Emilio Chuvieco Livres

Contains a CD-ROM with sample images and data Includes most recent data from the Megafire Project which is sponsored by the EU

Focusing on the rapidly evolving field of Satellite Earth Observation, this third edition highlights the latest advancements in sensors, satellite missions, and computational resources. It provides an updated overview of the dynamic applications and developments that have emerged since the last edition, making it a valuable resource for those interested in the cutting-edge of this technology.

This book aims to engage Catholics who have distanced themselves from their faith by presenting compelling arguments related to the Church's teachings on contemporary issues. It serves as a resource for practicing Catholics to confidently discuss their beliefs with others. Targeted primarily at college students and young professionals, the text encourages intellectual exploration and respectful dialogue about faith, echoing the call from the First Letter of Saint Peter to be prepared to explain one's hope in God.

Global Change is increasingly considered a critical topic in environmental research. Remote sensing methods provide a useful tool to monitor global variables, since they provide a systematic coverage of the Earth’s surface, at different spatial, spectral and temporal resolutions. This book offers an analysis of the leading missions in global Earth observation, and reviews the main fields in which remote sensing methods are providing vital data for global change studies.

Global Change studies are increasingly being considered a vital source of information to understand the Earth Environment, in particular in the framework of human-induced climate change and land use transformation. Satellite Earth Observing systems provide a unique tool to monitor those changes. While the range of applications and innovative techniques is constantly increasing, this book provides a summary of key case studies where satellite data offer critical information to understand the causes and effects of those environmental changes, minimizing their negative impacts. This book will be of interest to researchers and practitioners in the field of remote sensing, geographical information, meteorology and environmental sciences. Also scientists and graduate up to post-graduate level students in environmental science will find valuable information in this book.

Wildland fires are becoming one of the most critical environmental factors affecting a wide range of ecosystems worldwide. In Mediterranean ecosystems (including also South-Africa, California, parts of Chile and Australia), wildland fires are recurrent phenomena every summer, following the seasonal drought. As a result of changes in traditional land use practices, and the impact of recent climate warming, fires have more negative impacts in the last years, threatening lives, socio-economic and ecological values. The book describes the ecological context of fires in the Mediterranean ecosystems, and provides methods to observe fire danger conditions and fire impacts using Earth Observation and Geographic Information System technologies.