Advances in Satellite and Ground-Based Polarimetric Remote Sensing and Applications in Atmosphere, Ocean and Land Surface Detections (Second Edition)
A special issue of Remote Sensing (ISSN 2072-4292). This special issue belongs to the section "Atmospheric Remote Sensing".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2025 | Viewed by 52
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Interests: polarization remote sensing; vector radiative transfer model; light scattering by aerosol particles; cloud detection
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Interests: environmental remote sensing; atmosphere remote sensing
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Interests: polarization remote sensing technology; space borne polarimetric payloads; polarization calibration
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Polarization is a fundamental property of electromagnetic waves. The changes in skylight polarization due to the scattering interactions of unpolarized solar radiation with the constituents of atmosphere, oceans, and land surfaces (e.g., gases, aerosol particles, water droplets, ice crystals, oceanic suspensions, water, and soil and vegetation surfaces) contain valuable information about the Earth system. Since the discovery of skylight polarization by Arago in 1809, measurements of the polarization of skylight by various satellite and ground-based polarimetric instruments have been emphasized, as these can be used for studying the properties of the planet Earth in a unique way.
The aim of this Special Issue is to disseminate recent developments in satellite and ground-based polarimetric remote sensing. Papers with new ideas and results of diverse aspects of polarimetric remote sensing, including theory, instrumentation, calibration and validation, algorithms, and comprehensive applications in atmosphere, ocean, and land surface detections are all welcome. Potential topics of this Special Issue “Advances in Satellite and Ground-based Polarimetric Remote Sensing and Applications in Atmosphere, Ocean and Land Surface Detections” include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Development of theory of polarimetric remote sensing;
- Vector radiative transfer model;
- Improvement of satellite and ground-based polarimetric instrumentation;
- Polarimetric sensor calibration and data validation;
- Polarimetric data and image processing;
- Advanced polarimetric retrieval algorithms;
- Polarimetric remote sensing of atmospheric aerosols and clouds;
- Polarimetric remote sensing of ocean and land surface;
- Understanding of atmosphere–ocean–land system based on comprehensive observations.
This Special Issue is the second edition of "Advances in Satellite and Ground-Based Polarimetric Remote Sensing and Applications in Atmosphere, Ocean and Land Surface Detections". Experts and scholars in related fields are welcome to submit their original works to this Special Issue.
Dr. Li Li
Prof. Dr. Zhengqiang Li
Prof. Jin Hong
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- light scattering theory and polarized radiative transfer
- satellite-based polarimetric remote sensing
- ground-based polarimetric remote sensing
- calibration and data validation
- polarimetric data processing
- advanced retrieval algorithms
- applications of polarimetric remote sensing
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