Meteorology
Remote sensing is an effective method for mapping cloud type and extent, and cloud top temperature. In many of the applications i…
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Oceanography
Remote sensing is applied to oceanography studies. Remote sensing is used, for example, to measure sea surface temperature and to …
Land degradation
Imagery can be used to map areas of poor or no vegetation cover. A range of factors, including saline or sodic soils, and overgraz…
Geology
Remote sensing is useful for providing information relevant to the geosciences. For example, remote sensing data are used in: Min…
Change detection
Satellite imagery is not always able to provide exact details about the species or age of vegetation. However, the imagery provide…
Biodiversity
Vegetation type and extent derived from satellite imagery can be combined, with biological and topographic information to provide …
Vegetation health
Vegetation can become stressed or less healthy because of a change in a range of environmental factors. These factors include lack…
Greenhouse gases — sinks and sources
Forests are often referred to as carbon sinks. This description is used because during photosynthesis, carbon dioxide, the major g…
Forestry applications
Satellite imagery is used to identify and map: - The species of native and exotic forest trees. The effects of major diseases or…
GIS and Spatial Data
A linkage between GIS and spatial data analysis is considered to be an important aspect in the development of GIS into aresearch t…
