Comprehensive Remote Sensing- - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0443132208 ISBN 13: 9780443132209

Publisher: Elsevier, 2025

Synopsis

Remote sensing, which involves monitoring Earth’s environment from airborne platforms and satellites, is rapidly advancing. Researchers from diverse backgrounds increasingly use remotely sensed data. The new edition of "Comprehensive Remote Sensing" meets their need for up-to-date, in-depth information on various aspects of the field, from principles and data analysis to applications. Containing over 100 chapters from world experts in the field, this edition includes all recent developments, with a focus on satellite missions, sensors, models, practical inversion algorithms, high-level products and applications.

In addition to governments, many private companies are launching satellites. Advances in computing power and data storage have enabled massive data processing and analysis. Consequently, remote sensing has become essential for geographers, oceanographers, meteorologists, physicists, computer scientists, and others. "Comprehensive Remote Sensing" addresses this diversity with structured chapters that begin with fundamental concepts and principles, followed by reviews of the latest developments and a comprehensive list of references. It is a valuable resource for readers at various levels of specialization.

Volume 1 focuses on satellite missions and sensors. Volume 2 covers various data processing techniques, including cloud and shadow detection, analysis-ready data (ARD) techniques for high-resolution data, and machine learning methods. Volumes 3-8 discuss advances in new inversion methods and high-level satellite products that characterize the spatio-temporal variations in essential environmental variables under a changing climate. Volume 9 highlights remote sensing applications, which have entered a new era with the availability of vast high-resolution satellite and UAV observations.

• Fully up-to-date, this new edition offers a comprehensive overview of the field, from theory to applications, curated by world experts
• Includes new information on the latest satellite missions, sensor technology, data fusion algorithms, deep learning data processing techniques, high-level satellite products, carbon and water cycles, Earth’s energy balance, and various applications with societal benefits
• Serves a wide audience, from geoscientists and ecologists to policymakers involved in climate science and sustainable development
• Over 100 structured chapters, with extensive references and visual representations, help readers navigate the breadth of topics and provide an in-depth account of current knowledge

About this title

About the Author

Dr. Liang received his Ph.D. from Boston University in 1993. He is a Chair Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Hong Kong. He has published over 490 SCI journal papers, 43 book chapters, and ten special issues of various journals. He has authored/edited eight books, five of which have been translated into Chinese. Dr. Liang is a Fellow of the IEEE and AAAS, and a Global STEM Professor. He serves as an Editor-in-Chief of the Science of Remote Sensing journal.

Dr. Liang led the development of the Global LAnd Surface Satellite (GLASS) products, freely available at awww.glass.hku.hk and www.geodata.cn. He is also leading to develop the high-resolution (30 m) version of GLASS (Hi-GLASS) products. His Google Scholar H-index is 107, with over 46,000 citations. Clarivate recognizes him as a Highly Cited Researcher, placing him among the top 0.1% of scientists globally.

From the Back Cover

Remote sensing, monitoring Earth’s environment mainly from airborne platforms and satellites, is growing rapidly. A growing number of researchers, with diverse backgrounds, use remotely sensed data. The new edition of Comprehensive Remote Sensing answers their need to find up-to-date, in-depth accounts of the many facets of this field, ranging from principles and data analysis to applications. All new development in the field are included, with a special focus on areas such as satellite missions, sensors, models, practical inversion algorithms and applications.

Besides governments, many private companies have started to launch satellites. Faster computers and cheaper data storage enable massive data processing and analysis. As such, remote sensing has become fundamental to the work of geographers, oceanographers, meteorologists, physicists, computer scientists and many others. Comprehensive Remote Sensing acknowledges such diversity with over 100 structured chapters, each including fundamental concepts and principles first, followed by extensive review of the latest developments and a complete list of references. As such it is a valuable resource to readers at different level of specialization.

Volume 1 has a special focus on satellite missions and sensors; Volume 2 includes cloud and shadow detection techniques, ARD techniques for high-resolution data and machine learning; Volumes 3-8 include advances from new inversion methods and spatio-temporal analyses revealing environmental variables under a changing climate; Volume 9 focuses on remote sensing applications as they have entered a spectacularly new era with the availability of huge high-resolution satellite and UAV observations.

Written and edited by leaders in the fields, this is a must-have resource covering the breadth and value of Remote Sensing.

Edition details

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0443132208
• ISBN 13: 9780443132209
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 3326
• Editor: Liang Shunlin