Remote Sensing Of Biomass

Author : Lalit Kumar,Onisimo Mutanga
Publisher : MDPI
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2019-08-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783039212095

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Remote Sensing of Above Ground Biomass by Lalit Kumar,Onisimo Mutanga Pdf

Above ground biomass has been listed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change as one of the five most prominent, visible, and dynamic terrestrial carbon pools. The increased awareness of the impacts of climate change has seen a burgeoning need to consistently assess carbon stocks to combat carbon sequestration. An accurate estimation of carbon stocks and an understanding of the carbon sources and sinks can aid the improvement and accuracy of carbon flux models, an important pre-requisite of climate change impact projections. Based on 15 research topics, this book demonstrates the role of remote sensing in quantifying above ground biomass (forest, grass, woodlands) across varying spatial and temporal scales. The innovative application areas of the book include algorithm development and implementation, accuracy assessment, scaling issues (local–regional–global biomass mapping), and the integration of microwaves (i.e. LiDAR), along with optical sensors, forest biomass mapping, rangeland productivity and abundance (grass biomass, density, cover), bush encroachment biomass, and seasonal and long-term biomass monitoring.

Author : Lola Fatoyinbo
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2012-03-28
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789535103134

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Remote Sensing of Biomass by Lola Fatoyinbo Pdf

The accurate measurement of ecosystem biomass is of great importance in scientific, resource management and energy sectors. In particular, biomass is a direct measurement of carbon storage within an ecosystem and of great importance for carbon cycle science and carbon emission mitigation. Remote Sensing is the most accurate tool for global biomass measurements because of the ability to measure large areas. Current biomass estimates are derived primarily from ground-based samples, as compiled and reported in inventories and ecosystem samples. By using remote sensing technologies, we are able to scale up the sample values and supply wall to wall mapping of biomass. Three separate remote sensing technologies are available today to measure ecosystem biomass: passive optical, radar, and lidar. There are many measurement methodologies that range from the application driven to the most technologically cutting-edge. The goal of this book is to address the newest developments in biomass measurements, sensor development, field measurements and modeling. The chapters in this book are separated into five main sections.

Author : PhD, Ehsan Atazadeh
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2011-09-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789533074900

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Biomass and Remote Sensing of Biomass by PhD, Ehsan Atazadeh Pdf

Generally, the term biomass is used for all materials originating from photosynthesis. However, biomass can equally apply to animals. Conservation and management of biomass is very important. There are various ways and methods for biomass evaluation. One of these methods is remote sensing. Remote sensing provides information about biomass, but also about biodiversity and environmental factors estimation over a wide area. The great potential of remote sensing has received considerable attention over the last few decades in many different areas in biological sciences including nutrient status assessment, weed abundance, deforestation, glacial features in Arctic and Antarctic regions, depth sounding of coastal and ocean depths, and density mapping. The salient features of the book include: Several aspects of biomass study and survey; Use of remote sensing for evaluation of biomass; Evaluation of carbon storage in ecosystems; Evaluation of primary productivity through case studies

Author : Johann G. Goldammer
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 515 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783642753954

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Fire in the Tropical Biota by Johann G. Goldammer Pdf

In 1977, the Volkswagen Foundation sponsored the first of a series of International Symposia on Fire Ecology at Freiburg University, Federal Republic of Germany. The scope of the congresses was to create a platform for researchers at a time when the science of fire ecology was not yet recognized and established outside of North America and Australia. Whereas comprehensive information on the fire ecology of the northern boreal, the temperate, and the mediter ranean biotas is meanwhile available, it was recognized that conside rable gaps in information exist on the role of fire in tropical und sub tropical ecosystems. Thus it seemed timely to meet the growing scientific interest and public demand for reliable and updated infor mation and to synthesize the available knowledge of tropical fire ecology and the impact of tropical biomass burning on global eco system processes. The Third Symposium on Fire Ecology, again sponsored by the Volkswagen Foundation and held at Freiburg University in May 1989, was convened to prepare this first pantropical and multidisci plinary monograph on fire ecology!. The book, in which 46 scientists cooperated, analyzes those fire-related ecosystem processes which have not yet been described in a synoptic way. Following the editor's concept, duplication at previous efforts in describing tropical vegeta tion patterns and dynamics was avoided. Extensive bibliographical sources are given in the reference lists of the chapters.

