04689nam 2201093z- 450 991055766400332120231214133605.0(CKB)5400000000044866(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/68659(EXLCZ)99540000000004486620202105d2020 |y 0engurmn|---annantxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierEarth Observations for Addressing Global ChallengesBasel, SwitzerlandMDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute20201 electronic resource (248 p.)3-03936-270-4 3-03936-271-2 "Earth Observations for Addressing Global Challenges" presents the results of cutting-edge research related to innovative techniques and approaches based on satellite remote sensing data, the acquisition of earth observations, and their applications in the contemporary practice of sustainable development. Addressing the urgent tasks of adaptation to climate change is one of the biggest global challenges for humanity. As His Excellency António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, said, "Climate change is the defining issue of our time—and we are at a defining moment. We face a direct existential threat." For many years, scientists from around the world have been conducting research on earth observations collecting vital data about the state of the earth environment. Evidence of the rapidly changing climate is alarming: according to the World Meteorological Organization, the past two decades included 18 of the warmest years since 1850, when records began. Thus, Group on Earth Observations (GEO) has launched initiatives across multiple societal benefit areas (agriculture, biodiversity, climate, disasters, ecosystems, energy, health, water, and weather), such as the Global Forest Observations Initiative, the GEO Carbon and GHG Initiative, the GEO Biodiversity Observation Network, and the GEO Blue Planet, among others. The results of research that addressed strategic priorities of these important initiatives are presented in the monograph.Research & information: generalbicsscEnvironmental economicsbicsscsnow albedo radiative forcingsnow albedo feedbackradiative kernelremote sensingcloud fractionintegrated liquid waterintegrated water vapourdiurnal cyclemicrowave radiometerclassificationself-learningtraining datacropleaf area indexcomparisonMODISuncertaintyChinaEVIclimatic factordriving forcegrey relational analysis (GRA)Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (IMAR)Earth Observation (EO)satellitesensorsplatformSARGNSS-Roptical sensorspolarweathericemarineland surface temperatureurban heat islandsurface urban heat islandland useland management unitEarth observationradiometerVIS/NIR imagerterrestrial ecosystemMODIS GPP productcalibrationarid regionoasis-desert ecosystemLand use and land cover (LULC)cloud-to-ground (CG) lightningparticulate matter (PM10)sulfur dioxide (SO2)El Niño 2015-16trace gasesUpper Troposphere Lower StratosphereResearch & information: generalEnvironmental economicsLiou Yuei-Anedt1314791Barriot Jean-PierreedtHo Chung-RuedtKuleshov YuriyedtLee Chyi-TyiedtLiou Yuei-AnothBarriot Jean-PierreothHo Chung-RuothKuleshov YuriyothLee Chyi-TyiothBOOK9910557664003321Earth Observations for Addressing Global Challenges3031970UNINA