Guest Editor:
Dr. Assefa M. Melesse
Ph. D., P.E., Assistant Professor
Department of Environmental Studies, ECS 339, Florida International University
11200 SW 8th Street, Miami, FL 33199 - USA
Tel. (305) 348 6518, Fax (305) 348 6137
E-mail: assefa.melesse@fiu.edu; http://www.fiu.edu/~melessea/
Summary
The design, performance and application of sensors for remote sensing of natural resources (vegetation, water, impervious surfaces, nutrients, and soil), water and energy fluxes, clouds, atmospheric pollutants, surface temperature and other land and aquatic resources is a very important front of remote sensing research to understands the physical, ecological, hydrological and environmental characteristics of surfaces and substances. The Special Issue of Remote Sensing Sensors will publish those full research and high rated manuscripts addressing the above issues and seek to understand the surface characteristics of land natural resources at various spatiotemporal scales. Sensor design to bridge the research gap of high spatial resolution with acceptable temporal scale, evaluation of performance of existing sensors and recommendations for improvement, identification of new windows of bands to discriminate noises from images, soil moisture sensors, wetland mapping, soil properties characterization, hydrological application, precipitation estimation and others applied to ecohydrological studies will be accepted.
Keywords
land surface characterization, land-cover, water and energy fluxes, soil moisture, albedo, emssivity, surface temperature, wetland delineation, latent heat flux, sensible heat flux, remote sensing of environment
Published Papers
Mónica García 1*, Luis Villagarcía 2, Sergio Contreras 1, Francisco Domingo1,3 and Juan Puigdefábregas 1
1 Departamento de Desertificación y Geoecología. Estación Experimental de Zonas Áridas. General Segura, 1. 04001, Almería, Spain. Phone: +34-950281045, Fax: +34 950 27 71 00, monica@eeza.csic.es, sergio@eeza.csic.es, poveda@eeza.csic.es, puigdefa@eeza.csic.es
2 Departamento de Sistemas Físicos, Químicos y Naturales. Universidad Pablo Olavide. Sevilla. Spain lvisail@upo.es
3 Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Escuela Politécnica Superior, Universidad de Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 5 April 2007 / Accepted: 2 June 2007 / Published: 6 June 2007
Full Research Paper: Comparison of Three Operative Models for Estimating the Surface Water Deficit Using ASTER Reflective and Thermal Data
Sensors 2007, 7, 860-883 (PDF format, 2536 K)
Philippe Forget 1 and Gael André 2
1 LSEET, UMR 6017 CNRS-Université du Sud Toulon Var, BP132, 83957 La Garde, France, philippe.forget@lseet.univ-tln.fr
2 IFREMER, DYNECO, Centre de Brest, BP70, 29280 Plouzané, France, Gael.Andre@ifremer.fr
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 3 May 2007 / Accepted: 4 June 2007 / Published: 6 June 2007
Full Research Paper: Can Satellite-derived Chlorophyll Imagery Be Used to Trace Surface Dynamics in Coastal Zone? A Case Study in the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea
Sensors 2007, 7, 884-904 (PDF format, 2641 K)
Patrick Heasler *, Christian Posse, Jeff Hylden and Kevin Anderson
PO Box 999, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352, E-mail: patrick.heasler@pnl.gov, christian.posse@pnl.gov, E-mail: jeff.hylden@pnl.gov, kevin.anderson@pnl.gov
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 12 April 2007 / Accepted: 6 June 2007 / Published: 13 June 2007
Full Research Paper: Nonlinear Bayesian Algorithms for Gas Plume Detection and Estimation from Hyper-spectral Thermal Image Data
Sensors 2007, 7, 905-920 (PDF format, 324 K)
Gabriel B. Senay 1,*, Michael Budde 2, James P. Verdin 3 and Assefa M. Melesse 4
