Remote Sensing

Satellite Remote Sensing for Monitoring Forest Carbon and Supporting Nature-Based Carbon Crediting Mechanisms

edited by You-Ren Wang and

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1966 | Submission Open

Keywords: satellite remote sensing; forest carbon monitoring; carbon flux analysis; nature-based solutions (NbSs); carbon crediting mechanisms; carbon MRV; blue carbon

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)

Advancing Earth Observation Through Artificial Intelligence: From Foundation Models to Intelligent Retrieval Systems

edited by

Paolo M. Ruti

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Claudia Acquistapace

, Andrew Parnell, Sid-Ahmed Boukabara and Chiara Maria Cocchiara

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 232 | Submission Open

Keywords: earth observations; foundation models; radiative transfer; meteorology; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Observation Data)

Innovative Remote-Sensing Technologies for Sea Ice Observing

edited by Mingzhe Jiang,

Mohsen Ghanbari

and Linlin Xu

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open

Keywords: sea ice remote sensing; satellite SAR and passive microwave; airborne/UAV hyperspectral imaging; ice thickness and altitude retrieval; multi-sensor data fusion; deep learning classification; climate and operational forecasting; cryosphere monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing in Geology, Geomorphology and Hydrology)

Satellite Observation of Middle and Upper Atmospheric Dynamics

edited by

Shengyang Gu

, Haiyang Gao and

Zhaoai Yan

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open

Keywords: atmospheric parameters retrieval; novel satellite-based observation technologies; atmospheric dynamics; near-space modeling and prediction; coupling and long-term change mechanism; multi-source data assimilation technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Atmospheric Remote Sensing)

Remote Sensing at Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV) — Geophysics and Volcanology Experience

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submission deadline 16 Feb 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 29287 | Submission Open

Keywords: volcanic activity; explosive and effusive phases; volcanic hazard assessment; modelling of volcano processes; volcano hazard forecasting; monitoring active volcanoes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing in Geology, Geomorphology and Hydrology)

Current Trends Using Cutting-Edge Geospatial Remote Sensing

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submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 16178 | Submission Open

Keywords: geospatial remote sensing; artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; classification and recognition; change detection; three-dimensional remote sensing; remote sensing big data; data processing; VR/AR reality; internet of things (IoT); edge computing; blockchain; small/stereo/video satellite; UAV; LiDAR; object detection; object modelling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing for Geospatial Science)

Real-Time Flood Monitoring and Prediction Using Integrative Remote Sensing and AI

edited by Pietro Ceccato, Pekel Jean-François and Peter Salamon

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 13810 | Submission Open

Keywords: satellite image; artificial intelligence; flood depth; flood monitoring; flood forecasting; airplane/drone images; urban flood; hydrological models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing in Geology, Geomorphology and Hydrology)

Remote Sensing Approaches for the Detection and Analysis in Coastal and River Delta Regions

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submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12832 | Submission Open

Keywords: earth observation; remote sensing; river delta; coastal regions; disaster risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Remote Sensing)

Towards High-Precision 3D Reconstruction and Modelling from Multi-Sensor Geospatial Data

edited by

Ana Maria Loghin

, Bruno Vallet,

Paul Sestraș

and

Valeria Ersilia Oniga

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5162 | Submission Open

Keywords: data acquisition techniques; sensor calibration; multi-sensor integration; data integration and fusion; 3D geospatial data processing; 3D reconstruction; 3D modeling; point cloud analysis; surface reconstruction; AI/ML; semantic modeling; 3D geospatial modeling; change detection; topographic mapping; quantitative analyses and comparisons; accuracy assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Remote Sensing)

Remote Sensing and Geoinformatics in Sustainable Development

edited by

Vyron Antoniou

,

Andreas Tsatsaris

and

Kleomenis Kalogeropoulos

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5103 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; geospatial analysis; sustainable development goals; earth observation; resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing for Geospatial Science)

Advanced Hyperspectral Imaging and AI for Geological Applications

edited by Lizhe Wang, Yingjun Zhao, Fuping Gan and

Ruyi Feng

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open

Keywords: hyperspectral imaging; artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning; mineral mapping; ore deposit prediction; geological exploration; landslide detection; environmental geology; anomaly detection; critical minerals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing in Geology, Geomorphology and Hydrology)

