based on high-resolution global land surface measurements by the sensors on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) operational afternoon polar-orbiting satellites. The book also focuses on understanding climate change impacts on land changes where humans are living, and combines biophysically-grounded methods and the 40-year data to develop models for monitoring large-scale Earth warming impacts on land and for timely prediction of climate consequences for humans. These 40-year trends in land characteristics will help to better inform the assessment of potential changes in the future and how to reach human sustainability. The book will of interest to scientists using satellite remote sensing to track climate change impacts on land over time, as well as students and researchers in climatology and environmental sustainability.

Author : Saumitra Mukherjee
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2022-12-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781119164647

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Extraterrestrial Remote Sensing and Climate Change by Saumitra Mukherjee Pdf

Extraterrestrial Remote Sensing and Climate Change Thought provoking treatise that aims to answer questions about Earth's environment based on research done through remote sensing techniques In Extraterrestrial Remote Sensing and Climate Change, the author addresses longstanding questions about a possible correlation between fluctuations in solar activity and changes in the Earth's atmosphere and geosphere that have been observed during periods of extraterrestrial changes such as solar eclipses or solar storms. The author goes on to suggest possible mechanisms for anomalies seen in climate change and other environmental effects through a deep examination of interdisciplinary research. Core topics covered in the work include: Data from ground-based detectors and from the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) satellite, which monitor solar activity Key variables associated with sunspot eruption, such as electron flux, proton flux, X-ray flux, and planetary indices Observable changes in other planets and their moons, as well as in cosmic radiation from beyond the sun Extraterrestrial effects on the Earth's magnetic field and on seismic activity With its fresh and multidisciplinary approach, Extraterrestrial Remote Sensing and Climate Change is a thought-provoking treatise for students, researchers, and professionals in the fields of environmental science and climate science.

Author : Janardhanan Sundaresan,K M Santosh,Andrea Déri,Rob Roggema,Ramesh Singh
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-12-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319016894

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Geospatial Technologies and Climate Change by Janardhanan Sundaresan,K M Santosh,Andrea Déri,Rob Roggema,Ramesh Singh Pdf

Geospatial Technologies and Climate Change describes various approaches from different countries on how to use geospatial technologies to help solving climate change issues. It also details how different geospatial technologies (remote sensing, Geographical Information System...) can be used to help with climate monitoring and modeling, how to work with them and what to be careful about. This book is written by scientific experts from four different continents. Written in a comprehensive and complete way, this book is essential reading material for graduate and undergraduate students interested in these techniques and in climate change.

Author : Penelope Firth,Stuart G. Fisher
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461228141

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Global Climate Change and Freshwater Ecosystems by Penelope Firth,Stuart G. Fisher Pdf

Global climate change is a certainty. The Earth's climate has never remained static for long and the prospect for human-accelerated climate change in the near future appears likely. Freshwater systems are intimately connected to climate in several ways: they may influence global atmospheric processes affecting climate; they may be sensitive early indicators of climate change because they integrate the atmospheric and terrestrial events occurring in their catchments; and, of course, they will be affected by climate change. An improved predictive understanding of environmental effects on pattern and process in freshwater ecosystems will be invaluable as a baseline upon which to build sound protection and management policies for fresh waters. This book represents an early step towards this improved understanding. The contributors accepted the challenge to assume global warming of 2-5oC in the next century. They then explored the implications of this scenario on various freshwater ecosystems and processes. To provide a broader perspective, Firth and Fisher included several chapters which do not deal expressly with freshwater ecosystems, but rather discuss climate change in terms of causes and mechanisms, implications for water resources, and the use of remote sensing as a tool for expanding studies from local to global scale.

Author : Emilio Chuvieco,Jonathan Li,Xiaojun Yang
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2010-08-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789048190850

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Advances in Earth Observation of Global Change by Emilio Chuvieco,Jonathan Li,Xiaojun Yang Pdf

Global Change studies are increasingly being considered a vital source of information to understand the Earth Environment, in particular in the framework of human-induced climate change and land use transformation. Satellite Earth Observing systems provide a unique tool to monitor those changes. While the range of applications and innovative techniques is constantly increasing, this book provides a summary of key case studies where satellite data offer critical information to understand the causes and effects of those environmental changes, minimizing their negative impacts. This book will be of interest to researchers and practitioners in the field of remote sensing, geographical information, meteorology and environmental sciences. Also scientists and graduate up to post-graduate level students in environmental science will find valuable information in this book.

Author : Klaus Seidel,Jaroslav Martinec
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2004-04-07
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 3540408800

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Remote Sensing in Snow Hydrology by Klaus Seidel,Jaroslav Martinec Pdf

The authors of this monograph initially provide an assessment of the role of snow and ice in the global water balance, and methods of snow measurements are detailed. Periodical satellite snow-cover mapping enabling the regional distribution of snow and water equivalent is evaluated, enhancing runoff forecasts.

Author : Kirill I︠A︡kovlevich Kondratʹev,Ola M. Johannessen,Vladimir Vladimirovich Melentʹev
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Arctic regions
ISBN : MINN:31951D009139007

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High Latitude Climate and Remote Sensing by Kirill I︠A︡kovlevich Kondratʹev,Ola M. Johannessen,Vladimir Vladimirovich Melentʹev Pdf

A comprehensive treatment of the microwave remote sensing techniques used to monitor alterations in the climate at high latitudes as a principal indicator of larger global climate change. Two Russian scientists and one from Norway present original research, much of it published for the first time in