1 SAIC/US Geological Survey EROS/Geographic Information Science Center of Excellence, South, Dakota State University, Sioux Falls, SD, USA;
E-mail: senay@usgs.gov; Tel: (605) 594-2758
2 SAIC/US Geological Survey EROS, Sioux Falls, SD, USA; E-mail: mbudde@usgs.gov; Tel: (605) 594-2619
3 US Geological Survey EROS, Sioux Falls, SD, USA; E-mail: verdin@usgs.gov; Tel: (605) 594-6018
4 Department of Environmental Studies, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA; E-mail: assefa.melesse@fiu.edu; Tel: (305) 348-6518
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 14 May 2007 / Accepted: 12 June 2007 / Published: 15 June 2007
Full Research Paper: A Coupled Remote Sensing and Simplified Surface Energy Balance Approach to Estimate Actual Evapotranspiration from
Irrigated Fields
Sensors 2007, 7, 979-1000 (PDF format, 2180 K)
Jens Nieke 1 and Ils Reusen 2
1 University of Zurich, Remote Sensing Laboratories, Zurich, Switzerland
2 VITO – TAP, Boeretang 200, B-2400 Mol, Belgium
* Corresponding author: Jens Nieke; E-mail: nieke@geo.uzh.ch
Received: 18 May 2007 / Accepted: 11July 2007 / Published: 17 August 2007
Full Research Paper: A New Method to Retrieve the Data Requirements of the Remote Sensing Community – Exemplarily Demonstrated for Hyperspectral User Needs
Sensors 2007, 7, 1545-1558 (PDF format, 390 K)
Toby Carlson
Professor of Meteorology, PennState University, 619 Walker Building, University Park, PA 16802, E-Mail: tnc@meteo.psu.edu; http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/faculty/carlson.htm, Tel. +1 814 863 1582; Fax: +1 814 865 3663
Received: 7 August 2007 / Accepted: 21 August 2007 / Published: 27 August 2007
Review: An Overview of the "Triangle Method" for Estimating Surface Evapotranspiration and Soil Moisture from Satellite Imagery
Sensors 2007, 7, 1612-1629 (PDF format, 446 K)
Dimitrios Biliouris 1,*, Willem W. Verstraeten 1, Phillip Dutré 2, Jan A.N. van Aardt 3, Bart Muys 4 and Pol Coppin 1
1 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Dept. of Biosystems, M3-BIORES, Celestijnenlaan 200E, BE-3001 Leuven, Belgium.
Email: Dimitrios.Biliouris@biw.kuleuven.be
2 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Dept. of Computer Science, Celestijnenlaan 200A, BE-3001 Leuven, Belgium.
3 Council for scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Natural Resources and the Environment – Ecosystems Earth Observation P.O.Box 395, 0001 Pretoria, South Africa.
4 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Dept. of Land Management and Economics, Celestijnenlaan 200E, BE-3001 Leuven, Belgium.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Email: Dimitrios.Biliouris@biw.kuleuven.be
Received: 2 August 2007 / Accepted: 6 September 2007 / Published: 7 September 2007
Review: A Compact Laboratory Spectro-Goniometer (CLabSpeG) to Assess the BRDF of Materials. Presentation, Calibration and Implementation on Fagus sylvatica L. Leaves
Sensors 2007, 7, 1846-1870 (PDF format, 696 K)
Assefa M. Melesse 1,*, Vijay Nangia 2, Xixi Wang 3 and Michael McClain 1
1 Department of Environmental Studies, Florida International University
2 Earth System Science Institute, University of North Dakota
3 Department of Mathematics, Physics & Engineering, Tarleton State University
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: melessea@fiu.edu; Fax: (305) 348-6137
Received: 31 August 2007 / Accepted: 7 September 2007 / Published: 14 September 2007
Review: Wetland Restoration Response Analysis using MODIS and Groundwater Data
Sensors 2007, 7, 1916-1933 (PDF format, 4250 K)
Natascha Oppelt * and Wolfram Mauser
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Dept. for Geography, Luisenstr. 37, 80333 Munich, Germany.