Precipitation, Flood and Earthquake Events Monitoring, Simulation, Analysis and Early Warning by Advanced Environmental Remote Sensing and AI

edited by

Congzheng Han

, Jiamou Liu and Hongbin Chen

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13375 | Submission Open

Keywords: radar; satellite; microwave links; AI and algorithms; flood and drought prediction; simulation; modeling; and analysis; short-term precipitation forecasting; precipitation monitoring; earthquake prediction and monitoring and geophysical exploration; technology for disaster information acquisition; disaster monitoring and disaster mitigation and avoidance simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)

Advances in Atmospheric Chemistry and Transportation of Aerosol by Remote Sensing and Modeling (Second Edition)

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submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2941 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerosol; aerosols species; optical properties; vertical profile; long-range transport; radiative forcing; light-absorbing aerosol; snow; aerosol cloud; extreme weather

(This special issue belongs to the Section Atmospheric Remote Sensing)

Remote Sensing of Coastal Waters, Land Use/Cover, Lakes, Rivers and Watersheds III

edited by

Jiayi Pan

,

Bo Huang

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Hongsheng Zhang

and Adam T. Devlin

submission deadline 26 Feb 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 22464 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing of coastal waters and zones; remote sensing data fusion technology; land cover/use; remote sensing of lakes; rivers; and watersheds; remote sensing and GIS technology; marine remote sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)

Crop Yield Prediction Using Remote Sensing Techniques

edited by

Maninder Singh Dhillon

submission deadline 26 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 797 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop yield prediction; remote sensing; NDVI and vegetation indices; machine learning; light use efficiency (LUE); data fusion (e.g.; MODIS– Landsat); phenology and crop growth models; climate and environmental drivers; UAV and satellite imagery; precision agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing in Agriculture and Vegetation)

Storms and Floods Analysis Based on the Fusion of Satellite, Meteorological and Ground Station Observation Data

edited by

Jingyu Wang

,

Xiaodong Chen

, Donglian Sun and

Zizhen Dong

submission deadline 27 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 194 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; flood monitoring; storm tracking; data fusion; extreme event analysis; AI and machine learning; disaster risk reduction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Observation for Emergency Management)

Remote Sensing and Geospatial Analysis in the Big Data Era

edited by

Robert Tenzer

and

Hok Sum Fok

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 17866 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; geospatial analysis; Big Data; machine learning; data fusion and integration; spatial modeling; advanced algorithms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing for Geospatial Science)

Remote Sensing for Mapping and Monitoring Wetlands and Their Ecosystems

edited by

Andy Hardy

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 17656 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; wetland mapping; wetland ecology; wetland condition assessment; wetland hydrological monitoring; watershed modeling; hydrological dynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)

Object Detection and Information Extraction Based on Remote Sensing Imagery (Second Edition)

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, Gong Cheng and

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 16683 | Submission Open

Keywords: object detection of remote sensing images; object detection and tracking of remote sensing videos; few/zero-shot learning; multi-source data fusion; weakly supervised learning; semantic segmentation; remote sensing image classification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)

Advances in Earth Observation to Improve Flood Disaster Monitoring and Management (Second Edition)

edited by

Valeria Satriano

,

Mariapia Faruolo

and Sandro Martinis

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 14074 | Submission Open

Keywords: flood disaster; flood monitoring and management; remote sensing; modelling; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Observation for Emergency Management)

New Advances in Remote Sensing Techniques Applied in Surface and Underground Mine Operations

edited by

Kamran Esmaeili

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12791 | Submission Open

Keywords: open-pit mining; underground mining; mapping; mine process monitoring; operational efficiency; mine safety; mine environmental monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing in Geology, Geomorphology and Hydrology)

Applications of SAR for Environment Observation Analysis

edited by

Vahid Akbari

,

Nizar Bouhlel

,

Alireza Tabatabaeenejad

and

Esra Erten

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12508 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthetic aperture radar; earth observation; machine (deep) learning; image processing; statistical signal processing; environmental monitoring; radar polarimetry; radar interferometry; multivariate statistical analysis; big data analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)

Advances in the Spatial and Spatio-Temporal Modeling of Environmental Data

edited by George Christakos,

Junyu He

and Jiaping Wu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10850 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-sourced data fusion; spatiotemporal geostatistics; artificial intelligence; remote sensing; high spatiotemporal resolution; uncertainty assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Observation Data)

Application of Remote Sensing-Based Monitoring of Local Climate in Urban Areas

edited by

, Guangjun He,

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, Hanfa Xing and

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10767 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; urban areas; local climate; risk assessment; sustainable urban development; green space; geographic big data

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Remote Sensing)

Applications of Remote Sensing in Monitoring Ionospheric and Atmospheric Physics (Third Edition)

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submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10667 | Submission Open

