| Session Details | |
| Section | IG - Interdisciplinary Geosciences |
| Session Title | Remote Sensing of Essential Climate Variables and Its Applications |
| Main Convener | Dr. Wei Yang (Chiba University, Japan) |
| Co-convener(s) | Dr. Xin Cao (Beijing Normal University, China) Dr. Hideki Kobayashi (Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Japan) Dr. Xiaolin Zhu (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR) |
| Session Description | The term of Essential Climate Variables (ECVs) was proposed by Global Climate Observing System (GCOS), referring to the biophysical and biogeochemical properties of atmosphere, oceans and terrestrial that may affect the climate changes, like aerosol optical depth, sea surface temperatures, lake surface areas, leaf area index, etc. Sustained observations of ECVs play crucial roles in studies on global climate changes. Remote sensing is currently the only feasible ways to estimate the ECVs at regional, continental, and/or global scales over long periods. This session invites presentations on theory, science, technology and applications of remote sensing of ECVs for the atmospheric, oceanic and terrestrial areas on all kinds of observation platforms. Both oral and poster presentations are welcome. |