Remote Sensing of Soil Erosion

Dear Colleagues,

Soil erosion is considered a major environmental problem, as it seriously threatens natural resources, agriculture, and the environment. This Special Issue aims to assess the impact of a changing climate, land use, soil moisture, hydrology, topography, and vegetation cover on the soil erosion processes. Thus, several innovative Earth observation (EO) approaches (satellite remote sensing, field spectroscopy, UAVs, LiDAR, SAR, and aerial photos) will be investigated for their potential and impact on monitoring soil properties and the corresponding soil erosion phenomena. Remote sensing offers a unique opportunity to map, monitor, quantify, and analyze, in detail, the processes that contribute to soil loss as a result of water erosion. The main aim of this Special Issue is to raise a dialogue between remote sensing experts about the use, perspective, and current limits of EO and the associated geospatial science and technology in monitoring and modeling soil erosion both at a local and regional scale. In addition, this Special Issue can include topics related to soil loss and erosion as a result of climate change, land degradation, current and future land use, and agricultural practices, as well as the associated educational aspects. Authors are encouraged to submit articles on, but not limited to, the following subjects:

• Soil erosion
• Remote sensing (both optical and SAR)
• UAVs
• LiDAR
• Climate change
• Land use
• Geomorphology
• Hydrology
• Landscape ecology
• Land degradation
• Conservation practices
• GIS modelling (RUSLE, G2, etc.)
• High resolution land topography
• Remote sensing education, training, capacity building, and outreach practices and activities related to soil erosion.

Dr. Dimitrios D. Alexakis
Dr. Athos Agapiou
Dr. Antonios Mouratidis
Guest Editors

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