Remote Sensing Application in the Carbon Flux Modelling

Dear Colleagues,

Climate changes and global warming have been threatening the Earth’s sustainable environment and attracting considerable attention from international agencies and scientists. One aspect that has been drawn consensus among academia is that the frequency of extreme weather events and global warming are closely correlated to the increased emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs), with carbon dioxide (CO₂) being the most significant component. Global warming has been accompanied by the rising concentration of atmospheric CO₂, which has reached over 400 ppm today, while it was only 280 ppm in the preindustrial era. Facing such challenges, we must reduce the emissions of GHGs from human activities and/or enhance carbon sequestration using engineering and ecological approaches.

Measuring/quantifying carbon emissions and sequestration is a crucial step in understanding the trajectories of carbon cycling and estimating the content of atmospheric CO₂ in the future. Remote sensing can be used to retrieve essential datasets required to explore carbon flux dynamics at various scales based on advanced geospatial models. This Special Issue will especially focus on novel studies on remote sensing technology and geospatial models that account for and model carbon emissions from households and industrial practices, as well as carbon sequestration (through vegetation photosynthesis) in ecosystems. We also aim to assess the impact on carbon cycling in the future by controlling emissions from human activities and improving carbon sequestration via optimized ecosystem management.

Prof. Dr. Zongyao Sha
Prof. Dr. Yichun Xie
Guest Editors

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• carbon cycle
• ecosystems
• carbon emissions
• vegetation carbon sequestration
• geospatial modeling