The Applications of Remote Sensing, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning in Atmospheric Radiative Transfer
A special issue of Remote Sensing (ISSN 2072-4292). This special issue belongs to the section "Atmospheric Remote Sensing".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 6
Special Issue Editors
Interests: numerical model radiation process parameterization; development and application of radiative transfer model for satellite remote sensing; application of machine learning in atmospheric radiation simulation; cloud-aerosol-radiation interaction
Interests: renewable energy; environmental studies; computer science; earth observations; artificial Intelligence; numerical models; smart cities; digital twins
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Atmospheric radiative transfer (RT) plays a crucial role in climate change, weather forecasting, and environmental monitoring. Accurate simulation of the RT process is crucial for interpreting satellite observations, assessing greenhouse gas distribution, predicting radiative forcing, and monitoring changes in aerosols and clouds. Although considerable progress has been made in the development of RT theory and model construction, the latest advancements in remote sensing detection, machine learning (ML), and deep learning (DL) in recent years have provided new possibilities for breakthroughs in this field. This field is of great significance for enhancing climate models, optimizing satellite inversion, and supporting the formulation of environmental protection policies.
Remote sensing can provide high-resolution atmospheric data, while ML and DL can contribute to the construction of new RT models to improve the speed and accuracy of radiation simulation and help overcome challenges such as nonlinear interactions and sparse measurements. By combining cutting-edge computational methods with RT theory, new insights into the Earth's energy balance and atmospheric processes can be gained.
This Special Issue aims to study the applications of remote sensing and ML/DL in the field of atmospheric radiation. Submissions can cover anything related to the theoretical research of atmospheric radiation transfer, the construction of radiation models combined with ML/DL, and the remote sensing application of atmospheric radiation. Therefore, we welcome contributions exploring the application of ML/DL in the parameterization of radiation transfer models, the integration of radiation models and data-driven models, and the applications of remote sensing in the field of atmospheric radiation. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Application of ML/DL in radiative transfer algorithms or models;
- Application of ML/DL in radiation process simulation;
- Role of remote sensing technology in the research of atmospheric radiation transfer;
- Cof multi-source radiation remote sensing data;
- Integration of radiation models and data-driven models;
- Observation of radiation physical quantities.
Research articles, review articles, and short communications are welcome.
Dr. Kun Wu
Dr. Panagiotis Kosmopoulos
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- atmospheric radiative transfer
- remote sensing detection
- machine learning
- deep learning
- parameterization of physical processes
- collaborativeinversion of multi-source
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