E-mail: n.oppelt@lmu.de; w.mauser@iggf.geo.uni-muenchen.de
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 31 July 2007 / Accepted: 13 September 2007 / Published: 14 September 2007
Review: The Airborne Visible / Infrared Imaging Spectrometer AVIS: Design, Characterization and Calibration
Sensors 2007, 7, 1934-1953 (PDF format, 6070 K)
Quazi K. Hassan 1,*, Charles P.-A. Bourque 1,2, Fan-Rui Meng 1 and Roger M. Cox 3
1 Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada E3B 6C2.
E-mail: q.k.hassan@unb.ca, cbourque@unb.ca, fmeng@unb.ca
2 Lanzhou Regional Climate Centre, 2070 Donggang East Road, Lanzhou, 730020, Gansu, P.R. China
3 Natural Resources Canada - Canadian Forest Service, Atlantic Forestry Centre, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada E3B 5L7
E-mail: rcox@nrcan.gc.ca
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 6 September 2007 / Accepted: 26 September 2007 / Published: 1 October 2007
Full Paper: A Wetness Index Using Terrain-Corrected Surface Temperature and Normalized Difference Vegetation Index Derived from Standard MODIS Products: An Evaluation of Its Use in a Humid Forest-Dominated Region of Eastern Canada
Sensors 2007, 7, 2028-2048 (PDF format, 1570 K)
Nicolas Baghdadi 1,*, Maelle Aubert 1, Olivier Cerdan 1, Laurent Franchistéguy 2, Christian Viel 3, Eric Martin 2, Mehrez Zribi 4, and Jean François Desprats 1
1 French Geological Survey (BRGM), BP 36009, 45060 Orléans Cedex 2, France; Phone: +33 238643202, Fax: +33 238643689; e-mails: maelleaubert@wanadoo.fr, o.cerdan@brgm.fr, jf.desprats@brgm.fr
2 Météo-France, 42 avenue G. Coriolis, 31057 Toulouse Cedex, France; E-mails: laurent.franchisteguy@meteo.fr, Eric.Martin@meteo.fr
3 SCHAPI, 42 avenue Coriolis, 31057 Toulouse Cedex, France; E-mail: Christian.VIEL@schapi.ecologie.gouv.fr
4 CETP/CNRS, 10/12, avenue de l'Europe, 78140 Velizy, France ; E-mail: mehrez.zribi@cetp.ipsl.fr
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: n.baghdadi@brgm.fr.
Received: 31 August 2007 / Accepted: 21 October 2007 / Published: 22 October 2007
Full Paper: Operational Mapping of Soil Moisture Using Synthetic Aperture Radar Data: Application to the Touch Basin (France)
Sensors 2007, 7, 2458-2483 (PDF format, 801 K)
Prasad S. Thenkabail 1,*, Chandrashekar M. Biradar 2, Praveen Noojipady 3, Xueliang Cai 1, Venkateswarlu Dheeravath 1, Yuanjie Li 3, Manohar Velpuri 4, Muralikrishna Gumma 1 and Suraj Pandey 1
1 International Water Management Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
2 Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space (EOS), University of New Hampshire, USA
3 Department of Geography, University of Maryland, USA
4 Geographic Information Science Center of Excellence, South Dakota State University, USA
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: p.thenkabail@cgiar.org
Received: 1 October 2007 / Accepted: 21 October 2007 / Published: 31 October 2007
Full Paper: Sub-pixel Area Calculation Methods for Estimating Irrigated Areas
Sensors 2007, 7, 2519-2538 (PDF format, 2940 K)
Bunkei Matsushita 1, Wei Yang 2, Jin Chen 2,*, Yuyichi Onda 1 and Guoyu Qiu 2
1 Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennoudai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8572, Japan; E-mails: mbunkei@sakura.cc.tsukuba.ac.jp
2 Key Laboratory of Environment Change and Natural Disaster, Ministry of Education of China, College of Resource Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; E-mails: yangwei1982@ires.cn, chenjin@ires.cn, gqiu@ires.cn
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Email: chenjin@ires.cn
Received: 2 August 2007 / Accepted: 30 October 2007 / Published: 5 November 2007
Full Paper: Sensitivity of the Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI) and Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) to Topographic Effects: A Case Study in High-density Cypress Forest
