Download or read book Spatial Analysis for Radar Remote Sensing of Tropical Forests written by Gianfranco D. De Grandi and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2021-03-24 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uniquely focused on specific techniques that provide multi-resolution spatial and temporal analysis of forest structure characteristics and changes. Examines several large and important international remote sensing projects aimed at documenting entire tropical ecosystems. Provides novel wavelet methods for tropical forest structural measures. Includes Python code for a suite of wavelet based time-series and single set InSAR coherence and backscatter speckle filters, available to download.

Download or read book Remote Sensing of Tropical Regions written by Eugene A. Sharkov and published by . This book was released on 1998-10-27 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tropical regions of the Earth play a crucial role in the evolution of the global thermodynamic surface-atmosphere system, and in the socio-ecological processes on our planet. The well known clichés describing the tropics as "the firebox of the atmosphere" and "the lungs of the planet" are not exaggerations. The principle purposes of this book are to demonstrate the unique capabilities of modern remote sensing techniques for the observation and monitoring of tropical ecosystems, and to substantiate the scientific rationale for studies of the Earth?s tropical regions. In the first part of this book, the author places particular emphasis on specific features of low-latitude conditions, such as tropical cyclones, mesoscale tropical systems, dynamical features in tropical oceans, and the temperature and humidity structure of the tropical atmosphere. Remote sensing of the tropics in the visual and infrared bands is severely limited by cloud cover, and for this reason microwave remote sensing is of great importance for observations of tropical systems. In the second part of this book, the author considers the basic principles of microwave sounding, and the role of both passive and active remote sensing methods for tropical ecosystem monitoring. He presents examples of applications in areas such as rainforest monitoring, crop mapping, population distribution, hydrology studies and the monitoring of biomass burning and active geodetic zones. The book concludes with a synopsis of the current status of operational satellite systems and future plans for tropical studies using remote sensing. Readership: Undergraduate and postgraduate students of geography, meteorology, climatology, atmospheric physics, geophysics, oceanography, tropical agriculture and environmental science. Professional scientists, environmentalists and engineers concerned with tropical ecosystems, and government agencies and industries involved with management, planning and hazard assessment in tropical regions.

Download or read book Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of Tropical and Sub Tropical Forests written by Margaret Kalacska and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2008-02-26 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While frequently used in temperate environments, hyperspectral sensors and data are still a novelty in the tropics. Exploring the potential of hyperspectral remote sensing for assessing ecosystem characteristics, Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of Tropical and Sub-Tropical Forests focuses on the complex and unique set of challenges involved in using t

Download or read book Geoinformatics for Tropical Ecosystems written by Partha Sarathi Roy and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Covers an entire spectrum of tropical ecosystems, their issues and management.

Download or read book REMOTE SENSING FOR TROPICAL ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT PROCEEDINGS OF THE EIGHT REGIONAL written by SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA "UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC (THE PACIFIC.) and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Remote Sensing for Tropical Ecosystem Management written by Uchū Kaihatsu Jigyōdan (Japan) and published by United Nations Publications. This book was released on 2000 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of the seminar was to: create awareness of the usefulness of remote sensing and geographic information system (GIS) techniques in monitoring and managing the natural resources in tropical environments; and to give hands on training in the basics of image processing and GIS techniques for junior level practitioners from various local government agencies working in natural resource management and environment monitoring.

Download or read book Evaluating the Feasibility of Remote Sensing for Monitoring State of the Wet Tropics Environmental Indicators written by Stuart Phinn and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evaluating the feasibility of remote sensing for monitoring state of the wet tropics environmental indicators.

Download or read book Characterizing Tropical Secondary Rain Forest Environments Using Multiple Types of Remote Sensing Data written by Veraldo Liesenberg and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Data Management and Modelling Using Remote Sensing and GIS for Tropical Forest Land Inventory written by Yves Laumonier and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Remote Sensing Requirements for Management Agencies Responsible for Forest and Water Quality Monitoring in the Wet tropics written by Stuart Phinn and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Application of Remote Sensing for Ecosystem Services Monitoring in Tropical Forest Conservation written by A. van Erk and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Remote Sensing for Tropical Ecosystem Management written by United Nations. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific and published by New York : United Nations. This book was released on 1997 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Remote Sensing for Tropical Ecosystem Management written by Uchū Kaihatsu Jigyōdan (Japan) and published by United Nations Publications. This book was released on 1999 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Remote Sensing for Tropical Ecosystem written by United Nations Publications and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Remote Sensing and Ecosystem Management written by Jerry D. Greer and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1998-04 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Integration of Remote Sensing Techniques and Information on Ecosystem Services to Measure Tropical Forest Degradation written by María Jeaneth Delgado Aguilar and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Exploiting the Spatial Information in High Resolution Satellite Data and Utilising Multi Source Data for Tropical Mountain Forest and Land Cover Mapping written by Anke Gleitsmann and published by ibidem-Verlag / ibidem Press. This book was released on 2012-02-24 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Die Cordillera Central der Dominikanischen Republik ist eine Quelle wichtiger natürlicher Ressourcen – vor allem Wasser – für dieses karibische Land. Im oberen Einzugsgebiet des Río Yaque del Norte wurde im Laufe des 20. Jahrhunderts ein großer Teil der natürlichen Wälder abgeholzt und durch Weide- und Ackerland sowie Sekundärvegetation ersetzt. Entwaldung und nicht nachhaltige Landnutzung auf den steilen Hängen dieses Gebietes haben zu Erosion und Landdegradierung geführt. Es gibt aber auch noch verschiedene primäre Bergwälder, darunter kleine Nebelwaldbereiche mit bedrohten endemischen Arten. Fernerkundungsdaten sind eine unverzichtbare Quelle für flächendeckende räumliche Informationen, die als Basis für Raumnutzungspläne und den Schutz bedrohter Ökosysteme benötigt werden. Die Nutzbarkeit von Satellitendaten mittlerer Auflösung (z.B. Landsat) für die Kartierung der Vegetationstypen des Untersuchungsgebietes ist begrenzt, weil das kleinräumige Mosaik verschiedener Landbedeckungstypen (wie in vielen tropischen Gebirgsbereichen) zu einem großen Anteil von Mischpixeln in diesen Daten führt. Die neue Generation kommerzieller hochauflösender Satelliten wie IKONOS (1 m bis 4 m Auflösung) ermöglicht eine detailliertere Kartierung von kleineren Interessensgebieten, aber die automatische Klassifizierung räumlich hochaufgelöster Daten beinhaltet auch neue Herausforderungen. Diese Arbeit beschäftigt sich daher hauptsächlich mit der Optimierung von Methoden zur Ausnutzung der räumlichen Information in hochauflösenden Satellitendaten für die Kartierung von tropischen Bergwäldern und anderen Landoberflächen.