Land Remote Sensing and Global Environmental Change

Prologue.- 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

Bhaskar Ramachandran is a senior scientist who supports the NASA Earth Observing System (EOS) science mission at the Earth Resources and Observation Science (EROS) Center at the U.S. Geological Survey in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He currently supports the MODIS science mission, and has performed similar roles for the Landsat-7 and ASTER missions in the past. His current research interests include the use of semantic web capabilities, and building ontologies to represent geospatial science knowledge domains. Chris Justice is a Professor and Research Director at the Geography Department of the University of Maryland. He is the land discipline chair for the NASA MODIS Science Team and is responsible for the MODIS Fire Product. He is a member of the NASA NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP) Science Team. He is the NASA Land Cover Land Use Change Program Scientist. His current research is on land cover and land use change, the extent and impacts of global fire, global agricultural monitoring, and their associated information technology and decision support systems. Michael Abrams received his degrees in Biology and Geology from the California Institute of Technology. Since 1973 he has worked at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in geologic remote sensing. He served on the science team for many instruments, including Skylab, HCMM, Landsat, and EO-1. Areas of specialization are mineral exploration, natural hazards, volcanology, and instrument validation. He has been on the US/Japan ASTER Science Team since 1988, and became the ASTER Science Team Leader in 2003.

From the reviews:"This book is directed to those involved in monitoring land surfaces using remotely sensed data ... . provides a solid reference to the current science and application of the ASTER and MODIS sensors. This book encompasses both the technical aspects and the wide range of applications of both sensors. ... provides an excellent reference for the technical specifications and consideration in these sensors. ... Those who use ASTER or MODIS imagery for land observations should consider finding room on their bookshelves for this book." (Anthony L. Nguy-Robertson, Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, January, 2012)