Remote Sensing for Biometeorology
A special issue of Remote Sensing (ISSN 2072-4292). This special issue belongs to the section "Biogeosciences Remote Sensing".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2020) | Viewed by 4289
Special Issue Editor
Interests: climate change; microclimate; application of remote sensing and GIS to study ecosystem processes, functions, and services; ecosystem modeling
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue will publish papers that investigate the interactions between climate and biological systems using remote sensing technologies. Remote sensing has been widely used in land surface characterization and classification, but few studies have focused on the feedback of land surface changes to the climate system. We seek papers that examine land/water surface energy balance, albedo, thermal emissivity, water cycle (e.g., ET and fuel moisture), plant physiological parameters, urban heat island, and microclimate through various remote sensing platforms, such as satellites, aircraft, and ground-based imaging systems. We are particularly interested in papers describing the impacts of natural and anthropogenic disturbances (e.g., deforestation/reforestation, urbanization, and controlled environment agriculture) on local and regional climate using remote sensing techniques. Original studies integrating remote sensing-based land–surface fluxes with ecosystem functions and services are welcome for submission. Consultation with the Editor is encouraged before submitting a manuscript.
Prof. Ming Xu
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
- Remote sensing
- Land–surface fluxes
- Microclimate
- Energy balance
- Evapotranspiration
- Land use/cover change
- Ecosystem feedbacks to climate
