Dear Colleagues,

The large number of remote sensing observations enable us to quantitatively describe the dynamics of surface variables with high temporal and spatial resolution, which is very important for surface monitoring and modelling from regional to global scale. With the advances in our understanding of the physical radiative transfer processes, the traditional quantitative remote sensing methods are gradually changing from empirical statistical methods to theoretical methods. With the development of computer science, the retrieval methods may be developed from model-driven to data-driven or both. In recent years, artificial intelligence technology has also attracted extensive attention. In addition, more and more quantitative remote sensing products, containing various biophysical and biochemical parameters, are widely used in environmental and ecological research. In general, great progress has been made in the field of quantitative remote sensing in recent decades.

This Special Issue aims to study the state-of-the-art of methodology of land surface parameter retrieval and validation, as well as the further quantitative analysis or applications of multi-platform remote sensing observations, including but not limited to:

• Radiative transfer theory and model development.
• Theory and methodology for parameter retrieval.
• Progress in scale effect and scaling method.
• Comprehensive validation and evaluation of remote sensing products.
• Novel multi-source data fusion methodology.
• Spatial and temporal variation patterns of a specific parameter and its driving force.

Prof. Dr. Zhaoliang Li
Dr. Hua Wu
Prof. Dr. José A. Sobrino
Guest Editors

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• land surface parameter retrieval
• radiative transfer model
• scale effect and scaling
• multi-source data fusion
• model evaluation
• product validation
• spatiotemporal analysis