Thermal infrared remote sensing for analysis of landscape ecological processes: methods and applications Export

@article{citeulike:2052291, abstract = {Thermal infrared (TIR) remote sensing data can provide important measurements of surface energy fluxes and temperatures, which are integral to understanding landscape processes and responses. One example of this is the successful application of TIR remote sensing data to estimate evapotranspiration and soil moisture, where results from a number of studies suggest that satellite-based measurements from TIR remote sensing data can lead to more accurate regional-scale estimates of daily evapotranspiration. With further refinement in analytical techniques and models, the use of TIR data from airborne and satellite sensors could be very useful for parameterizing surface moisture conditions and developing better simulations of landscape energy exchange over a variety of conditions and space and time scales. Thus, TIR remote sensing data can significantly contribute to the observation, measurement, and analysis of energy balance characteristics (i.e., the fluxes and redistribution of thermal energy within and across the land surface) as an implicit and important aspect of landscape dynamics and landscape functioning.}, author = {Quattrochi, Dale A. and Luvall, Jeffrey C.}, citeulike-article-id = {2052291}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1008168910634}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1023/A:1008168910634}, journal = {Landscape Ecology}, keywords = {infrared, thermal, tir}, month = {December}, number = {6}, pages = {577--598}, posted-at = {2007-12-03 20:11:09}, priority = {2}, title = {Thermal infrared remote sensing for analysis of landscape ecological processes: methods and applications}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1008168910634}, volume = {14}, year = {1999} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2052291 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2052291 N2 - Thermal infrared (TIR) remote sensing data can provide important measurements of surface energy fluxes and temperatures, which are integral to understanding landscape processes and responses. One example of this is the successful application of TIR remote sensing data to estimate evapotranspiration and soil moisture, where results from a number of studies suggest that satellite-based measurements from TIR remote sensing data can lead to more accurate regional-scale estimates of daily evapotranspiration. With further refinement in analytical techniques and models, the use of TIR data from airborne and satellite sensors could be very useful for parameterizing surface moisture conditions and developing better simulations of landscape energy exchange over a variety of conditions and space and time scales. Thus, TIR remote sensing data can significantly contribute to the observation, measurement, and analysis of energy balance characteristics (i.e., the fluxes and redistribution of thermal energy within and across the land surface) as an implicit and important aspect of landscape dynamics and landscape functioning. IS - 6 JF - Landscape Ecology EP - 598 TI - Thermal infrared remote sensing for analysis of landscape ecological processes: methods and applications VL - 14 SP - 577 KW - infrared KW - thermal KW - tir AU - Quattrochi, Dale AU - Luvall, Jeffrey PY - 1999/12/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1008168910634 ER -