Sustainable Development Perspectives in Earth Observation
- 1st Edition - February 3, 2025
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Editors: Mukunda Behera, Swadhin K Behera, Saroj Kanta Barik, Mrutyunjaya Mohapatra, Trilochan Mohapatra
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 4 0 7 2 - 3
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 4 0 7 3 - 0
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Request a sales quoteSustainable Development Perspectives in Earth Observation offers expert insight into the latest progress made in terrestrial, oceanic, and atmospheric processes, and their interlinkage in the face of changing climate using Earth observation. By addressing the use of advanced datasets, measurement techniques, modeling approaches, analytical protocols, and interpretation methods, the editors have guided the book towards key advances in understanding the evolving dynamics of ecosystems, including coasts, exposure to extreme weather events, and advances in understanding of ocean-atmosphere interactions. Those working towards sustainability through Earth observation will find that this text is a valuable resource for understanding the changing dynamics of the environment in a warming world.
- Analyzes various challenges faced in agricultural research and education, crop production forecasting, agroforestry, vegetation phenology, forest cover resilience, high altitude wetlands, aerosols, greenhouse gases and coastal management
- Explores ocean–atmosphere interactions, modes of climate variations, such as El Nino and Indian Ocean Dipole, extreme events, tropical cyclone, summer monsoon, and distribution of organic matter and their interlinks among various ocean–atmosphere phenomena
- Examines various biogeophysical processes using Earth observation for better climate mitigation and adaptation
Scientists, academicians, researchers, students, and related professionals in climate science, atmosphere and ocean science, agriculture, and forest and environmental science are the targeted readers, Managers and policy makers in government and private sectors will also benefit from the advanced scientific information for formulating/updating sustainable development policies
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- List of contributors
- About the editors
- Preface
- Chapter 1. Inter-linkage among climate, terrestrial and marine systems: sustainable development perspectives
- Abstract
- 1.1 Agriculture, water, and climate change
- 1.2 Forest and land cover systems and climate change
- 1.3 Ocean-atmosphere dynamics and climate change
- 1.4 Conclusion
- References
- Section A: Agriculture, water and climate change
- Chapter 2. Geospatial applications for crop assessment
- Abstract
- Abbreviations
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Spectral response of crop/vegetation
- 2.3 Satellite based crop inventory
- 2.4 Crop parameter retrieval from satellite data
- 2.5 Crop phenology and cropping intensity
- 2.6 Crop yield modeling
- 2.7 Geospatial support to crop insurance
- 2.8 Conclusions and future perspective
- References
- Chapter 3. Agroforestry for sustainable livelihoods: role of geo-informatics, ICT, and citizen science
- Abstract
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Agroforestry in India
- 3.3 Type of agroforestry practices
- 3.4 Use of geo-informatics and data analytics
- 3.5 Case studies
- 3.6 Challenges and way forward
- References
- Chapter 4. Sustaining floriculture and floral fragrance in a changing climate
- Abstract
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Materials and methods
- 4.3 Results
- 4.4 Discussion
- References
- Chapter 5. Crop insurance using geo-information: a strategy for climate change mitigation
- Abstract
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Need of insurance
- 5.3 Types of crop insurance
- 5.4 Remote sensing and crop insurance
- 5.5 Study area
- 5.6 Materials and methods
- 5.7 Preprocessing of synthetic aperture radar data
- 5.8 Extraction of water pixels
- 5.9 Crop damage assessment
- 5.10 GIS model generation for crop risk analysis
- 5.11 Results and discussion
- 5.12 Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter 6. Terrestrial water cycle in future climate over India
- Abstract
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Materials and methods
- 6.3 Results and discussion
- 6.4 Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- Author contribution
- Funding
- Data availability
- References
- Chapter 7. Impacts of ocean atmospheric phenomena on hydroclimate extremes
- Abstract
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Impacts of OA phenomena on hydroclimatic extremes
- 7.3 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 8. Geospatial technology for coastal water resources management
- Abstract
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 Current coastal restoration management
- 8.3 The role of local knowledge in coastal restoration
- 8.4 Modern geospatial technology in coastal management
- 8.5 Rationale for data integration to support decision making
- 8.6 Methodological framework
- 8.7 Case studies and examples
- 8.8 Challenges and limitations
- 8.9 Future directions and recommendations
- 8.10 Summary and conclusions
- References
- Chapter 9. Comprehensive insights into dam break analysis: a mini review
- Abstract
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 Historical studies on dam break analysis
- 9.3 Literature review
- 9.4 Some important models of dam break analysis
- 9.5 Integration of remote sensing techniques in dam break analysis
- 9.6 Dam breach parameters
- 9.7 Challenges in dam break analysis
- 9.8 Dam breach risk management analysis and mitigation plan
- 9.9 Summary
- References
- Section B: Forest and land cover systems and climate change
- Chapter 10. Remote sensing of biodiversity and climate change: adaptation and mitigation prospective
- Abstract
- 10.1 Introduction
- References
- Chapter 11. Linking meteorological and phenological observations in forests
- Abstract
- 11.1 Introduction
- 11.2 Phenology and forest ecosystems
- 11.3 Key meteorological variables influence forests
- 11.4 Key vegetation indices and data smoothing methods
- 11.5 Challenges and opportunities
- 11.6 Case study
- 11.7 Results and discussion
- 11.8 Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter 12. Earth observation for monitoring of shifting cultivation
- Abstract
- 12.1 Introduction
- 12.2 Study area
- 12.3 Materials and method
- 12.4 Results and discussion
- 12.5 Way forward
- 12.6 Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter 13. Role of phenology as discriminant in vegetation type mapping
- Abstract
- 13.1 Introduction
- 13.2 Materials and methods
- 13.3 Results
- 13.4 Discussion
- 13.5 Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter 14. Satellite-based monitoring of agriculture resilience succeeding watershed development interventions
- Abstract
- 14.1 Introduction
- 14.2 Study area
- 14.3 Materials and methodology
- 14.4 Results
- 14.5 Discussion
- 14.6 Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- Referances
- Chapter 15. Assessment of agroforestry land use systems for sustainable agriculture development: geospatial perspective using AI
- Abstract
- 15.1 Introduction
- 15.2 Assessment of agroforestry land use systems—a case study in Karnataka, India
- 15.3 Conclusions and recommendations
- Acknowledgments
- Author contributions
- Funding
- Declaration of competing interest
- References
- Chapter 16. Earth observation based mapping and site-suitability analysis of coffee agro-ecosystem in the face of climate change
- Abstract
- 16.1 Introduction
- 16.2 Materials and methods
- 16.3 Results and discussion
- 16.4 Conclusions
- 16.5 Future scope
- Acknowledgments
- Author contributions
- Funding
- Declaration of competing interest
- References
- Chapter 17. Spatio-temporal assessment of surface dynamics of high-altitude wetlands using Earth-Observation Datasets
- Abstract
- 17.1 Introduction
- 17.2 Study area
- 17.3 Data and methodology
- 17.4 Results
- 17.5 Discussion
- 17.6 Conclusion
- Acknowledgment
- References
- Section C: Ocean-atmosphere dynamics and climate change
- Chapter 18. The Antarctic climate system: recent changes and their drivers
- Abstract
- 18.1 Early expeditions, discovery, and treaty
- 18.2 Antarctic temperature trends and drivers
- 18.3 Southern Annular Mode
- 18.4 Tropics-Antarctic teleconnection
- 18.5 Antarctic sea ice variability during 1979 to present
- 18.6 Stability of Antarctic ice sheet: mass balance and accumulation
- 18.7 Antarctic ice shelves and their importance
- References
- Chapter 19. Sea level change in Asia
- Abstract
- 19.1 Introduction
- 19.2 Drivers of sea level change
- 19.3 Contemporary sea level change
- 19.4 Attribution of historical sea level changes to anthropogenic forcings
- 19.5 Sea level projections
- 19.6 Uncertainties in sea level projections
- 19.7 Impact of sea level change on coastal community and economy
- 19.8 Implications for adaptation and mitigation pathways
- 19.9 Conclusions
- Acknowledgment
- Annex 1 Selected acronyms and associated links
- Annex 2 Terminologies in sea level studies (see for details)
- Annex 3 Relevant websites for sea level studies
- References
- Chapter 20. An overview of atmospheric carbon dioxide and global warming interlinks
- Abstract
- 20.1 Introduction
- 20.2 Observations of atmospheric CO2
- 20.3 Atmospheric CO2 long-term variability
- 20.4 Atmospheric CO2 budget
- 20.5 Role of atmospheric constituents in global-mean surface air temperature change
- 20.6 Future projection of carbon sink under different shared socio-economic pathways scenarios
- 20.7 Summary and conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter 21. Advances in Earth Observation Satellites for global air quality monitoring
- Abstract
- 21.1 Introduction
- 21.2 Satellite measurements of aerosols and particulate matter
- 21.3 Satellite observations of trace gases
- 21.4 Application of satellite observations
- 21.5 Recent developments in air quality mapping: lessons learned from the COVID-19 lockdown
- 21.6 Future air quality missions: geostationary satellites
- 21.7 Conclusions
- 21.8 Data availability
- References
- Chapter 22. Assessment of nitrogen dioxide concentrations in nonattainment cities during COVID-19 lockdown using GIS technique
- Abstract
- 22.1 Introduction
- 22.2 Materials and methodology
- 22.3 Results
- 22.4 Discussion
- 22.5 Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter 23. Forecasting CO2 emissions over India using deep learning models
- Abstract
- 23.1 Introduction
- 23.2 Study area
- 23.3 Data and methodology
- 23.4 Results
- 23.5 Discussion
- 23.6 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 24. Role of ocean and climate in terrestrial ecosystems
- Abstract
- 24.1 Introduction
- 24.2 Data
- 24.3 Climate teleconnections to terrestrial vegetation anomalies
- 24.4 Summary
- References
- Chapter 25. Significant rise in aerosol concentration in the past two decades over the Kalinga Nagar industrial area, Odisha, India
- Abstract
- 25.1 Introduction
- 25.2 Study area
- 25.3 Materials and methodology
- 25.4 Results
- 25.5 Time series analysis using MERRA-2
- 25.6 Discussion
- 25.7 Conclusions
- References
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: February 3, 2025
- Imprint: Elsevier
- No. of pages: 480
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443140723
- eBook ISBN: 9780443140730
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Mukunda Behera
Dr. Mukunda Dev Behera is an associate Professor in the Centre for Oceans, Rivers, Atmosphere and Land Sciences at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. Prior to this, he has worked for the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). Dr. Behera has made outstanding contributions to the fields of forest remote sensing, land and water resource management, and ecological climatology by theorizing, modeling, and conducting innovative experiments and field-based measurements with satellite remote sensing. He has developed innovative protocols and new methods for estimating a range of vegetation photosynthetic/ structural variables including leaf area index, canopy height, aboveground biomass and productivity using suite of satellite data products and modeling. He has over 110 peer-reviewed journal publications, and has co-edited several books. He serves the editorial boards of several reputed environmental journals and contributed to IPCC AR-6 of WG-II.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Centre for Oceans, Rivers, Atmosphere and Land Sciences (CORAL), Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, West Bengal, IndiaSB
Swadhin K Behera
Dr. Swadhin K. Behera is a distinguished scientist in climate variability and predictability studies. He has been working at JAMSTEC for over 20 years and is significantly involved in the climate analyses, prediction and application research with a particular emphasis on the role of oceans in tropical and extratropical climate variations. Using Earth Observation data and numerical modelling, Dr Behera studies interannual variability and coastal circulation in East Asia. He currently heads the Application Laboratory and also serves as an adjunct Professor in the University of Tokyo. He has published over 150 articles in highly cited international journals and has edited several books including “Tropical and extratropical air-sea interactions” (Elsevier).
Affiliations and expertise
Director, Applications Laboratory, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science Technology (JAMSTEC), Natsushimacho, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan.SB
Saroj Kanta Barik
Dr. Saroj Kanta Barik is Director of the CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow. Before joining CSIR, he was Head of the Department of Botany, and Centre for Advanced Studies in Botany, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong. For the past three decades, he has been active in diverse areas of research such as bio-prospection and conservation, ecological modeling, population and molecular ecology, and impact of climate change on species and ecosystems. His group has been successful
in using satellite data to predict the distributional range and impact of climate change on several forest species. He has published 110 research papers, 12 books and 40 technical and research reports. Fourteen students have been awarded Ph.D. degrees under his supervision.
Affiliations and expertise
Director, CSIR- National Botanical Research Institute, Pratap Marg, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaMM
Mrutyunjaya Mohapatra
Dr. Mrutyunjaya Mohapatra is the Director General of Meteorology in the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Government of India. He is also the Permanent Representative of India and Member of the Executive Council for the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO). He has significantly contributed to the improvement in cyclone warning services by IMD,and led upgradation of cyclone warning services in a holistic manner using Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP). He has received appreciations from the WMO and Indian Ministry of Earth Sciences for providing timely and accurate tropical cyclone advisories to Myanmar during cyclone, Nargis in 2008. He has published more than 110 research papers and 15 Books.
Affiliations and expertise
Director General, Indian Meteorological Department, Mausam Bhawan, Lodhi Road, Delhi, India.TM
Trilochan Mohapatra
Dr. Trilochan Mohapatra is an Indian biotechnologist, geneticist, a government secretary of the Department of Agricultural Research and Education, and the Director General of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research. Dr. Mohapatra previously held the position of Director-cum-Vice Chancellor of the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi. Prior to this, he worked as the Director of National Rice Research Institute (formerly CRRI), India. He has worked at the National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology, IARI, New Delhi as a researcher and teacher for about 20 years. He is a scientist of global specializing in the area of molecular genetics and genomics. Dr. Mohapatra has over 145 research papers in national and international journals of repute and several book chapters.
Affiliations and expertise
Secretary, Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE) & Director General, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (IARI), Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi, IndiaRead Sustainable Development Perspectives in Earth Observation on ScienceDirect