Remote Sensing of the Mountain Eco-Environment

Dear Colleagues,

From the perspectives of sustainable development and global change, mountains represent critically important and prominent regions. More than half of the global population depends on mountain resources for survival. Mountains are areas relatively rich in biodiversity, and compared to other regions, they are more sensitive to climate change. The vertical structure of and dynamic changes in mountain climates, vegetation, soils, and the entire physical geographical complex provide unique conditions for researching mountain environments and their interactions with climate change. Furthermore, mountains are also typical ecologically fragile zones. Currently, many mountain areas are experiencing profound impacts from climate change and human activities, with noticeable alterations in their ecosystem structures and often distinctly evident trends of ecological degradation and environmental deterioration. Using remote sensing technology to monitor and assess the ecological environment in mountain areas has consistently been at the forefront of global change ecology and climate research. However, due to the complex topography and diverse habitats in mountains, remote sensing applications in these regions still face numerous challenges. This Special Issue welcomes all submissions related to remote sensing technology research and its applications in mountain ecological environment studies.

The aim of this Special Issue is to gather the latest technical solutions and application cases in mountain remote sensing, particularly in terms of mountain environment changes and the precise extraction of mountainous information, promote advancements in mountain remote sensing technologies, and garner researchers' interest in mountain remote sensing across different disciplines.

Dr. Fei Xiao
Dr. Yonghui Yao
Dr. Wenzuo Zhou
Guest Editors

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