Nowadays, advanced remote sensing technology plays tremendous roles
to build a quantitative and comprehensive understanding of how the
Earth system operates. The advanced remote sensing technology is
also used widely to monitor and survey the natural disasters and
man-made pollution. Our planet is nowadays continuously monitored
by powerful remote sensors operating in wide portions of the
electromagnetic spectrum. Geoscience, or earth science, covers all
areas of sciences that relate to planet Earth. Such fields include
soil science, atmospheric science, climate science, geochemistry,
geobiology, geology and oceanography, to name just a few. Research
into the area of geosciences allows us to better understand the
Earth's past, present and future. This is particularly important
now as many parts of the planet, and the interactions between them,
are changing at a rapid rate, for example oceans, landscapes the
atmosphere and climate. Remote sensing is a tool with the potential
to improve research within this area due advantages such as the
possibility to cover large areas at a high spatial resolution,
repeatability of measurements allowing for the monitoring through
time, non-intrusiveness of measurements and that data can be
obtained/measured quickly compared to manual data collection
equivalents. This book, Advanced Geoscience Remote Sensing,
presents research topics that make use of remote sensing to
investigate key topics within the area of geosciences, for example
glacial changes and mapping, land-cover change, carbon stock
estimation, model verification, the mapping and monitoring of dust
storms, shoreline changes, evaluating impacts of heavy rainfall,
impacts of urbanization on vegetation and water resources, tree
mortality rates, snow depth estimates, changes in desert sand dunes
and thermal mapping of volcanoes. Remote sensing data types and
techniques used for the above studies include multispectral
satellite imagery (e.g. Landsat, MODIS, ASTER and SPOT), data
captured using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), radar imagery, the
generation of DEMs and clustering methods. While rigorous enough
for the most experienced of scientists, the techniques are well
designed and integrated, making the book's content intuitive,
clearly presented, and practical in its implementation. It also
identifies that there should be a carefully planned effort on
research and application development for the advanced geoscience
and related engineering remote sensing techniques. An overview of
the most advanced remote sensing systems and algorithms is
presented and introduces the most advanced image technologies and
their applications for both classification and analysis with
up-to-date examples of successful projects and case studies.
Chapters are contributed by renowned global scientists and experts
in the remote sensing field. Techniques used in geologic mapping
and mineral and hydrocarbon exploration, image analysis used in
mine development and petroleum exploitation, site evaluation,
ground water development, surface water monitoring and geothermal
resource exploitation are emphasized. It also exhibits how imagery
is used to establish environmental baselines; monitor land, air,
and water quality; map hazards; and determine the effects of global
warming. This book will be of valuable for students, researchers
and practitioners, as well as working professionals in petroleum,
mining, groundwater, surface water, engineering, and environmental
projects.
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