Title :
Introduction for the Special Issue on Remote Sensing for Major Disaster Prevention, Monitoring, and Assessment
Author :
Chen, Kuo-Shen ; Crawford, Melba M. ; Gamba, Paolo ; Smith, J. S.
fDate :
6/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The 19 articles in this special issue focus on remote sensing for major disaster prevention, monitoring, and assessment. Topics include earthquakes and landslides, tsunami, hurricanes and typhoons, floods and fires, as well as papers with a broader focus, highlighting innovative tools and procedures to exploit Earth observation data.
Keywords :
Earthquakes; Hazards; Hurricanes; Oceans; Optical sensors; Remote monitoring; Remote sensing; Satellites; Sea measurements; Tsunami;
Journal_Title :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TGRS.2007.899144
