Remote Sensing and Climate Dynamics: Monitoring Impacts, Understanding Change, and Guiding Solutions

Remote Sensing and Climate Dynamics: Monitoring Impacts, Understanding Change, and Guiding Solutions explores how remote sensing technologies are revolutionizing climate science. The book provides critical data to observe and analyze Earth's changing climate system, covering the urgency of climate change monitoring and the unique advantages of remote sensing. It details the wide array of remote sensing tools, sensors, and platforms that enable precise measurement of atmospheric, oceanic, and terrestrial variables. Readers will find sections on how remote sensing tracks essential climate indicators such as surface and atmospheric temperatures, precipitation, soil moisture, cryosphere dynamics, sea level changes, and ocean health.

Further, the book explores the impacts of climate change on terrestrial ecosystems, coastal zones, and human settlements, highlighting methodologies for assessing vulnerability and resilience. It also addresses how remote sensing supports climate mitigation efforts through carbon cycle monitoring and emission verification, while aiding adaptation planning via risk assessments and early warning systems. Supplementary appendices provide valuable resources on terminology, satellite missions, and data workflows.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0443490805
• ISBN13: 9780443490804
• Release Date: November 2026
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Length: 425 Pages