Earth Observations in Asia-Oceania
A special issue of Remote Sensing (ISSN 2072-4292). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Remote Sensing".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2020) | Viewed by 19652
Special Issue Editors
Interests: coastal biogeochemistry; integrated information systems
Interests: marine optics and ocean colour remote sensing
Interests: calibration and validation; terrestrial and montane; disaster risk reduction
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Ranging from the mountaintops of the Himalayas to the small atoll nations in the Pacific Ocean, the Asia–Oceania (AO) region encompasses two-thirds of the world's population, with people living in more than 60 countries that vary in size, economy, development status, and environmental condition.With continuous development, particularly urbanization, the AO region is subject to rapid and widespread environmental changes, which result in environmental deterioration, habitat and biodiversity loss, and pollution, reaching the farthest waters for the Pacific. Climate-related extremes, including earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, and droughts, result in the highest levels of disaster of anywhere in the world, and further endanger the security of water, food, energy, health, and ecosystem services. Sustainable development must therefore be based on a comprehensive assessment of the disaster and environmental risks, along with their potential ramifications for environmental security and human well-being.
Earth observation data, information, and derived knowledge are critical for identifying these vulnerabilities, monitoring and assessing impacts and informing the decision-makers.
This Special Issue will highlight how remote sensing is being used across the Asia–Oceania region, to inform a diverse range of issues, including environmental change and conditions, food security, disaster management and surveillance, and to envisage what those needs will be in the future. We are inviting submissions including, but not limited to, the following:
- Regional and ecosystem changes in montane coastal and ocean environments
- Assessing climate change
- Disaster-risk management
- Food security
- Survelliance of legal and illegal activities
- User needs and capacity building
- Collaboration and coordination efforts to better utilise Earth observation
- Novel applications and emerging needs
Dr. Andy Steven
Dr. Thomas Schroeder
Dr. Xiang Zhou
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Asia
- Oceania
- Pacific
- Management
- Monitoring
- Surveliance
- Food security
- Disaster management
- Land-use change
- Biodiversity
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