Enhancing Vegetation and Water Use Management through Earth Observation

Dear Colleagues,

Amidst the confluence of climate warming and anthropogenic activities, the global water cycle undergoes significant changes, exacerbating the disparity between water resource supply and demand. The terrestrial water cycle, a complex nonlinear system, necessitates a comprehensive understanding of its dynamics to effectively manage limited water resources. At the same time, in the context of anthropogenic activities, regional water cycle research must consider the impacts of human activities, notably alterations in vegetation and water usage, particularly in agricultural irrigation.

Remote sensing plays a vital role in monitoring vegetation dynamics and managing water resources by providing comprehensive spatial and temporal information. These technologies enable rapid and precise assessments, facilitating informed decision-making for sustainable land and water management practices. This special issue aims to explore the latest satellite technologies for monitoring regional vegetation and water resources. Topics of interest span spatial and temporal variations in regional water resources (e.g., precipitation, groundwater, runoff, lake water, soil water content, etc.) and vegetation attributes (e.g., coverage rate, leaf area index, and biomass), alongside investigations into the coupling mechanism of regional water resources and vegetation.

Thus, we invite contributions exploring multi-source remote sensing data integration, multi-scale methodologies, and studies focused on vegetation and water use management, among other issues.

Remote sensing studies on the coupling mechanisms of regional water resources and vegetation are becoming one of the most active disciplines in earth sciences, providing many opportunities and advances for watershed ecohydrology and other geographical disciplines. Remote Sensing is a world-renowned journal, and this special issue will attract more readers.

The special issue is focused on the following: vegetation health, water availability, vegetation stress, drought sustainable water management, agricultural water, multi-source data integration, leaf area index, biomass.

Prof. Dr. Fei Zhang
Dr. Xiaoping Wang
Dr. Brian Alan Johnson
Dr. Xu Ma
Guest Editors

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• remote sensing observation of land surface parameters
• soil water content
• vegetation parameters
• water resources
• evapotranspiration
• ecological process model
• hydrological model