Land cover and land use change alter a large range of terrestrial biological and physical conditions. These changes combined with climate change have profound impacts on the Earth's surface from regional to global scales. Understanding regional and global environmental changes requires consistent and reliable change information to assess the impact of change. Recent advances in remote sensing, spatial and ecosystem modeling, and computer technologies have facilitated the use of large volumes of satellite and climate data to conduct land change and impact assessments across large geographic areas at multiple temporal scales. These assessments can improve environmental modeling efforts and advance our understanding of the drivers and the impacts of land cover and land use change on ecosystems and climate.
This Research Topic focuses on highlighting advances in remote sensing of land system change including but not limited to land cover/use, wildfire and drought effects, coastal change, and ecosystem responses to climate change across regional and large geographical areas. We seek contributions including multi-temporal datasets, innovative analytical frameworks, and models to advance our scientific understanding of the types, trends, magnitudes, and consequences related to changes in land cover/use and the application of ecosystem and climate monitoring capabilities.
This Research Topic invites research and review manuscripts that focus on methodology and applied research for using remote sensing data sets, ground truth observations, and modeling results. Results describing the potential utility of these data for changes in land cover condition, ecosystems, and interaction with climate research and application. Possible topics for this collection include, but are not limited to:
· New methods to characterize land cover and land use change
· Innovative approaches in assessing ecosystem status and change
· Validation of land cover change products
· The interactions between the built environment and socio-physical systems
· Consequences of land surface change and ecosystem responses
Land cover and land use change alter a large range of terrestrial biological and physical conditions. These changes combined with climate change have profound impacts on the Earth's surface from regional to global scales. Understanding regional and global environmental changes requires consistent and reliable change information to assess the impact of change. Recent advances in remote sensing, spatial and ecosystem modeling, and computer technologies have facilitated the use of large volumes of satellite and climate data to conduct land change and impact assessments across large geographic areas at multiple temporal scales. These assessments can improve environmental modeling efforts and advance our understanding of the drivers and the impacts of land cover and land use change on ecosystems and climate.
This Research Topic focuses on highlighting advances in remote sensing of land system change including but not limited to land cover/use, wildfire and drought effects, coastal change, and ecosystem responses to climate change across regional and large geographical areas. We seek contributions including multi-temporal datasets, innovative analytical frameworks, and models to advance our scientific understanding of the types, trends, magnitudes, and consequences related to changes in land cover/use and the application of ecosystem and climate monitoring capabilities.
This Research Topic invites research and review manuscripts that focus on methodology and applied research for using remote sensing data sets, ground truth observations, and modeling results. Results describing the potential utility of these data for changes in land cover condition, ecosystems, and interaction with climate research and application. Possible topics for this collection include, but are not limited to:
· New methods to characterize land cover and land use change
· Innovative approaches in assessing ecosystem status and change
· Validation of land cover change products
· The interactions between the built environment and socio-physical systems
· Consequences of land surface change and ecosystem responses