Keywords: ionosphere; atmosphere; ionospheric irregularities; ionospheric/thermosphric modeling; data assimilation; geomagnetic storms; radars; radio occultations; GNSS TEC; airglow observations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Atmospheric Remote Sensing)

Remote Sensing for Soil and Water Conservation and Sustainable Development in the Context of Climate Change

edited by

Shaohua Lei

,

Xiaojun Wang

, Guoqing Wang, Shuai Zeng,

Yongjian Ruan

and

Xianghui Lu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10609 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil and water conservation; management techniques for soil and water loss; net primary productivity; aquatic ecosystems health; water quality parameters retrieval; non-optically active parameters; machine/deep learning; vegetation phenology; lake/river ice phenology; climate change and human activities impacts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)

Marine Ecology and Biodiversity by Remote Sensing Technology

edited by Laura Martín-García and

Manuel Arbelo

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9632 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine and coastal habitats; habitat mapping; remote sensing; distribution models; marine biodiversity; coastal biodiversity; marine management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)

Machine Learning for Applications in Agriculture and Vegetation Using Remote Sensing

edited by

Christoph Jörges

and

Aaron Moody

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9338 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; remote sensing; data mining; water– energy– food nexus; crop yield prediction; agriculture; climate change; sustainable irrigation and fertilization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing in Agriculture and Vegetation)

Antarctic Remote Sensing Applications (Second Edition)

edited by

Gonçalo Prates

,

Manuel Berrocoso Domínguez

and

Cristina Torrecillas

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8834 | Submission Open

Keywords: antarctica; ice sheets change; permafrost state; landform dynamics; biota occupation; human presence; multi-sensor and multiplatform analysis; remote sensing applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)

High-Resolution Observations of Planetary Geological and Geomorphic Investigation (Second Edition)

edited by

Ákos Kereszturi

and

Jiannan Zhao

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8651 | Submission Open

Keywords: planetary geology; planetary geomorphology; planetary landforms; planetary surface processes; planetary composition; planetary geological mapping; high-resolution planetary imaging; shallow subsurface detection; space weathering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Satellite Missions for Earth and Planetary Exploration)

Land Surface Temperature Estimation Using Remote Sensing II

edited by

Anand Inamdar

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8495 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biogeosciences Remote Sensing)

Remote Sensing of Aquatic Ecosystem Monitoring

edited by

Yibo Zhang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7619 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquatic ecosystem; algal blooms; aquatic vegetation; artificial intelligence; mechanism; extreme events

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecological Remote Sensing)

Deep Learning for Multi-Source Remote Sensing Image Interpretation: Exploring, Rethinking, and Limiting Breakthroughs

edited by

Xin Zhang

, Xueyao Hu, Yang Li,

Fernando José Aguilar

and

Muhammad Yasir

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7309 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-source remote sensing image processing; remote sensing image generation; multimodal remote sensing image interpretation model; target characteristic analysis; radar signal processing; new task dataset and benchmark for remote sensing image interpretation

(This special issue belongs to the Section AI Remote Sensing)

Advanced Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning for Remote Sensing (3rd Edition)

edited by

Zhenming Peng

,

Zhengzhou Li

and Yimian Dai

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6457 | Submission Open

Keywords: object detection; artificial intelligence; deep learning; scene reconstruction; scene perception; data mining; change detection; object recognition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)

Advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Deep Learning (DL) in UAV-Based Remote Sensing

edited by

Michal Aibin

and Ryan Rad

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6290 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; deep learning; UAV remote sensing; object detection; semantic segmentation; environmental monitoring; precision agriculture; 3D reconstruction; real-time analytics; multi-sensor integration

(This special issue belongs to the Section AI Remote Sensing)

Study on Hydrological Hazards Based on Multi-Source Remote Sensing

edited by Jun Zhang, Shaonan Zhu and

Qiang Dai

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6236 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-source remote sensing; hydrological hazards; flood monitoring; drought assessment; landslide risk; remote sensing data fusion; machine learning; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)

State of the Art of GNSS and SAR/InSAR Techniques for Geomatic Applications

edited by Claudia Pipitone and

Gino Dardanelli

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6179 | Submission Open

Keywords: geomatic applications; SAR/InSAR; GNSS time series; deformation analysis; fault/crustal property; active tectonics; multi-source data integration; seismic activities; stability modeling; time series analysis; landslides; hazard mapping

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing in Geology, Geomorphology and Hydrology)

