In submitting conference proceedings to Environmental Sciences Proceedings, the volume editors of the proceedings certify to the publisher that all papers published in this volume have been subjected to peer review administered by the volume editors...
In submitting conference proceedings to Environmental Sciences Proceedings, the volume editors of the proceedings certify to the publisher that all papers published in this volume have been subjected to peer review administered by the volume editors...
The 5th International Electronic Conference on Remote Sensing, with a focus on “Advances in experimental and theoretical studies of the terrestrial atmosphere and underlying surface” was held on 7–21 November 2023 [...]
The sixth International Electronic Conference on Atmospheric Sciences, the range of topics will remain more general, but we are open to subject areas with a thematic topic of importance, especially interdisciplinary or transdisciplinary science [...]
Forest fires are common occurrences in Kazakhstan, particularly from June until September, and damage the country’s forest resources extensively. The mapping of burned areas is crucial for fire management, to implement the proper mitigation str...
Cyanobacterial blooms impact aquatic environments and human health. Cyanobacterial biomass is usually estimated using traditional time-consuming and costly field sampling techniques. A remote sensing approach is time and cost efficient and feasible f...
Over the past few years, the effects of global warming have become more pronounced, particularly with the melting of the polar ice caps. This has led to an increase in sea levels, which poses a threat of flooding to coastal cities and islands. Furthe...
Super-resolution (SR) is a well-established technique used to enhance the resolution of low-resolution images. In this paper, we introduce a novel approach for the super-resolution of Sentinel-2 10 m RGB images using higher-resolution Venus 5 m RGB i...
Access to high spatial resolution satellite images enables more accurate and detailed analysis of these images. Furthermore, it facilitates easier decision-making on a wide range of issues. Nevertheless, there are commercial satellites such as Worldv...
This study focuses on the quantification and forecasting of the biological pump potential in the Philippine seas, specifically inside the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Variabilities and disturbances that might potentially influence ocean productivit...
Hydrothermal alteration mapping is considered as a widely adopted step in the mineral exploration of numerous ore deposits. In this work, the wavelength mapping and relative absorption band depth (RBD) method were applied to map hydrothermal alterati...
The Hapke model has been widely used in the field of soil remote sensing. However, the latest development of the Hapke model (i.e., Hapke-HSR model) adopted a simple hypothesis to consider the influence of the soil moisture content (SMC), which broug...
Soil moisture (SM) is an important variable related to the health of terrestrial ecosystems, agriculture, the continental water cycle, etc. It also provides an opportunity for drought monitoring, flood forecasting, weather forecasting, and the calibr...
Recently, the Italian government has announced IRIDE, a new Earth observation program. IRIDE will likely be completed by 2026 under the management of the European Space Agency (ESA) and with the support of the Italian Space Agency (ASI). IRIDE is an...
The CartoDEM Version 3 Release 1 openly accessible datasets are currently the most reliable datasets for relatively plain regions in India specifically. The aim of the presented study is to evaluate CartoDEM with respect to two openly accessible spac...
The statistical characteristics of combined lidar and radiometric measurements obtained from satellite lidar CALIOP and ground-based sun-radiometer stations were used as input datasets to retrieve the altitude profiles of aerosol parameters (LRS-C te...
Wetlands are valuable natural resources that provide many services to both the environment and humans. Over the past several decades, climatic change and human activities have had a considerable impact on the water level of wetlands. Zarivar Lake, lo...
Algal blooms are harmful and can hinder the use of water. Remote sensing satellite images can help monitor the spatial–temporal distribution of these blooms. This helps us understand their dynamics and manage them better. In our work, we develo...
In the days following the passage of Hurricane Ian over the West Florida Shelf, a large plume of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) mud slurry was observed extending from west of the Dry Tortugas and curving to the east into the Straits of Florida. This discr...
Satellite-derived bathymetry is increasingly attracting stakeholders’ attention tasked with remote and/or shallow depths, given its affordability compared to airborne lidar and waterborne sonar surveys. The 6-band 1.2 m Pléiades Neo (PNE...
The coastal areas of Chile are undergoing major transformations associated with changes in the frequency and intensity of coastal storms, alterations in the rainfall regime with a megadrought of more than 10 years, and variations in ocean currents, w...
Accurate crop yield Mapping is paramount in agricultural monitoring and food security. In this study, we present a comprehensive investigation into estimating winter wheat yield in the Qazvin plane of Iran, leveraging the synergy between machine lear...
The digital elevation model (DEM) is a three-dimensional digital representation of the terrain or the Earth’s surface. For determining topography, DEMs are the most used and ideal method with (i.e., the digital surface model) or without the obj...
Solar radiation reflected by the Earth’s surface to satellite sensors is modified by its interaction with the atmosphere. The application of atmospheric correction of optical satellite imagery is an essential and needed pre-processing tool for...
Urban canopy parameters (UCPs) are parameters which are utilized to define the thermal, radiative, and roughness properties of urban areas, which have a significant impact on the urban microclimate. The rapidly growing urbanization, especially in dev...
This study introduces a holistic methodology that synergizes high-resolution satellite imagery from Planet and historical data from Sentinel 2 with meteorological insights extracted from ERA5 data. By computing vital vegetation indices (NDVI, NDWI, m...
Buildings are objects of great importance that need to be observed continuously. Satellite and aerial images provide valuable resources nowadays for building footprint extraction. Since these images cover large areas, manually detecting buildings wil...
Landslides are natural disasters with a high socio-economic impact on human societies due to the considerable number of fatalities and the destruction of infrastructure that they cause. A comprehensive landslides inventory is vital for reducing this...
Hyperspectral imaging is becoming popular in land use/land cover classification because of its ability to capture detailed information through higher spatial resolution and contagious spectral bands. Using the hyperspectral image from G-LiHT (Goddard...
Vegetation degradation is correlated with drought. The more drought intensifies, the more degraded vegetation increases. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the correlation between rainfall and changes in the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index...
This study presents a novel approach to address challenges regarding data acquisition for object detection and tracking purposes by enhancing UAV path planning specifically designed for fruit detection in woody crops trained on vertical trellises, co...
Coastal erosion has become one of the many natural hazards affecting Chile’s sandy coastlines. Currently, more than 90% of the sandy coasts of Valparaíso show high erosion rates. Cartagena Bay is one of the coastal areas with the greates...
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In submitting conference proceedings to Environment Sciences Proceedings, the volume editors of the proceedings certify to the publisher that all papers published in this volume have been subjected to peer review administered by the volume editors [...]
Coastal areas gather increasing hazards, exposures, and vulnerabilities in the context of anthropogenic changes. Understanding their spatial responses to acute and chronic drivers requires ultra-high spatial resolution that can only be achieved by UA...
Deforestation is a significant global concern, as forests are vital for climate balance, water conservation, and rainfall. In Palmira, Chimborazo, Ecuador, a pattern of afforestation followed by deforestation has been observed, influenced by both pub...
In an era marked by tools like Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML) and remote sensing (RS), agriculture is a primary beneficiary. These technologies help to optimize agricultural productivity, by improving resource usage and increasin...
Photon transport within Earth’s atmosphere is a vital aspect of atmospheric science. The accurate modeling of radiative transfer is crucial for remote sensing data analysis. Yet, simulating the photon transport in multi-dimensional models poses...
Parameter Efficient Fine-Tuning (PEFT) techniques have recently experienced significant growth and have been extensively employed to adapt large vision and language models to various domains, enabling satisfactory model performance with minimal compu...
The Fez region in Morocco has experienced changes in agricultural land use as a result of climate change. These changes include erratic rainfall, rising temperatures, and evapotranspiration. The objective of this research is to investigate the impact...
eXplainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) has emerged as an essential requirement when dealing with mission-critical applications, ensuring transparency and interpretability of the employed black box AI models. The significance of XAI spans various d...
Thermal anomalies detected by Earth observation satellites have been widely used to identify active fires, even though there has been a high percentage of misclassified fire pixels. A total of about 75,000 Fire Radiative Power (FRP) pixels have been...
Cities may have local weather and climates that are significantly different from their surrounding rural areas due to the different physical characteristics of urban surfaces and emissions of substances, with the latter being modulated by the rhythm...
Precision agriculture has seen significant advancements with the integration of remote-sensing technologies. However, challenges such as real-time data availability and computing limitations persist. This study aimed to develop a standardized method...
In this work, we present a comprehensive study on fish detection in underwater environments using sonar images from the Caltech Fish Counting Dataset (CFC). We use the CFC dataset, initially designed for tracking purposes, to optimize and evaluate th...
Land use and land cover (LULC) change is a major driver of environmental change in District Bahawalnagar, Punjab. LULC change can lead to changes in soil quality, water availability, and climate, all of which can affect crop yields. LULC change can a...
Plant growth and health are affected by 0.06–0.09% of crustal fluoride. A semi-empirical model estimated wet soil fluoride using Sentinel-1 5.405 GHz data as dependent on dielectric components and loss angles. Mineral surface charges and electr...
The aim of this study was to make a comparative analysis of the state of the snow surface in East and West Antarctica, including changes in snow cover characteristics during the past two decades. To do so, we used the ASAR (Antarctic Snow Albedo Retr...
Zostera marina L. is a flowering plant of great ecological interest as a breeding, nursery, and feeding place for many species. However, its spatial location implies strong competition with human uses (boating, fishing, etc.). Regular monitoring at a...
The Amery Ice Shelf is a major source of sea ice, whose production is linked to the global climate. In 2019, a collapse event occurred in the Amery Ice Shelf; sea ice production before and during this collapse needs to be studied. In this study, poly...
Los Naranjos is an archaeological site inhabited since approximately 800 BC. The objective is to analyze the landscape of this site to understand the territorial, social, and cultural dynamics, along with its natural environment, since pre-Hispanic t...
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