Sensors 2007, 7, 2636-2651 (PDF format, 757 K)
Yuanbo Liu 1,2,*, Yasushi Yamaguchi 1 and Changqing Ke 3
1 Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
E-mail: yb218@yahoo.com, yasushi@nagoya-u.jp
2 Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, East Beijing Road, No.73, Nanjing 210008, China
3 Department of Geographical Information Science, Nanjing University, Hankou Road 22, Nanjing, 210093, China
E-mail: kecq2000@sohu.com
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 25 October 2007 / Accepted: 2 December 2007 / Published: 4 December 2007
Full Paper: Reducing the Discrepancy Between ASTER and MODIS Land Surface Temperature Products
Sensors 2007, 7, 3043-3057 (PDF format, 688 K)
Assefa M. Melesse 1, Qihao Weng 2, Prasad S.Thenkabail 3 and Gabriel B. Senay 4
1 Department of Environmental Studies, Florida International University
2 Center for Urban and Environmental Change, Department of Geography, Indiana State University
3 International Water Management Institute, Sri Lanka
4 EROS-United States Geological Survey
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Email: melessea@fiu.edu
Received: 8 November 2007 / Accepted: 26 November 2007 / Published: 11 November 2007
Review: Remote Sensing Sensors and Applications in Environmental Resources Mapping and Modelling
Sensors 2007, 7, 3209-3241 (PDF format, 816 K)
Jiahua Zhang *,1, Fengmei Yao 2, Lingyun Zheng 1 and Limin Yang 3
1 Laboratory for Remote Sensing and Climate Information Sciences (LRSCIS),Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China.
E-mail: zhangjh@cams.cma.gov.cn.
2 College of Earth Sciences, The Graduate University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China. E-mail: aofm@gucas.ac.cn
3 Visiting Scientist, U.S.Geological Survey, Center for Earth Resources Observation and Science, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 57198,USA
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 13 October 2007 / Accepted: 14 November 2007 / Published: 17 November 2007
Full Research Paper: Evaluation of Grassland Dynamics in the Northern-Tibet Plateau of China Using Remote Sensing and Climate Data
Sensors 2007, 7, 3312-3328 (PDF format, 390 K)
Karen L. Castro † and G. Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa *
Center for Earth Observation Sciences (CEOS) & Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; † E-mail: kcastro@ualberta.ca.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: arturo.sanchez@ualberta.ca
Received: 19 November 2007 / Accepted:19 December 2007 / Published: 9 January 2008
Full Research Paper: Changes in Spectral Properties, Chlorophyll Content and Internal Mesophyll Structure of Senescing Populus balsamifera and Populus tremuloides Leaves
Sensors 2008, 8, 51-69 (PDF format, 626 K)
Willem W. Verstraeten 1,*, Frank Veroustraete 2 and Jan Feyen 3
1 Geomatics Engineering, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (K.U.Leuven), Celestijnenlaan 200E, BE-3001 Heverlee, Flanders. E-mail: willem.verstraeten@biw.kuleuven.be.
2 Centre for Remote Sensing and Earth Observation Processes, Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Boeretang 200, BE-2400 Mol, Flanders. E-mail: frank.veroustraete@vito.be.
3 Division Soil and Water Management, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (K.U.Leuven), Celestijnenlaan 200E, BE-3001 Heverlee, Flanders. E-mail: jan.feyen@biw.kuleuven.be.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 1 October 2007 / Accepted: 7 January 2008 / Published: 9 January 2008
Review: Assessment of Evapotranspiration and Soil Moisture Content Across Different Scales of Observation
Sensors 2008, 8, 70-117 (PDF format, 645 K)
Joel B. Sankey 1, Rick L. Lawrence 2,*, and Jon M. Wraith 2
1 Department of Geosciences, 921 S. 8th Ave Stop 8072, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho 83209-8072. E-mail: sankjoel@isu.edu.
