Remote Sensing Of African Mountains

Author : Samuel Adelabu
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031048555
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Remote Sensing of African Mountains written by Samuel Adelabu and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-08-30 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited volume focuses on the use of remote sensing techniques to assess and monitor mountainous ecosystems in Africa, with a focus on tracking changes related to climate change and human activity. The book is timely, as the interaction of mountain environmental dynamics with conservation and sustainability is an under-researched issue. The chapters in this volume use remotely sensed data to study a variety of topics related to mountains and their ecosystems, including but not limited to vegetation, energy systems, environmental hazards, ecosystem services, diseases, climatic shifts, geological formations and geomorphological dynamics. The ability to monitor, assess and analyze mountainous regions is aided by the availability of remote sensing products such as optical and microwave sensors and low-cost unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The works presented here push the frontier of knowledge on mountain studies and will help shape local, national and global assessments and policies, including efforts toward the achievement of the African Agenda 2063. The book will be of interest to researchers and students in remote sensing, geography, ecology and sustainability, as well as to government organizations and conservation specialists.

Author : Vittorio Barale
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789401780094
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Remote Sensing of the African Seas written by Vittorio Barale and published by . This book was released on 2014-06-30 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Stephen D. Prince
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Remote Sensing of the Sahelian Environment written by Stephen D. Prince and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309169259
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Down to Earth written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2002-10-24 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1992, world leaders adopted Agenda 21, the work program of the 1992 U.N. Conference on Environment and Development. This landmark event provided a political foundation and action items to facilitate the global transition toward sustainable development. The international community marked the tenth anniversary of this conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, in August 2002. Down to Earth, a component of the U.S. State Department's "Geographic Information for Sustainable Development" project for the World Summit, focuses on sub-Saharan Africa with examples drawn from case-study regions where the U.S. Agency for International Development and other agencies have broad experience. Although African countries are the geographic focus of the study, the report has broader applicability. Down to Earth summarizes the importance and applicability of geographic data for sustainable development and draws on experiences in African countries to examine how future sources and applications of geographic data could provide reliable support to decision-makers as they work towards sustainable development. The committee emphasizes the potential of new technologies, such as satellite remote-sensing systems and geographic information systems, that have revolutionized data collection and analysis over the last decade.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book East Africa Seminar and Workshop on Remote Sensing of Natural Resources and Environment written by and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Yeqiao Wang
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1439841888
Total Pages : 604 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Remote Sensing of Protected Lands written by Yeqiao Wang and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-04-19 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National parks, wildlife refuges and sanctuaries, natural reserves, conservation areas, frontier lands, and marine-protected areas are increasingly recognized as essential providers of ecosystem services and biological resources. As debates about climate change and sustainability intensify, protected areas become more important as indicators of eco

Author : Joel S. Levine
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 9780262122016
Total Pages : 646 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Biomass Burning and Global Change: Remote sensing, modeling and inventory development, and biomass burning in Africa written by Joel S. Levine and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 646 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Global Biomass Burning provides a convenient and current reference on such topics as the remote sensing of biomass burning from space, the geographical distribution of burning; the combustion products of burning in tropical, temperate, and boreal ecosystems; burning as a global source of atmospheric gases and particulates; the impact of biomass burning gases and particulates on global climate; and the role of biomass burning on biodiversity and past global extinctions."--Pub. desc.

Author : A. R. Orme
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Remote Sensing of Subtropical Coastal Environments, Natal, South Africa written by A. R. Orme and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Remote sensing of subtropical coastal environments is examined with particular reference to Natal, South Africa. Vertical color infrared (CIR) imagery at a scale of 1:25,000 with 60% forward overlap forms the basis for analysis, supported by similar panchromatic coverage and hand-held oblique panchromatic and CIR imagery. The CIR imagery used in this study contributes significantly to the understanding of the physical, biological, and human components of the Natal coastal environment and, by extension, to environemntal analysis of 2000 km of similar coastline from central Mozambique to eastern Cape Province. (Modified author abstract).

Author : Vittorio Barale
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9401780080
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Remote Sensing of the African Seas written by Vittorio Barale and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-06-02 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The African Seas include marginal basins of two major oceans, the Atlantic and the Indian, a miniature ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, and an infant ocean, the Red Sea. Understanding the wide spectrum of environmental features and processes of such a varied collection of marine and coastal regions requires that in situ observation systems be integrated and actually guided, by the application of orbital remote sensing techniques. This volume reviews the current potential of Earth Observations to help in the exploration of the marginal seas around Africa, by virtue of both passive and active techniques, working in several spectral ranges – i.e. measuring either reflected visible and near-infrared sunlight, as well as surface emissions in the thermal infrared and microwave spectral regions, or again the surface reflection of transmitted lidar or radar impulses of visible or microwave radiation. The in-depth evaluation of the advantages offered by each technique and spectral region and in particular by the development of advanced multi-technique systems, contributes to the assessment of the abundant natural resources that the Seas of Africa have to offer, of those in dear need of being – sustainably – exploited and of others that should be protected and maintained in their still pristine conditions.

Author : Emiliana Mwita
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783937941264
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Remote Sensing Based Assessment of Small Wetlands in East Africa written by Emiliana Mwita and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: