Linking remote sensing and geodiversity and their traits relevant to biodiversity—Part I: soil characteristics
In the face of rapid global change it is imperative to preserve geodiversity for the overall
conservation of biodiversity. Geodiversity is important for understanding complex …
conservation of biodiversity. Geodiversity is important for understanding complex …
A review of progress in identifying and characterizing biocrusts using proximal and remote sensing
O Rozenstein, J Adamowski - … Journal of Applied Earth Observation and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Biocrusts are critical components of desert ecosystems, significantly modifying the surfaces
they occupy. The mixture of biological components and soil particles that form the crust, in …
they occupy. The mixture of biological components and soil particles that form the crust, in …
Partitioning evapotranspiration and its long-term evolution in a dry pine forest using measurement-based estimates of soil evaporation
R Qubaja, M Amer, F Tatarinov, E Rotenberg… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2020 - Elsevier
The future of forests and their productivity in dry environments will depend on both water
availability through precipitation and ecosystem and plant water use characteristics. It is …
availability through precipitation and ecosystem and plant water use characteristics. It is …
Drought effect on biocrust resilience: High-speed winds result in crust burial and crust rupture and flaking
Once established, biocrusts (known also as biological soil crusts or microbiotic crusts) are
thought to be relatively resilient to wind erosion, with crust burial being considered as the …
thought to be relatively resilient to wind erosion, with crust burial being considered as the …
Development of Himawari-8/Advanced Himawari Imager (AHI) land surface temperature retrieval algorithm
We developed land surface temperature (LST) retrieval algorithms based on the time of day
and water vapor content using the Himawari-8/AHI (Advanced Himawari Imager) data, which …
and water vapor content using the Himawari-8/AHI (Advanced Himawari Imager) data, which …
Importance of biocrusts in dryland monitoring using spectral indices
E Rodríguez-Caballero, T Knerr, B Weber - Remote Sensing of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Multi-temporal remote sensing information and spectral indices have been extensively used
in studies to monitor ecosystem functioning and surface-energy budgets. However, most of …
in studies to monitor ecosystem functioning and surface-energy budgets. However, most of …
Kalman filter physical retrieval of surface emissivity and temperature from SEVIRI infrared channels: A validation and intercomparison study
A Kalman filter-based approach for the physical retrieval of surface temperature and
emissivity from SEVIRI (Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager) infrared …
emissivity from SEVIRI (Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager) infrared …
Physical retrieval of land surface emissivity spectra from hyper-spectral infrared observations and validation with in situ measurements
A fully physical retrieval scheme for land surface emissivity spectra is presented, which
applies to high spectral resolution infrared observations from satellite sensors. The surface …
applies to high spectral resolution infrared observations from satellite sensors. The surface …
Coverage and rainfall response of biological soil crusts using multi-temporal sentinel-2 data in a central European temperate dry acid grassland
Biological soil crusts (BSCs) are thin microbiological vegetation layers that naturally develop
in unfavorable higher plant conditions (ie, low precipitation rates and high temperatures) in …
in unfavorable higher plant conditions (ie, low precipitation rates and high temperatures) in …
Land surface temperature retrieval by LANDSAT 8 thermal band: applications of laboratory and field measurements
Land surface temperature (LST) plays an important role in a wide variety of scientific studies.
Several methodologies to retrieve LST and correct the atmospheric effects for thermal …
Several methodologies to retrieve LST and correct the atmospheric effects for thermal …