Space-Borne Earth Observation Data for Monitoring Natural and Anthropogenic Phenomena: A Look towards Climate Change and Advanced Processing Methods

Dear Colleagues,

The second volume of the Special Issue “Space-Borne Earth Observation Data for Monitoring Natural and Anthropogenic Phenomena” is now open for submissions. (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/remotesensing/special_issues/Natural_Anthropogenic_RS). This volume aims to collect contributions on the use of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) and optical data (e.g., data from multi-spectral and hyperspectral missions) to study natural and anthropogenic phenomena characterizing the Earth’s surface.

Thanks to the increasing number of space missions equipped with SAR and optical sensors and GNSS networks, EO data can be utilized to better understand several phenomena and improve our knowledge of the Earth’s dynamic processes.

Therefore, we welcome studies on seismic or volcanic processes, crop production, subsoil exploitation activities, urban or coastal subsidence and landslides and avalanches, as well as papers focusing on the testing and demonstration of novel analytical methods including, but not limited to, data fusion approches, artificial intelligence (AI), machine/deep learning (ML/DL) and neural networks, with analysis of their performance to improve the processing and post-processing of satellite data, with reference to the combined use of multi-mission products.

Moreover, we will consider contributions focusing on phenomena in the framework of climate change. Long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns are significantly modifying our planet and thus affecting its inner and surface structure, putting its inhabitants at risk. Thus, contributions supporting both hazard assessment and risk mitigation are welcome, including papers considering wildfire detection, floods, sea level rise, glacier monitoring, plastic pollution and oil spills, coastal erosion and drying rivers and gas emission monitoring.

Dr. Marco Polcari
Dr. Letizia Anderlini
Dr. Antonio Montuori
Guest Editors

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