2 Land Resources and Environmental Sciences Department, PO Box 173120, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717-3120. E-mails: rickl@montana.edu, jwraith@montana.edu.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 15 November 2007 / Accepted: 9 January 2008 / Published: 21 January 2008
Full Research Paper: Ad Hoc Modeling of Root Zone Soil Water with Landsat Imagery and Terrain and Soils Data
Sensors 2008, 8, 314-326 (PDF format, 315 K)
Michael A. Wulder 1,*, Joanne C. White 1, Richard A. Fournier 2, Joan E. Luther 3 and Steen Magnussen 1
1 Canadian Forest Service (Pacific Forestry Centre), Natural Resources Canada, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
2 Centre d’Applications et de Recherches en Télédétection (CARTEL), Université de Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
3 Canadian Forestry Service (Atlantic Forestry Centre), Natural Resources Canada, Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: mwulder@pfc.cfs.nrcan.gc.ca
Received: 29 November 2007 / Accepted: 22 January 2008 / Published: 25 January 2008
Full Research Paper: Spatially Explicit Large Area Biomass Estimation: Three Approaches Using Forest Inventory and Remotely Sensed Imagery in a GIS
Sensors 2008, 8, 529-560 (PDF format, 3400 K)
Jaroslaw Chormanski 1, Tim Van de Voorde 2 , Tim De Roeck 2, Okke Batelaan 3,4 and Frank Canters 2,*
1 Warsaw Agricultural University, Department of Hydraulic Structures and Environmental Restoration, Warsaw, Poland; E-mail: j.chormanski@levis.sggw.pl
2 Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Cartography and GIS Research Unit, Department of Geography, Brussels, Belgium; E-mail: tvdvoord@vub.ac.be. E-mail: tim.de.roeck@vub.ac.be.
E-mail: fcanters@vub.ac.be
3 Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Department of Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering, Brussels, Belgium; E-mail: batelaan@vub.ac.be
4 K.U.Leuven, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Heverlee, Belgium
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 15 January 2008 / Accepted: 7 February 2008 / Published: 15 February 2008
Full Research Paper: Improving Distributed Runoff Prediction in Urbanized Catchments with Remote Sensing based Estimates of Impervious Surface Cover
Sensors 2008, 8, 910-932 (PDF format, 5470 K)
Bohui Tang 1, Yuyun Bi 2,3, Zhao-Liang Li 1,2,* and Jun Xia 1
1 Key Laboratory of Water Cycle and Related Land Surface Processes, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China. E-mail: tangbh@igsnrr.ac.cn
2 TRIO/LSIIT(UMR7005 CNRS)/ENSPS, Bld Sebastien Brant, BP10413, 67412 Illkirch, France. E-mail: lizl@igsnrr.ac.cn
3 Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100086, China
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: lizl@igsnrr.ac.cn
Received: 3 January 2008 / Accepted: 31 January 2008 / Published: 15 February 2008
Full Research Paper: Generalized Split-window Algorithm for Estimate of Land Surface Temperature from Chinese Geostationary FengYun Meteorological Satellite (FY-2C) Data
Sensors 2008, 8, 933-951 (PDF format, 898 K)
Ramazan Meral
Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Structures and Irrigation. 46060, Kahramanmaras, Turkey.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: rmeral@ksu.edu.tr
Received: 30 December 2007 / Accepted: 7 February 2008 / Published: 19 February 2008
Full Research Paper: Laboratory Evaluation of Acoustic Backscatter and LISST Methods for Measurements of Suspended Sediments
Sensors 2008, 8, 979-993 (PDF format, 583 K)
Jinkai Zhang 1, Benoit Rivard 2,* and D.M. Rogge 2
1 Alberta Terrestrial Imaging Center, 401, 817 – 4th Avenue South, Lethbridge, Alberta
Canada, T1J 0P3. Jinkai.zhang@uleth.ca
2 Earth Observation Systems Laboratory, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2E3. Benoit.rivard@ualberta.ca, drogge@ualberta.ca.
