Advances of Remote Sensing in Mapping Arid/Semi-arid Environment
A special issue of Remote Sensing (ISSN 2072-4292). This special issue belongs to the section "Remote Sensing in Geology, Geomorphology and Hydrology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2021) | Viewed by 5206
Special Issue Editor
Interests: remote sensing in archaeology; application of space-borne data to ground-water exploration; use of space photography to study arid lands and define changes to their environments as well as their geological features.
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Arid and semi-arid lands cover over 30 percent of the surfaces of the Earth. Yet, we know little about their response to environmental changes. Natural as well as human-made changes to arid lands cause lasting as well as mitigatable effects. However, we must be able to recognize the extent, nature, causes and effects of those changes. That information is required for us to live with them or modify their effects. Thus, we must be armed with information on the nature of affected surface features to be able to ascertain the nature of changes and their potential mitigation.
Advances in remote sensing technologies during the last few decades allow us to collect basic information. Upon completion of the Apollo program of lunar investigation, attention was directed toward studying the Earth from space. Thus, digital images, in increasingly complex and varied methodologies, began to accumulate. Data variety, quality, and quantity represented a steadfast interest in studying the Earth from space. In particular, this increased the significance of arid land study from space because of the paucity of cloud cover.
Thus, remote sensing satellites offer the scientific community a vast store of data of arid lands in various parts of the electro-magnetic spectrum. It is a treasure trove of information, particularly as some of arid lands are covered by sand deposits that are penetrated by radar waves from Earth orbit. All such data provide a treasure trove of information related to the origin and nature of, as well as the environmental changes to, arid lands.
Thus, this volume is dedicated to scientific reports on Advances of Remote Sensing in Mapping Arid/Semi-Arid Environment.
Prof. Dr. Farouk El-Baz
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Remote Sensing is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- multispectral images
- imaging radar
- change detection
- environmental change
- drylands
- image classification
- digital enhancement
Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue
- Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
- Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
- Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
- External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
- e-Book format: Special Issues with more than 10 articles can be published as dedicated e-books, ensuring wide and rapid dissemination.
Further information on MDPI's Special Issue policies can be found here.