Author : Prem C. Pandey,Laxmi K. Sharma
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2021-02-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781119616030

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Advances in Remote Sensing for Natural Resource Monitoring by Prem C. Pandey,Laxmi K. Sharma Pdf

Sustainable management of natural resources is an urgent need, given the changing climatic conditions of Earth systems. The ability to monitor natural resources precisely and accurately is increasingly important. New and advanced remote sensing tools and techniques are continually being developed to monitor and manage natural resources in an effective way. Remote sensing technology uses electromagnetic sensors to record, measure and monitor even small variations in natural resources. The addition of new remote sensing datasets, processing techniques and software makes remote sensing an exact and cost-effective tool and technology for natural resource monitoring and management. Advances in Remote Sensing for Natural Resources Monitoring provides a detailed overview of the potential applications of advanced satellite data in natural resource monitoring. The book determines how environmental and - ecological knowledge and satellite-based information can be effectively combined to address a wide array of current natural resource management needs. Each chapter covers different aspects of remote sensing approach to monitor the natural resources effectively, to provide a platform for decision and policy. This important work: Provides comprehensive coverage of advances and applications of remote sensing in natural resources monitoring Includes new and emerging approaches for resource monitoring with case studies Covers different aspects of forest, water, soil- land resources, and agriculture Provides exemplary illustration of themes such as glaciers, surface runoff, ground water potential and soil moisture content with temporal analysis Covers blue carbon, seawater intrusion, playa wetlands, and wetland inundation with case studies Showcases disaster studies s

Author : Ammar Wahbi,Lee Heng,Gerd Dercon
Publisher : Springer
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2018-04-05
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319695396

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Cosmic Ray Neutron Sensing: Estimation of Agricultural Crop Biomass Water Equivalent by Ammar Wahbi,Lee Heng,Gerd Dercon Pdf

This open access book provides methods for the estimation of Biomass Water Equivalent (BEW), an essential step for improving the accuracy of area-wide soil moisture by cosmic-ray neutron sensors (CRNS). Three techniques are explained in detail: (i) traditional in-situ destructive sampling, (ii) satellite based remote sensing of plant surfaces, and (iii) biomass estimation via the use of the CRNS itself. The advantages and disadvantages of each method are discussed along with step by step instructions on proper procedures and implementation.

Author : Lalit Kumar,Onisimo Mutanga
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 3039212109

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Remote Sensing of Above Ground Biomass by Lalit Kumar,Onisimo Mutanga Pdf

Above ground biomass has been listed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change as one of the five most prominent, visible, and dynamic terrestrial carbon pools. The increased awareness of the impacts of climate change has seen a burgeoning need to consistently assess carbon stocks to combat carbon sequestration. An accurate estimation of carbon stocks and an understanding of the carbon sources and sinks can aid the improvement and accuracy of carbon flux models, an important pre-requisite of climate change impact projections. Based on 15 research topics, this book demonstrates the role of remote sensing in quantifying above ground biomass (forest, grass, woodlands) across varying spatial and temporal scales. The innovative application areas of the book include algorithm development and implementation, accuracy assessment, scaling issues (local-regional-global biomass mapping), and the integration of microwaves (i.e. LiDAR), along with optical sensors, forest biomass mapping, rangeland productivity and abundance (grass biomass, density, cover), bush encroachment biomass, and seasonal and long-term biomass monitoring.

Author : Nicolas Baghdadi,Mehrez Zribi
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2016-09-15
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780081011836

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Land Surface Remote Sensing in Agriculture and Forest by Nicolas Baghdadi,Mehrez Zribi Pdf

The environmental and economic importance of monitoring forests and agricultural resources has allowed remote sensing to be increasingly in the development of products and services responding to user needs. This volume presents the main applications in remote sensing for agriculture and forestry, including the primary soil properties, the estimation of the vegetation’s biophysical variables, methods for mapping land cover, the contribution of remote sensing for crop and water monitoring, and the estimation of the forest cover properties (cover dynamic, height, biomass). This book, part of a set of six volumes, has been produced by scientists who are internationally renowned in their fields. It is addressed to students (engineers, Masters, PhD), engineers and scientists, specialists in remote sensing applied to agriculture and forestry. Through this pedagogical work, the authors contribute to breaking down the barriers that hinder the use of radar imaging techniques. Provides clear and concise descriptions of modern remote sensing methods Explores the most current remote sensing techniques with physical aspects of the measurement (theory) and their applications Provides chapters on physical principles, measurement, and data processing for each technique described Describes optical remote sensing technology, including a description of acquisition systems and measurement corrections to be made

Author : José Aranha
Publisher : MDPI
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783036505688

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Applications of Remote Sensing Data in Mapping of Forest Growing Stock and Biomass by José Aranha Pdf

This Special Issue (SI), entitled "Applications of Remote Sensing Data in Mapping of Forest Growing Stock and Biomass”, resulted from 13 peer-reviewed papers dedicated to Forestry and Biomass mapping, characterization and accounting. The papers' authors presented improvements in Remote Sensing processing techniques on satellite images, drone-acquired images and LiDAR images, both aerial and terrestrial. Regarding the images’ classification models, all authors presented supervised methods, such as Random Forest, complemented by GIS routines and biophysical variables measured on the field, which were properly georeferenced. The achieved results enable the statement that remote imagery could be successfully used as a data source for regression analysis and formulation and, in this way, used in forestry actions such as canopy structure analysis and mapping, or to estimate biomass. This collection of papers, presented in the form of a book, brings together 13 articles covering various forest issues and issues in forest biomass calculation, constituting an important work manual for those who use mixed GIS and RS techniques.