*Corresponding author. Tel. 1-780-492-1822; Fax:1-780-492-2030. E-mail: benoit.rivard@ualberta.ca
Received: 28 December 2007 / Accepted: 19 February 2008 / Published: 22 February 2008
Full Research Paper: The Successive Projection Algorithm (SPA), an Algorithm with a Spatial Constraint for the Automatic Search of Endmembers in Hyperspectral Data.
Sensors 2008, 8, 1321-1342 (PDF format, 2865 K)
Luca Pulvirenti *, Nazzareno Pierdicca and Frank S. Marzano
Department of Electronic Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, via Eudossiana 18, 00184 Rome, Italy; E-mails: pulvirenti@die.uniroma1.it, pierdicca@die.uniroma1.it, marzano@die.uniroma1.it
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: pulvirenti@die.uniroma1.it
Received: 23 January 2008 / Accepted: 27 February 2008 / Published: 3 March 2008
Full Research Paper: Topographic Effects on the Surface Emissivity of a Mountainous Area Observed by a Spaceborne Microwave Radiometer
Sensors 2008, 8, 1459-1474 (PDF format, 555 K)
Michele Meroni 1, Micol Rossini 1,*, Valentina Picchi 2,3, Cinzia Panigada 1, Sergio Cogliati 1, Cristina Nali 3 and Roberto Colombo 1
1 Remote Sensing of Environmental Dynamics Lab., DISAT, University of Milan-Bicocca, piazza della Scienza 1, 20126 Milano, Italy. E-mails: michele.meroni@unimib.it; micol.rossini@unimib.it; cinzia.panigada@unimib.it; s.cogliati3@campus.unimib.it; roberto.colombo@unimib.it
2 CNR, Plant Virology Institute, Milan Unit, Italy. E-mail: valentina.picchi@unimi.it
3 Department of Tree Science, Entomology and Plant Pathology “G. Scaramuzzi”, University of Pisa, Italy. E-mail: cnali@agr.unipi.it
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: micol.rossini@unimib.it
Received: 31 January 2008 / Accepted: 11 March 2008 / Published: 13 March 2008
Full Research Paper: Assessing Steady-state Fluorescence and PRI from Hyperspectral Proximal Sensing as Early Indicators of Plant Stress: The Case of Ozone Exposure
Sensors 2008, 8, 1740-1754 (PDF format, 247 K)
Tangtang Zhang 1, Jun Wen 1,*, Rogier van der Velde 2, Xianhong Meng 1, Zhenchao Li 1, Yuanyong Liu 1 and Rong Liu 1
1 Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, P. R. China
2 International Institute for Geo-information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), 7500 AA Enschede, The Netherlands; E-mail: velde@itc.nl
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Email: jwen@lzb.ac.cn
Received: 7 November 2007 / Accepted: 8 February 2008 / Published: 16 March 2008
Full Research Paper: Estimation of the Total Atmospheric Water Vapor Content and Land Surface Temperature Based on AATSR Thermal Data
Sensors 2008, 8, 1832-1845 (PDF format, 355 K)
Felix Seidel 1,*, Daniel Schläpfer 1, Jens Nieke 2 and Klaus I. Itten 1
1 University of Zürich, Remote Sensing Laboratories, Zürich, Switzerland; E-mail: felix.seidel@geo.uzh.ch, daniel@rese.ch, klaus.itten@geo.uzh.ch.
