Earth Observation of Global Earth Observation of Global ChangeChange

Editor: Emilio ChuviecoEditor: Emilio Chuvieco

Figure Source: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov

Note

• These slides are part of the book: Emilio Chuvieco (Ed) (2007): “Earth Observation and Global Change”, Springer, ISBN: 978-1-4020-6357-2 .

• They were produced by the authors to better illustrate the textbook concepts. You can use them freely for your classes, providing the source is properly quoted.

Guide of slide presentations

• NASA Earth Observation Satellite Missions for Global Change Research, by Emilio Chuvieco and Chris Justice

• ESA Missions, by Olivier Arino• Ozone in the atmosphere, by Abel Calle and

José-Luis Casanova.• Remote Sensing of Land-Cover and Land-Use

Dynamics, by Philippe Mayaux, Hugh Eva, Andreas Brink, Frédéric Achard and Alan Belward.

Guide of slide presentations

• Satellite observation of biomass burning: implications in global change research, by Emilio Chuvieco.

• Satellite ocean observation in relation to global change, by Manuel Cantón

• Observing surface waters for global change applications, by Richard G. Lawford.

• Remote sensing of terrestrial snow and ice for global change studies, by Richard Kelly and Dorothy K. Hall