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InhaltsangabePrologue.- Acknowledgements.- Part I: The Earth Observing System and the Evolution of ASTER and MODIS.- Evolution of NASA's Earth Observing System (EOS) and Development of the Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) Instruments.- Philosophy and Architecture of the EOS Data and Information System (EOSDIS).- Lessons Learned from the EOSDIS Engineering Experience.- Part II: ASTER and MODIS: Instrument Design, Radiometry and Geometry.- Terra ASTER Instrument Design and Geometry.- ASTER VNIR and SWIR Radiometric Calibration and Atmospheric Correction.- ASTER TIR Radiometric Calibration and Atmospheric Correction.- Terra and Aqua MODIS Design, Radiometry and Geometry in Support of Land Remote Sensing.- Part III: ASTER and MODIS: Data Systems.- ASTER and MODIS Land Data Management at the Land Processes and National Snow and Ice Data Centers.- An Overview of the EOS Data Distribution Systems.- The Language of EOS Data: Hierarchical Data Format.- Part IV: ASTER Science and Applications.- The ASTER Data System: An Overview of the Data Products in Japan and US.- ASTER Applications in Volcanology.- Issues affecting geological mapping with ASTER Data: A Case Study of the Mt Fitton Area, South Australia.- ASTER Data Use in Mining Applications.- ASTER Imaging and Analysis of Glacier Hazards.- ASTER Application in Urban Heat Balance Analysis: A Case Study of Nagoya.- Monitoring Urban Change with ASTER Data.- Estimation of methane emission from west Siberian lowland with sub-pixel land cover characterization between MODIS and ASTER.- ASTER Stereoscopic Data and Digital Elevation Models.- Using ASTER Stereo Images to Quantify Surface Roughness.- Technoscientific Diplomacy: The Practice of International Politics in the ASTER Collaboration.- Part V: MODIS Science and Applications.- MODIS Land Data Products: Generation, Quality Assurance and Validation.- MODIS Directional Surface Reflectance Product: Method, Error Estimates and Validation.- Aqua and Terra MODIS Albedo and Reflectance Anisotropy Products.- MODIS Land Surface Temperature and Emissivity.- MODIS Vegetation Indices.- Leaf Area Index and Fraction of Absorbed PAR Products from Terra and Aqua MODIS Sensors: Analysis, Validation and Refinement.- MODIS-Derived Terrestrial Primary Production.- MODIS-Derived Global Fire Products.- MODIS Snow and Ice Products, and their Assessment and Applications.- Characterizing Global Land Cover Type and Seasonal Land Cover Dynamics at Moderate Spatial Resolution Using MODIS.- MODIS Vegetative Cover Conversion and Vegetation Continuous Fields.- Multi-Sensor Global Retrievals of Evapotranspiration for Climate Studies Using the Surface Energy Budget System.- Part VI: The Future of Land Remote Sensing.- The Evolution of U.S. Moderate Resolution Optical Land Remote Sensing from AVHRR to VIIRS.- The Future of Landsat-Class Remote Sensing.- International Coordination of Satellite Land Observations: Integrated Observations of the Land.- Index.

Global environmental change remains a constant theme that resonates worldwide. The dynamics of the Earth system fosters complex spatio-temporal variations that highlight the significance of, and the need to monitor the Earth as a unified whole. Accurate, timely, and reliable data are a precursor to analyze and study several aspects of the integrated Earth system. Remote sensing observations have catalyzed several aspects of Earth system science by providing panoptic views and time-series measurements of the study environment in ways nearly impossible to replicate by traditional ground-based methods. NASA's Earth Observing System's (EOS) primary goal is to study and understand all interacting components of the Earth as a dynamic system. Land Remote Sensing and Global Environmental Change is an edited compendium that specifically focuses on the terrestrial components of change based on the scientific knowledge derived from data produced by two EOS instruments, ASTER and MODIS, which are part of the Terra and Aqua satellite missions. As global environmental change in the Anthropocene age becomes more ubiquitous, the papers presented in this volume demonstrate the value of EOS for studying the Earth's surface. This volume helps articulate the EOS mission as a rich synergistic confluence of science, engineering, and technology, which helps us decipher how our terrestrial systems both contribute and respond to global environmental change.Audience: The primary audience for this book includes Earth and environmental science researchers and professionals, including those who use land remote sensing data.