TY - BOOK ID - 145080677 TI - Earth Observations for Addressing Global Challenges AU - Liou, Yuei-An AU - Barriot, Jean-Pierre AU - Ho, Chung-Ru AU - Kuleshov, Yuriy AU - Lee, Chyi-Tyi PY - 2020 PB - Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute DB - UniCat KW - Research & information: general KW - Environmental economics KW - snow albedo radiative forcing KW - snow albedo feedback KW - radiative kernel KW - remote sensing KW - cloud fraction KW - integrated liquid water KW - integrated water vapour KW - diurnal cycle KW - microwave radiometer KW - classification KW - self-learning KW - training data KW - crop KW - leaf area index KW - comparison KW - MODIS KW - uncertainty KW - China KW - EVI KW - climatic factor KW - driving force KW - grey relational analysis (GRA) KW - Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (IMAR) KW - Earth Observation (EO) KW - satellite KW - sensors KW - platform KW - SAR KW - GNSS-R KW - optical sensors KW - polar KW - weather KW - ice KW - marine KW - land surface temperature KW - urban heat island KW - surface urban heat island KW - land use KW - land management unit KW - Earth observation KW - radiometer KW - VIS/NIR imager KW - terrestrial ecosystem KW - MODIS GPP product KW - calibration KW - arid region KW - oasis-desert ecosystem KW - Land use and land cover (LULC) KW - cloud-to-ground (CG) lightning KW - particulate matter (PM10) KW - sulfur dioxide (SO2) KW - El Niño 2015-16 KW - trace gases KW - Upper Troposphere Lower Stratosphere KW - snow albedo radiative forcing KW - snow albedo feedback KW - radiative kernel KW - remote sensing KW - cloud fraction KW - integrated liquid water KW - integrated water vapour KW - diurnal cycle KW - microwave radiometer KW - classification KW - self-learning KW - training data KW - crop KW - leaf area index KW - comparison KW - MODIS KW - uncertainty KW - China KW - EVI KW - climatic factor KW - driving force KW - grey relational analysis (GRA) KW - Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (IMAR) KW - Earth Observation (EO) KW - satellite KW - sensors KW - platform KW - SAR KW - GNSS-R KW - optical sensors KW - polar KW - weather KW - ice KW - marine KW - land surface temperature KW - urban heat island KW - surface urban heat island KW - land use KW - land management unit KW - Earth observation KW - radiometer KW - VIS/NIR imager KW - terrestrial ecosystem KW - MODIS GPP product KW - calibration KW - arid region KW - oasis-desert ecosystem KW - Land use and land cover (LULC) KW - cloud-to-ground (CG) lightning KW - particulate matter (PM10) KW - sulfur dioxide (SO2) KW - El Niño 2015-16 KW - trace gases KW - Upper Troposphere Lower Stratosphere UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:145080677 AB - "Earth Observations for Addressing Global Challenges" presents the results of cutting-edge research related to innovative techniques and approaches based on satellite remote sensing data, the acquisition of earth observations, and their applications in the contemporary practice of sustainable development. Addressing the urgent tasks of adaptation to climate change is one of the biggest global challenges for humanity. As His Excellency António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, said, "Climate change is the defining issue of our time—and we are at a defining moment. We face a direct existential threat." For many years, scientists from around the world have been conducting research on earth observations collecting vital data about the state of the earth environment. Evidence of the rapidly changing climate is alarming: according to the World Meteorological Organization, the past two decades included 18 of the warmest years since 1850, when records began. Thus, Group on Earth Observations (GEO) has launched initiatives across multiple societal benefit areas (agriculture, biodiversity, climate, disasters, ecosystems, energy, health, water, and weather), such as the Global Forest Observations Initiative, the GEO Carbon and GHG Initiative, the GEO Biodiversity Observation Network, and the GEO Blue Planet, among others. The results of research that addressed strategic priorities of these important initiatives are presented in the monograph. ER -