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This book collects the review papers from both technical sessions and three discussion panels of the 9th International Symposium on Physical Measurements and Signatures in Remote Sensing (ISPMSRS). It systematically summarizes the past achievements and identifies the frontier issues as the research agenda for the near future. It covers all aspects of land remote sensing, from sensor systems, physical modeling, inversion algorithms, to various applications. The papers on remote sensing system evaluate the capabilities of different sensor systems for estimating key land surface variables and how they can best be improved and integrated effectively in the future. Papers on modeling and inversion review the state-of-the-art methodologies on physical modeling and the inversion algorithms for estimating a series of land surface variables. The papers on remote sensing application assess the current status of various applications and discuss how better to bridge the development of remote-sensing science and technology and practical applications. Representing the community effort and contributed by a team of international leading experts, this indispensable reference book for graduate students and practitioners of remote sensing also aids those engaged in academic research, government and industry. Included is a CD-ROM containing the full colour images which are printed in Black and White in the book.
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Advances in Land Remote Sensing Advances in Land Remote Sensing System, Modeling, Inversion and Application Shunlin Liang Editor Department of Geography, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA 123 Shunlin Liang University of Maryland College Park, MD USA ISBN 978-1-4020-6449-4 e-ISBN 978-1-4020-6450-0 Library of Congress Control Number: 2007940919 c 2008 Springer Science+Business Media B.V. ° No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher, with the exception of any material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Cover illustration: From sensors and platforms, to information extraction and applications (compilation by S. Liang) Printed on acid-free paper 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 springer.com Preface This book is primarily based on presentations in the three reviewing panels of the 9th International Symposium on Physical Measurements and Signatures in Remote Sensing held at the Institute for Geographical Sciences and Natural Resource Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, in October 2005. It presents a collection of review papers on remote sensing sensor systems, radiation modeling and inversion of land surface variables, and remote sensing applications. Each chapter summarizes the progress in the past few years and also identifies the research issues for the near future. v Acknowledgements This symposium series is affiliated with the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) Commission VII/I Working Group on Fundamental Physics and Modeling led by Professor Michael Schaepman (Chair, Wageningen University, the Netherlands), Professor Shunlin Liang (co-Chair, University of Maryland, USA), and Dr. Mathias Kneubuehler (Secretary, University of Zurich, CH, Switzerland) (2004–2012). It was sponsored and/or financially supported by the Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research (IGSNRR) of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Institute of Remote Sensing Applications (IRSA) of CAS, Chinese 973 Project “Quantitative Remote Sensing of Major Factors for Spatio-temporal Heterogeneity on the Land Sur