2 ESA / ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands; E-mail: jens.nieke@esa.int.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 30 January 2008 / Accepted: 17 March 2008 / Published: 18 March 2008
Full Research Paper: Sensor Performance Requirements for the Retrieval of Atmospheric Aerosols by Airborne Optical Remote Sensing
Sensors 2008, 8, 1901-1914 (PDF format, 2378 K)
Neha Sharma and Eurico D’Sa*
Louisiana State University, Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, Coastal Studies Institute, LA 70803, USA
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: nsharm3@lsu.edu; ejdsa@lsu.edu
Received: 9 November 2007 / Accepted: 15 March 2008 / Published: 18 March 2008
Full Research Paper: Assessment and Analysis of QuikSCAT Vector Wind Products for the Gulf of Mexico: A Long-Term and Hurricane Analysis
Sensors 2008, 8, 1927-1949 (PDF format 3054 K)
Saumitra Mukherjee
Remote sensing Applications laboratory, School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi-110067, India; E-mail: dr.saumitramukherjee@usa.net
Received: 1 November 2007 / Accepted: 7 February 2008 / Published: 24 March 2008
Full Research Paper: Role of Satellite Sensors in Groundwater Exploration
Sensors 2008, 8, 2006-2016 (PDF format, 2416 K)
Willem J. D. van Leeuwen
Department of Geography and Regional Development and the Office of Arid Lands Studies, 1955 E. Sixth Street, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA; Tel. +1 5206260058; Fax +1 5206213816; E-mail: leeuw@ag.arizona.edu
Received: 29 January 2008 / Accepted: 21 March 2008 / Published: 25 March 2008
Full Research Paper: Monitoring the Effects of Forest Restoration Treatments on Post-Fire Vegetation Recovery with MODIS Multitemporal Data
Sensors 2008, 8, 2017-2042 (PDF format, 2989 K)
Edward P. Glenn 1,*, Alfredo R. Huete 2, Pamela L. Nagler 3 and Stephen G. Nelson 4
1 Environmental Research Laboratory of the University of Arizona, 2601 E. Airport Drive, Tucson, AZ, USA 85706
2 Terrestrial Biophysics and Remote Sensing Lab, Department of Soil, Water and Environmental Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA 85721; E-mail: ahuete@ag.arizona.edu
3 U.S. Geological Survey, Southwest Biological Science Center, Sonoran Desert Research Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA 85721; E-mail: pnagler@usgs.gov
4 Environmental Research Laboratory of the University of Arizona, 2601 E. Airport Drive, Tucson, AZ, USA 85706; E-mail: nsteve@ag.arizona.edu
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: eglenn@ag.arizona.edu.
Received: 30 January 2008 / Accepted: 25 March 2008 / Published: 28 March 2008
Review: Relationship Between Remotely-sensed Vegetation Indices, Canopy Attributes and Plant Physiological Processes: What Vegetation Indices Can and Cannot Tell Us About the Landscape
Sensors 2008, 8, 2136-2160 (PDF format, 292 K)
Lloyd L. Coulter * and Douglas A. Stow
Department of Geography, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, USA; E-mails: lcoulter@geography.sdsu.edu; stow@mail.sdsu.edu
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: lcoulter@geography.sdsu.edu
Received: 30 January 2008 / Accepted:26 March 2008 / Published: 28 March 2008
Full Paper: Assessment of the Spatial Co-registration of Multitemporal Imagery from Large Format Digital Cameras in the Context of Detailed Change Detection
Sensors 2008, 8, 2161-2173 (PDF format, 375 K)
Keqi Zhang 1,*, Marc Simard 2, Michael Ross 3, Victor H. Rivera-Monroy 4, Patricia Houle 1, Pablo Ruiz 3, Robert R. Twilley 4 and Kevin Whelan 5
1 Department of Environmental Studies & International Hurricane Research Center, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
2 Caltech-Jet Propulsion Laboratory, MS 300-319D, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA
3 Department of Environmental Studies & Southeast Environmental Research Center, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
4 Wetland Biogeochemistry Institute, Department of Oceanography and Coastal Science, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