Author : Joel S. Levine
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 646 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0262122014

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Biomass Burning and Global Change: Remote sensing, modeling and inventory development, and biomass burning in Africa by Joel S. Levine Pdf

Global Biomass Burning provides a convenient and current reference on such topics as the remote sensing of biomass burning from space, the geographical distribution of burning; the combustion products of burning in tropical, temperate, and boreal ecosystems; burning as a global source of atmospheric gases and particulates; the impact of biomass burning gases and particulates on global climate; and the role of biomass burning on biodiversity and past global extinctions."--Pub. desc.

Author : L. Wald,Commission of the European Communities. Directorate-General for Science, Research, and Development
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 79 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1989-12-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0119720957

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Assessment of the Use of Satellite Remote Sensing for the Quantitative Mapping of the Forest Biomass by L. Wald,Commission of the European Communities. Directorate-General for Science, Research, and Development Pdf

Author : F.J. Kruger,D.T. Mitchell,J.U.M. Jarvis
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 566 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642689352

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Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems by F.J. Kruger,D.T. Mitchell,J.U.M. Jarvis Pdf

The theory of ecological convergence underlies the biogeographers' maps of world biome-types. It also determines the degree to which ecological principles, derived from research on particular populations, communities or ecosystems, are generally valid, and hence also to what extent resource management principles are general. To quote Di Castri and Mooney (1973): "In effect, in order to assess the transfer of technology, it is essential to know to what extent information acquired from studying one particular ecosystem is applicable to another ecosystem of the same type but situated in a different location. " The five relatively small, isolated, mediterranean-climate zones of the earth, each with its distinct fauna and flora, have provided the ideal testing grounds for this theory. A heritage of precisely focused ecosystems research has resulted, beginning with the international comparative analyses conducted by Specht (l969a, b) but with antecedents in earlier studies in South Australia (Specht and Rayson 1957, Specht 1973). Cody and Mooney (1978) reviewed the information available at the time for the four zones excepting Australia and concluded that the arrays of strategy-types to be found among the different biotas were so similar that they could be explained only in terms of the convergence hypothesis; nevertheless, evident differences in community organization and dynamics, especially phenol ogy, required closer study of resource availability and resource-use patterns to better explain relations between form and function overall, and to assess the degree of convergence at higher levels of organization than the population.

Author : Victor R. Weidner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Spectral reflectance
ISBN : UOM:39015086491290

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Spectral Reflectance by Victor R. Weidner Pdf

Author : Krishna Prasad Vadrevu,Toshimasa Ohara,Christopher Justice
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2021-06-23
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780429666551

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Biomass Burning in South and Southeast Asia by Krishna Prasad Vadrevu,Toshimasa Ohara,Christopher Justice Pdf

Volume 1 of a two volume set, this book is a self-contained, state-of-the-art analysis of remote sensing, ground-based, and spatial techniques used for characterizing biomass burning events and pollution. It is a collective achievement of renowned scientists working throughout South and Southeast Asia. They discuss the complexity of vegetation patterns, biomass characteristics, fire distribution, drivers of fires, and several examples of the use of novel satellite algorithms for mapping and monitoring biomass burning events. The book is highly interdisciplinary and integrates earth science and environmental science including ecology, fire science, spatial geography, remote sensing, and geospatial technologies. Unique in its discussion of the sources and the causes of biomass burning and atmospheric research in South and Southeast Asia. Explains how remote sensing and geospatial technologies help the mapping and monitoring of biomass burning events and their impacts. Focuses on large spatial scales integrating top-down and bottom-up methodologies. Addresses the pressing issues of environmental pollution that are rampant in South and Southeast Asia. Includes contributions from global experts actually working on biomass burning projects in the US, Japan, South/Southeast Asia, and Europe. This book will serve as a valuable source of information for remote sensing scientists, geographers, ecologists, atmospheric scientists, environmental scientists, and all who wish to advance their knowledge on fires and biomass burning in South/Southeast Asia.

Author : Guangxing Wang,Qihao Weng
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 565 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2013-07-12
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781466556935

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Remote Sensing of Natural Resources by Guangxing Wang,Qihao Weng Pdf

Highlighting new technologies, Remote Sensing of Natural Resources explores advanced remote sensing systems and algorithms for image processing, enhancement, feature extraction, data fusion, image classification, image-based modeling, image-based sampling design, map accuracy assessment and quality control. It also discusses their applications for