HomeADVANCES IN GEOSCIENCES: REMOTE SENSING APPLICATIONS
ADVANCES IN GEOSCIENCES: REMOTE SENSING APPLICATIONS
Editor: Melva Croteau
Releasing in 2021
Binding: Hardcover
Geoscience is an all-encompassing term that refers to the fields of science dealing with planet Earth. Such fields include soil science, atmospheric science, climate science, geochemistry, geobiology, geology and oceanography, to name just a few. Research into the area of geosciences allows us to better understand the Earth's past, present and future. This is particularly important now as many parts of the planet, and the interactions between them, are changing at a rapid rate, for example oceans, landscapes the atmosphere and climate. Remote sensing is a tool with the potential to improve research within this area due advantages such as the possibility to cover large areas at a high spatial resolution, repeatability of measurements allowing for monitoring through time, non-intrusiveness of measurements and that data can be obtained/measured quickly compared to manual data collection equivalents.
This book presents research topics that make use of remote sensing to investigate key topics within the area of geosciences, for example, model verification, the mapping, land-cover change, carbon stock estimation, model verification, the mapping and monitoring of dust storms, shoreline changes, evaluating impacts of heavy rainfall, impacts of urbanisation on vegetation and water resources, tree mortality rates, snow depth estimates, changes in desert sand dunes and thermal mapping of volcanoes. Remote sensing data types and techniques used for the above studies include multispectral satellite imagery (e.g. Landsat, MODIS, ASTER and SPOT), data captured using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), radar imagery, the generation of DEMs and clustering methods. It talks in detail about the various concepts and theories related to this subject. Most of the topics introduced in the book cover new techniques and the applications of geosciences. Through this book, we attempt to further enlighten the readers about the new concepts in this field. Coherent flow of topics, student-friendly language and extensive use of examples make this textbook an invaluable source of knowledge.
Melva Croteau pursued her Ph.D. in Geosciences from Technical University, Dortmund. She is actively engaged in the researches focused on study of varied types of continental drift, oceanic trench formation, asthenosphere, sedimentary rocks and sedimentary structures. She is serving as a Visiting Professor at University College, Carlow. Croteau has authored and edited more than 30 articles, journal papers and book chapters in the field of isotope geochemistry. She has also won an “Outstanding Professor Award” for her outstanding contribution towards the academic community especially in the higher education programs.
