Editorial Foreword to the Special Issue on Advances in Remote Sensing of Mountain Surface Processes

IF 4.7 2区地球科学 Q1 ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC

IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing Pub Date : 2025-06-12 DOI:10.1109/JSTARS.2025.3576138

Li Peng;Wei Zhao;Gaofei Yin;Kai Yan;Tianjun Wu

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Abstract

Mountains play a crucial role in providing essential ecosystem services, including biodiversity conservation, regional climate regulation, and water resource preservation. Accurate and continuous monitoring of mountain surface processes is therefore vital for assessing environmental change and mitigating natural hazards. Remote sensing has emerged as a powerful tool for mountain research, yet the inherent complexity of these processes demands increasingly higher spatio-temporal resolution in observations. Against this backdrop, we launched the special issue “Advances in Remote Sensing of Mountain Surface Processes”. This initiative aims to systematically showcase cuttingedge research findings and innovative technologies from the global remote sensing community, specifically tailored to the complex terrain of mountainous environments. The special issue collects 13 articles and highlights a multidimensional exploration of mountain surface processes. The featured manuscripts cover a wide range of topics, spanning multi-source data fusion, methodological innovations, and diverse applications across various fields. This Editorial Foreword provides a comprehensive summary of theoretical advancements, methodological innovations, validation techniques, and practical applications of remote sensing in studying mountain surface processes. It also offers a thorough discussion of the challenges and future opportunities within this dynamic field.

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山地地表过程遥感研究进展特刊社论前言

山区在提供生物多样性保护、区域气候调节和水资源保护等基本生态系统服务方面发挥着至关重要的作用。因此，对山区地表过程进行准确和持续的监测对于评估环境变化和减轻自然灾害至关重要。遥感已成为山地研究的有力工具，但这些过程的内在复杂性要求观测的时空分辨率越来越高。在此背景下，我们推出了特刊《山地地表过程遥感研究进展》。该倡议旨在系统地展示全球遥感界的前沿研究成果和创新技术，特别是针对山区环境的复杂地形。这期特刊收集了13篇文章，突出了对山地表面过程的多维探索。特色手稿涵盖了广泛的主题，跨越多源数据融合，方法创新，以及在各个领域的不同应用。这篇社论前言提供了一个全面的总结理论进展，方法创新，验证技术，和实际应用遥感研究山地表面过程。它还提供了在这个充满活力的领域的挑战和未来机遇的深入讨论。

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IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing 地学-成像科学与照相技术

CiteScore

9.30

自引率

10.90%

发文量

563

审稿时长

4.7 months

期刊介绍： The IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing addresses the growing field of applications in Earth observations and remote sensing, and also provides a venue for the rapidly expanding special issues that are being sponsored by the IEEE Geosciences and Remote Sensing Society. The journal draws upon the experience of the highly successful “IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing” and provide a complementary medium for the wide range of topics in applied earth observations. The ‘Applications’ areas encompasses the societal benefit areas of the Global Earth Observations Systems of Systems (GEOSS) program. Through deliberations over two years, ministers from 50 countries agreed to identify nine areas where Earth observation could positively impact the quality of life and health of their respective countries. Some of these are areas not traditionally addressed in the IEEE context. These include biodiversity, health and climate. Yet it is the skill sets of IEEE members, in areas such as observations, communications, computers, signal processing, standards and ocean engineering, that form the technical underpinnings of GEOSS. Thus, the Journal attracts a broad range of interests that serves both present members in new ways and expands the IEEE visibility into new areas.