Uncertainty in Remote Sensing Image Analysis (Second Edition)

edited by Penglin Zhang,

Qi Zhang

and

Jon Atli Benediktsson

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5847 | Submission Open

Keywords: image processing and uncertainty analysis; uncertainty in remote sensing applications; uncertainty quantification; uncertainty suppression/control; error or uncertainty modeling; process or mechanism of uncertainty propagation; data quality; reliability; the impact of uncertainty on decision making; geospatial statistics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)

Coastal and Marine Monitoring and Restoration Mapping Using UAS and Remote Sensing Systems

edited by

Niall Burnside

,

Jonathan Dale

and Matthew Brolly

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5101 | Submission Open

Keywords: UAVs; remote sensing; blue carbon; coastal vegetated systems; saltmarsh; seagrass; kelp; marine mammals; birds

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Remote Sensing)

Observations of Atmospheric and Oceanic Processes by Remote Sensing

edited by

Jinpeng Zhang

,

Xi Zhang

, Xiaofeng Zhao and

Weimin Huang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4879 | Submission Open

Keywords: ocean– atmosphere interaction; atmospheric processes; oceanic monitoring; climate change monitoring; microwave remote sensing; satellite observations; observation methods; observation instruments; artificial intelligence in remote sensing; emerging remote sensing technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Remote Sensing)

Machine Learning and Deep Learning Applied to Remote Sensing Image Analysis

edited by Sen Lei,

Liqin Liu

and

Zhengxia Zou

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4744 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; machine learning; deep learning; generative models; multimodal learning; multispectral; hyperspectral; synthetic aperture radar

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)

Advanced Satellite Earth Observing Technologies for Weather and Climate Resilience

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and Longjiang Li

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4279 | Submission Open

Keywords: satellite Earth observations; GNSS atmospheric monitoring; International GNSS Service data and products; severe weather forecasting; climate risks assessment; environmental monitoring; numerical weather prediction model; artificial intelligence (AI)-empowered climate model; GNSS tropospheric tomography; miscellaneous advanced methodologies and applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Atmospheric Remote Sensing)

Advancing Hydrological Monitoring and Prediction Through Multisource Geodetic Observations

edited by

Jiashuang Jiao

, Daocheng Yu and

Cheinway Hwang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4194 | Submission Open

Keywords: satellite geodesy; hydrological geodesy; land water storage; joint inversion; machine learning; hydrological monitoring and predication

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing in Geology, Geomorphology and Hydrology)

Advanced Techniques for Water-Related Remote Sensing (Second Edition)

edited by

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, Jianhua Guo,

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submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4116 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; water-related optics; sensing/imaging techniques; sensors/platforms; deep learning; signal processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)

Advanced Techniques of Spaceborne Surveillance Radar

edited by

Jingwei Xu

, Weiwei Wang, Yanhong Xu and Yuhong Zhang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3599 | Submission Open

Keywords: spaceborne radar system; spaceborne antenna technique; array signal processing; moving target detection; non-homogeneity clutter suppression; jamming suppression; multi-target tracking

(This special issue belongs to the Section Satellite Missions for Earth and Planetary Exploration)

Deep Learning and Foundation Models: Advancing Remote Sensing Applications

edited by

Mohamed Lamine Mekhalfi

,

Yakoub Bazi

,

Edoardo Pasolli

and

Mawloud Guermoui

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3447 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; deep learning; data analysis; modeling; machine vision; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering Remote Sensing)

Advances in Detection-Oriented Multi-Sensor Fusion Beyond the Visible Spectrum

edited by

Liangliang Li

,

Zhenming Peng

, Yimian Dai, Fei Zhou and Xingchen Zhang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3340 | Submission Open

Keywords: image fusion; target detection; anomaly detection; change detection; SAR

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)

Recent Advances in SAR: Signal Processing and Target Recognition

edited by Dahai Dai and Fengming Hu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3072 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthetic aperture radar; signal processing; target recognition; machine learning; radar system; SAR feature extraction and processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)

Application of Remote Sensing in Snow and Ice Monitoring

edited by Qian Yang,

Xiaohua Hao

, Yanli Zhang and Yuwen Pang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2983 | Submission Open

Keywords: snow cover; lake ice; ice dynamics; sea ice; climate change; multi-sensor and multi-source data; change detection; remote sensing applications; resources assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensing in Geology, Geomorphology and Hydrology)

Remote Sensing Applications in Natural Hazards and Sustainable Development

edited by

Yaohui Liu

, Bo Yu and

Fangbin Liu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2906 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural hazards; risk; sustainable development goals; resilience; flood; earthquake; geology; landslide; ecology; fire; sustainably

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Remote Sensing)

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