Remote Sensing of Climate Change Observation and Monitoring

This book integrates for the first time remote sensing and climate change science. It presents state-of-the-science methods and techniques in remote sensing data acquisition, pre-processing, image interpretation, results validation, and data dissemination. It also covers synergistic use of remote sensing, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Global Positioning Systems (GPS), and Web-mapping. The book presents a new perspective on the subject, synthesizing decades of research conducted by leading scientists in the field from around the world.