Earth Observation For Land And Emergency Monitoring

Synopsis

Earth Observation Science (eos) Is The Study Of The Global Earth Land-ocean-atmosphere System Through Observations. The Principal Tools For Such Studies Are Measurements From Space Since These Provide The Coverage Of The Planet That Is Necessary To Capture The Behaviour Of The Entire Coupled System. In Addition, Surface Observations, And Measurements From Aircraft, Balloons And Sounding Rockets Provide Valuable Contributors To What Are Now Termed Integrated, Global Observing Systems. Coupled With Models, The Eos Measurement Suites Provide Powerful Tools For Research Into The Factors Controlling And Changing The Earth System In Which We Live. The Objectives Of This Book Are To Describe New Methods And Applications Of Satellite Technology In The Fields Of Land And Emergency Monitoring. It Draws On New Research Outcomes From The European Fp7 Project Gionet (european Centre Of Excellence In Earth Observation Research Training). Gionet Combines Industrial Partners With Universities And Research Institutes, And This Book Provides A Perspective On Earth Observation Applications That Is Motivated By The Cross-fertilisation Of Both Sectors. Hence, This Book Will Find Readers In Both Industry And Academia. This Book Highlights A Broad Range Of Innovative Uses Of Earth Observation Technology To Support Environmental Management, Decision Making, Crisis Management And Climate Policies. It Uses Advanced Concepts Of Multi-sensor Image Integration, Multi-temporal Analysis And Synergies Between Data And Models. This Is A Truly Interdisciplinary Subject That Encompasses A Range Of Applications In Various Fields Which Are Discussed In Detail Throughout The Text. If You Are Interested In Remote Sensing Applications And Looking For Inspiration, This Is The Book For You. Earth Observation For Land And Emergency Monitoring Core Services -- Methodology For Regional To Global Mapping Of Aboveground Forest Biomass : Integrating Forest Allometry, Ground Plots, And Satellite Observations -- Remote Sensing For Aboveground Biomass Estimation In Boreal Forests -- Forest Mapping Of The Congo Basin Using Synthetic Aperture Radar (sar) -- Multi-frequency Sar Applications For Land Cover Classification Within Copernicus Downstream Services -- Unsupervised Land Use/land Cover Change Detection With Integrated Pixel And Object Based Approaches For High Resolution Remote Sensing Imagery -- Earth Observation Land Data Assimilation System (eo-ldas) Regularization Constraints Over Barrax Site -- Sar-based Eo Of Salt Marsh Habitats In Support Of Integrated Coastal Zone Management -- A Framework For Lakeshore Vegetation Assessment Using Field Spectroscopy And Airborne Hyperspectral Imagery -- Global Monitoring For Environment And Security (gmes)/copernicus Framework For Lake Balaton Phytoplankton Monitoring -- Insar Techniques For Land Deformation Monitoring, Land Deformation Mapping, And Humanitarian Crisis Response -- Mapping Land Surface Displacements In The Swiss Alps With Radar Interferometry -- Sample Supervised Search-centric Approaches In Geographic Object-based Image Analysis : Concepts, State Of The Art And A Future Outlook -- Remote Sensing Of Wetland Dynamics As Indicators Of Water Availability In Semi-arid Africa -- Satellite Derived Information For Drought Detection And Estimation Of Water Balance. Heiko Balzter. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Mode Of Access: World Wide Web.