Remotely Sensed Land Surface Temperature
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Remote Sensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2019) | Viewed by 8631
Special Issue Editors
Interests: remote sensing; land surface temperature; land surface emissivity; wildfire detection; burned area monitoring; geometric effects on LST
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Land surface temperature (LST) is a key parameter when characterizing the physical processes of surface energy and water balance at the Earth’s surface, recently being recognised as an Essential Climate Variable. It is also a relevant diagnostic parameter of land surface conditions. As such, LST is widely used in a variety of fields that include evapotranspiration, climate change, hydrological cycle, vegetation monitoring, urban climate and environmental studies.
This Special Issue is dedicated to all aspects related to the problem of retrieving LST, including choice of channels (thermal infrared, microwave), multisensor approaches, retrieving procedures, emissivity estimation, data validation and sensor intercomparison, among others. Contributions on applications of LST to the environment and climate are also welcome, such as studies on urban heat islands, desertification, and extreme events (heat waves, cold spels, droughts, etc.).
Dr. Carlos C. DaCamara
Dr. Sofia L. Ermida
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Land surface temperature
- Land surface emissivity
- Retrieval algorithms
- Validation
- Intercomparison
- Application studies
- Climate data records
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