Ecological Environment Satellite System: Research and Application

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue focuses on recent advances in the research and application of satellite remote sensing technology in ecological and environmental monitoring. Climate change currently poses a significant threat to the Earth’s environment and sustainability, and it is thus important to monitor the impacts of climate change and human activity on the ecological environment, ecosystem functions, ecosystem health, and ecosystem sustainability.  Satellite remote sensing systems provide valuable data for ecological environment monitoring, including on land use and land cover changes, vegetation growth, natural resources, surface temperature, precipitation, snow cover, and natural hazards, etc. Meanwhile, advances in data science and artificial intelligence, especially machine learning, provide powerful capabilities that can be utilized in remote sensing data analysis, knowledge discovery, modeling, and decision-making supports.  This Special Issue invites authors to submit original research, review articles, and applications that explore satellite remote sensing measurements and that assist in monitoring ecological environment changes, analyzing and modelling the impacts of natural events and human activity on the ecological environment, and finding management solutions that are  beneficial for ecosystem sustainability.

We welcome papers that focus on the following  areas of interest:

• Satellite remote sensing systems for ecological environment monitoring
• Ecological environment monitoring with remote sensing data
• Ecological impacts of natural hazards, including drought, wildland fires, hurricane, flooding, etc.
• Impacts of climate change on ecosystems
• Impacts of human activities on ecosystems
• Data analysis and modeling techniques in ecological environment study
• Machine learning techniques in ecological environment study
• Soil ecosystem carbon climate nexus study
• Decision making support for natural resource management

Prof. Dr. John J. Qu
Prof. Dr. Xianjun Hao
Guest Editors

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