Book Review: Remote sensing and climate change: the role of Earth observation

The Holocene ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 636-636
Author(s):  
Sietse O. Los
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Earth Observation

scholarly journals Erratum: The role of satellite remote sensing in climate change studies

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Yang ◽  
Peng Gong ◽  
Rong Fu ◽  
Minghua Zhang ◽  
Jingming Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Satellite Remote Sensing

scholarly journals Plant phenological responses to climate change on the Tibetan Plateau: research status and challenges

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 454-467 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miaogen Shen ◽  
Shilong Piao ◽  
Tsechoe Dorji ◽  
Qiang Liu ◽  
Nan Cong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Tibetan Plateau ◽  
Environmental Changes ◽  
The Tibetan Plateau ◽  
Ecosystem Structure ◽  
Positive Role ◽  
Ecosystem Responses ◽  
Research Issues

Abstract Phenology studies the cycle of events in nature that are initiated and driven by an annually recurring environment. Plant phenology is expected to be one of the most sensitive and easily observable natural indicators of climate change. On the Tibetan Plateau (TP), an accelerated warming since the mid-1980s has resulted in significant environmental changes. These new conditions are accompanied by phenological changes that are characterized by considerable spatiotemporal heterogeneity. Satellite remote sensing observed widespread advance in the start of the plant growing season across the plateau during the 1980s and 1990s but substantial delay over 2000–2011 in the southwest although it continued to advance in the northeast regions of the TP. Both observational studies and controlled experiments have revealed, to some extent, the positive role of higher preseason temperature and even more precipitation in advancing the leaf onset and first flowering date of the TP. However, a number of rarely visited research issues that are essential for understanding the role of phenology in ecosystem responses and feedback processes to climate change remain to be solved. Our review recommends that addressing the following questions should be a high priority. How did other phenological events change, such as flowering and fruiting phenology? What are the influences from environmental changes other than temperature and precipitation, including human activities such as grazing? What are the genetic and physiological bases of plants phenological responses? How does phenological change influence ecosystem structure and function at different scales and feedback to the climate system? Investigating these research questions requires, first of all, new data of the associated environmental variables, and consistent and reliable phenological observation using different methodologies (i.e. in situ observations and remote sensing).

scholarly journals Monitoring and Evaluating Nature-Based Solutions Implementation in Urban Areas by Means of Earth Observation

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 1503
Author(s):  
Nektarios Chrysoulakis ◽  
Giorgos Somarakis ◽  
Stavros Stagakis ◽  
Zina Mitraka ◽  
Man-Sing Wong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Earth Observation ◽  
Urban Systems ◽  
Socioeconomic Impacts ◽  
Urban Energy ◽  
Urban Planning And Development ◽  
Carbon Balances

Climate change influences the vulnerability of urban populations worldwide. To improve their adaptive capacity, the implementation of nature-based solutions (NBS) in urban areas has been identified as an appropriate action, giving urban planning and development an important role towards climate change adaptation/mitigation and risk management and resilience. However, the importance of extensively applying NBS is still underestimated, especially regarding its potential to induce significantly positive environmental and socioeconomic impacts across cities. Concerning environmental impacts, monitoring and evaluation is an important step of NBS management, where earth observation (EO) can contribute. EO is known for providing valuable disaggregated data to assess the modifications caused by NBS implementation in terms of land cover, whereas the potential of EO to uncover the role of NBS in urban metabolism modifications (e.g., energy, water, and carbon fluxes and balances) still remains underexplored. This study reviews the EO potential in the monitoring and evaluation of NBS implementation in cities, indicating that satellite observations combined with data from complementary sources may provide an evidence-based approach in terms of NBS adaptive management. EO-based tools can be applied to assess NBS’ impacts on urban energy, water, and carbon balances, further improving our understanding of urban systems dynamics and supporting sustainable urbanization.

The role of satellite remote sensing in climate change studies

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (10) ◽  
pp. 875-883 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Yang ◽  
Peng Gong ◽  
Rong Fu ◽  
Minghua Zhang ◽  
Jingming Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Satellite Remote Sensing

scholarly journals Remote Sensing and Climate Change? The Role Earth Observation

Eos ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 82 (45) ◽  
pp. 536-536
Author(s):  
Carolyn J. Merry
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Earth Observation

scholarly journals Erratum: The role of satellite remote sensing in climate change studies

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (11) ◽  
pp. 1001-1001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Yang ◽  
Peng Gong ◽  
Rong Fu ◽  
Minghua Zhang ◽  
Jingming Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Satellite Remote Sensing

scholarly journals ROLE OF REMOTE SENSING AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM TO ANALYZE THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON FOREST ECOSYSTEMS

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (8) ◽  
pp. 61-68
Author(s):  
Shahid Mohommad ◽  
Shambhu Prasad Joshi
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Information System ◽  
Geographic Information System ◽  
Forest Ecosystem ◽  
Forest Fires ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Substantial Impact ◽  
The Impact

Climate change is an inevitable process impacting the forest ecosystem. Various impacts like treeline shift, forest fires, and Species distribution are due to the effect of climate change. Green House Gases concentration in the atmosphere is increasing day by day due to anthropogenic activities. The pace of climate change is very alarming which will have the substantial impact on the forest ecosystem. Role of remote sensing and geographic information system in observing the forest ecosystem was reviewed. Spatio-temporal analysis of change in forest structure can be proficiently done with the help of remote sensing and geographic information system. Climate Change Mitigation programmes like Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD-plus) can be implemented with the help of remote sensing and geographic information system. Baseline data generation using remote sensing and geographic information system can be useful in designing the policies for forest management and monitoring.

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