5 South Florida & Caribbean Network, Inventory and Monitoring Program, National Park Service , 18001 Old Cutler Rd. Suite 419, Miami, FL 33157, USA
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: zhangk@fiu.edu
Received: 5 February 2008 / Accepted: 25 March 2008 / Published: 1 April 2008
Full Research Paper: Airborne Laser Scanning Quantification of Disturbances from Hurricanes and Lightning Strikes to Mangrove Forests in Everglades National Park, USA
Sensors 2008, 8, 2262-2292 (PDF format, 3090 K)
Tomoaki Miura 1,*, Hiroki Yoshioka 2, Kayo Fujiwara 1 and Hirokazu Yamamoto 3
1 Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1910 East-West Road, Sherman 101, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, U.S.A.; E-mails: tomoakim@hawaii.edu; kayof@hawaii.edu
2 Department of Applied Information Science, Aichi Prefectural University, 1522-3 Ibaragabasama, Kumabari, Nagakute, Aichi 480-1198, Japan; E-mail: yoshioka@ist.aichi-pu.ac.jp
3 Grid Technology Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Central 2, 1-1-1 Umezono, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8568, Japan; E-mail: kathkath@ni.aist.go.jp
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 31 January 2008 / Accepted: 3 April 2008 / Published: 8 April 2008
Full Research Paper: Inter-Comparison of ASTER and MODIS Surface Reflectance and Vegetation Index Products for Synergistic Applications to Natural Resource Monitoring
Sensors 2008, 8, 2480-2499 (PDF format, 1440 K)
Stephen Opoku-Duah, Daniel N.M. Donoghue * and Tim P. Burt
Department of Geography, Durham University, Science Site, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK Tel 00-44-191-334-1867; Fax 00-191-334-1801; E-mails: stephen.opoku-duah@durham.ac.uk; danny.donoghue@durham.ac.uk; t.p.burt@durham.ac.uk
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: danny.donoghue@durham.ac.uk
Received: 7 June 2007 / Accepted: 19 March 2008 / Published: 17 April 2008
Full Research Paper: Intercomparison of Evapotranspiration Over the Savannah Volta Basin in West Africa Using Remote Sensing Data
Sensors 2008, 8, 2736-2761 (PDF format, 1740 K)
Mahmoud El Hajj 1,*, Agnès Bégué 2, Bruno Lafrance 3, Olivier Hagolle 4, Gérard Dedieu 4 and Matthieu Rumeau 2
1 Cemagref, UMR TETIS, Remote Sensing Centre in Languedoc Roussillon, 500 rue JF Breton, 34093 Montpellier Cedex 5, France; E-mail: mahmoud.elhajj@teledetection.fr
2 Cirad, UMR TETIS, Remote Sensing Centre in Languedoc Roussillon, 500 rue JF Breton, 34093 Montpellier Cedex 5, France ; E-mails: agnes.begue@teledetection.fr; matthieu.rumeau@teledetection.fr
3 Cesbio/CNES, 18 avenue E. Belin 31401 Toulouse Cedex 9, France ; E-mails: olivier.hagolle@cnes.fr; gerard.dedieu@cnes.fr
4 CS-SI, Parc de la Plaine, Rue de Brindejonc des Moulinais, BP 5872, 31506 Toulouse Cedex 5, France ; E-mail: bruno.lafrance@c-s.fr
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: mahmoud.elhajj@teledetection.fr
Received: 17 December 2008 / Accepted: 17 April 2008 / Published: 18 April 2008
Full Research Paper: Relative Radiometric Normalization and Atmospheric Correction of a SPOT 5 Time Series
Sensors 2008, 8, 2774-2791 (PDF format, 1310 K)
Fabio Fontana 1,*, Christian Rixen 2, Tobias Jonas 2, Gabriel Aberegg 1 and StefanWunderle 1
1 University of Bern, Remote Sensing Research Group, Hallerstrasse 12, 3012 Bern, Switzerland; E-mail: (fontana,swun,aberegg)@giub.unibe.ch
2 WSL, Swiss Federal Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research, Flüelastrasse 11, 7260 Davos Dorf, Switzerland; E-mail: (rixen,jonas)@slf.ch
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 31 January 2008 / Accepted: 14 April 2008 / Published: 23 April 2008
Full Research Paper: Alpine Grassland Phenology as seen in AVHRR, VEGETATION, and MODIS NDVI Time Series - a Comparison with in Situ Measurements
Sensors 2008, 8, 2833-2853 (PDF format, 1210 K)
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