Life on Earth depends on a thin and dynamic layer at the interface of atmosphere, vegetation, soil, and water. Within this complex system, remote sensing (RS) provides unique insights by capturing signals generated through the interaction of incoming, reflected, and emitted electromagnetic (EM) radiation with these surfaces. Vegetation, soil, and water play a critical role as mediators between terrestrial ecosystems and the atmosphere, and their properties can be observed through optical, thermal, and microwave remote sensing, including fluorescence signals across the EM spectrum.
This session invites contributions that advance our understanding of the biosphere through strategies, methods, and applications of remote sensing. We welcome studies on:
• Integrating RS data across spectral regions, angular configurations, and fluorescence signals
• Combining RS with in-situ measurements for modelling carbon, water and nutrients cycles
• Applications in climate change mitigation and adaptation, food production and security, sustainable development, land and nature conservation and protection, biodiversity, epidemiology, and public health (e.g., pollen-related impacts)
• Air pollution from both natural and anthropogenic sources (e.g., fires emissions, GHG emissions form land-sector, VOCs)
• Data assimilation of RS and in-situ observations in bio-geophysical, land surface models and atmospheric models
• Innovative RS signal extraction and processing techniques
We encourage submissions showcasing novel approaches, interdisciplinary applications, and case studies that highlight the growing potential of remote sensing for addressing urgent environmental and societal challenges.