Application of SAR and Optical Satellite Data in Environmental Changes Monitoring
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Earth Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 November 2024) | Viewed by 214
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Interests: remote sensing domain; multispectral sensors; data fusion; image fusion; multicriteria analysis
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Dear Colleagues,
The human environment is currently undergoing rapid and dynamic transformations. These changes are influenced by numerous factors including climate variations, which manifest in phenomena such as droughts, floods, and hurricanes, as well as natural calamities such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Additionally, human activities contribute to environmental degradation through various forms of pollution that affect water, land, and air, including light pollution. This collective impact significantly influences the quality of human life, meaning that there is an urgent need to monitor these changes rigorously, assess their magnitude, and comprehend their environmental ramifications. A deeper comprehension of the underlying processes driving these changes holds the potential to implement precise countermeasures. Leveraging space-based remote sensing methods offers a diverse array of tools that are essential for monitoring environmental shifts.
The objective of this Special Issue is to showcase advancements in the utilization of SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) and optical remote sensing data, alongside associated space technologies. These innovations serve as indispensable resources for monitoring environmental phenomena and discerning both natural fluctuations and those induced by human activity.
Dr. Andrija Krtalić
Dr. Josip Lončar
Dr. Josip Vuković
Dr. Marko Horvat
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- image classification
- change detection
- decision support system
- water quality
- light pollution
- vegetation monitoring
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