In the context of climate change, the occurrence of water stress in forest ecosystems, which
are solely dependent on precipitation, has exhibited a rising trend, even among species that …

This paper reviews how remote sensing is being used, and can be used, to assist in
providing support for the decision-making process for the declaration of areas experiencing …

Fundamentals of Satellite Remote Sensing: An Environmental Approach, Third Edition, is a
definitive guide to remote sensing systems that focuses on satellite-based remote sensing …

This paper outlines the first part of a series of research studies to investigate the potential
and approaches for using optical remote sensing to assess vegetation water content. It first …

This paper analyses monthly differences in drought impact on vegetation activity in a semi-
arid region in the north-east of the Iberian Peninsula between 1987 and 2000. The study …

The objective of this paper was to define indices based on reflectance measurements
performed by the Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) sensor for estimating water content of live …

Satellite observations play an important role in characterization of the interannual variation
of vegetation. Here, we report anomalies of two vegetation indices for Northern Asia (40° N …

A vegetation cover increase has been identified at global scales using satellite images and
vegetation indices. This fact is usually explained by global climatic change processes such …

Forest fires are one of the most important sources of land degradation that lead to
deforestation and desertification processes. Risk indexes obtained by means of satellite …

В монографии излагаются основные результаты, полученные отечественными и
зарубежными исследователями в области прогноза возникновения лесных пожаров и …