Forestry Applications of Airborne Laser Scanning

Forestry Applications of Airborne Laser Scanning
Author: Matti Maltamo
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 460
Release: 2014-04-08
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9401786631

Airborne laser scanning (ALS) has emerged as one of the most promising remote sensing technologies to provide data for research and operational applications in a wide range of disciplines related to management of forest ecosystems. This book provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art review of the research and application of ALS in a broad range of forest-related disciplines, especially forest inventory and forest ecology. However, this book is more than just a collection of individual contributions – it consists of a well-composed blend of chapters dealing with fundamental methodological issues and contributions reviewing and illustrating the use of ALS within various domains of application. The reviews provide a comprehensive and unique overview of recent research and applications that researchers, students and practitioners in forest remote sensing and forest ecosystem assessment should consider as a useful reference text.

Remote Sensing Time Series

Remote Sensing Time Series
Author: Claudia Kuenzer
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 458
Release: 2015-04-28
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3319159674

This volume comprises an outstanding variety of chapters on Earth Observation based time series analyses, undertaken to reveal past and current land surface dynamics for large areas. What exactly are time series of Earth Observation data? Which sensors are available to generate real time series? How can they be processed to reveal their valuable hidden information? Which challenges are encountered on the way and which pre-processing is needed? And last but not least: which processes can be observed? How are large regions of our planet changing over time and which dynamics and trends are visible? These and many other questions are answered within this book “Remote Sensing Time Series Analyses – Revealing Land Surface Dynamics”. Internationally renowned experts from Europe, the USA and China present their exciting findings based on the exploitation of satellite data archives from well-known sensors such as AVHRR, MODIS, Landsat, ENVISAT, ERS and METOP amongst others. Selected review and methods chapters provide a good overview over time series processing and the recent advances in the optical and radar domain. A fine selection of application chapters addresses multi-class land cover and land use change at national to continental scale, the derivation of patterns of vegetation phenology, biomass assessments, investigations on snow cover duration and recent dynamics, as well as urban sprawl observed over time.

Advances in Remote Sensing for Global Forest Monitoring

Advances in Remote Sensing for Global Forest Monitoring
Author: Erkki Tomppo
Publisher: MDPI
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2021-09-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3036512527

The topics of the book cover forest parameter estimation, methods to assess land cover and change, forest disturbances and degradation, and forest soil drought estimations. Airborne laser scanner data, aerial images, as well as data from passive and active sensors of different spatial, spectral and temporal resolutions have been utilized. Parametric and non-parametric methods including machine and deep learning methods have been employed. Uncertainty estimation is a key topic in each study. In total, 15 articles are included, of which one is a review article dealing with methods employed in remote sensing aided greenhouse gas inventories, and one is the Editorial summary presenting a short review of each article.

Law, Tropical Forests and Carbon

Law, Tropical Forests and Carbon
Author: Rosemary Lyster
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 309
Release: 2013-03-21
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1107028809

This interdisciplinary and in-depth critical analysis of REDD+ offers perspectives on its enforcement under international law.

Advances in Remote Sensing for Natural Resource Monitoring

Advances in Remote Sensing for Natural Resource Monitoring
Author: Prem C. Pandey
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 528
Release: 2021-01-26
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1119615976

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 such as floods, tsunami, showing where remote sensing technologies have been used This edited book is the first volume of the book series Advances in Remote Sensing for Earth Observation.

Earth Resources

Earth Resources
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 910
Release: 1976
Genre: Astronautics in earth sciences
ISBN:

Fire Effects on Soil Properties

Fire Effects on Soil Properties
Author: Paulo Pereira
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
Total Pages: 721
Release: 2019-02-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1486308155

Wildland fires are occurring more frequently and affecting more of Earth's surface than ever before. These fires affect the properties of soils and the processes by which they form, but the nature of these impacts has not been well understood. Given that healthy soil is necessary to sustain biodiversity, ecosystems and agriculture, the impact of fire on soil is a vital field of research. Fire Effects on Soil Properties brings together current research on the effects of fire on the physical, biological and chemical properties of soil. Written by over 60 international experts in the field, it includes examples from fire-prone areas across the world, dealing with ash, meso and macrofauna, smouldering fires, recurrent fires and management of fire-affected soils. It also describes current best practice methodologies for research and monitoring of fire effects and new methodologies for future research. This is the first time information on this topic has been presented in a single volume and the book will be an important reference for students, practitioners, managers and academics interested in the effects of fire on ecosystems, including soil scientists, geologists, forestry researchers and environmentalists.

Vegetation Dynamics

Vegetation Dynamics
Author: Derek Eamus
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 533
Release: 2016-03-31
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1107054206

Brings together plant ecophysiology, remote sensing and modelling of vegetation and landscape function for advanced students and researchers.

Vegetation Monitoring

Vegetation Monitoring
Author: Caryl L. Elzinga
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 190
Release: 1998-05
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780788148378

This annotated bibliography documents literature addressing the design and implementation of vegetation monitoring. It provides resources managers, ecologists, and scientists access to the great volume of literature addressing many aspects of vegetation monitoring: planning and objective setting, choosing vegetation attributes to measure, sampling design, sampling methods, statistical and graphical analysis, and communication of results. Over half of the 1400 references have been annotated. Keywords pertaining to the type of monitoring or method are included with each bibliographic entry. Keyword index.