Land Remote Sensing and Global Environmental Change: NASA's Earth Observing System and the Science of ASTER and MODIS (Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing Book 11)

Global environmental change remains a constant theme that resonates worldwide. The dynamics of the Earth system fosters complex spatio-temporal variations that highlight the significance of, and the need to monitor the Earth as a unified whole. Accurate, timely, and reliable data are a precursor to analyze and study several aspects of the integrated Earth system. Remote sensing observations have catalyzed several aspects of Earth system science by providing panoptic views and time-series measurements of the study environment in ways nearly impossible to replicate by traditional ground-based methods. NASA’s Earth Observing System’s (EOS) primary goal is to study and understand all interacting components of the Earth as a dynamic system. __Land Remote Sensing and Global Environmental Change__ is an edited compendium that specifically focuses on the terrestrial components of change based on the scientific knowledge derived from data produced by two EOS instruments, ASTER and MODIS, which are part of the Terra and Aqua satellite missions. As global environmental change in the Anthropocene age becomes more ubiquitous, the papers presented in this volume demonstrate the value of EOS for studying the Earth’s surface. This volume helps articulate the EOS mission as a rich synergistic confluence of science, engineering, and technology, which helps us decipher how our terrestrial systems both contribute and respond to global environmental change. **Audience:** The primary audience for this book includes Earth and environmental science researchers and professionals, including those who use land remote sensing data. Front Matter....Pages i-xlii Front Matter....Pages 1-2 Evolution of NASA’s Earth Observing System and Development of the Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer and the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer Instruments....Pages 3-34 Philosophy and Architecture of the EOS Data and Information System....Pages 35-47 Lessons Learned from the EOSDIS Engineering Experience....Pages 49-54 Front Matter....Pages 55-57 Terra ASTER Instrument Design and Geometry....Pages 59-82 ASTER VNIR and SWIR Radiometric Calibration and Atmospheric Correction....Pages 83-116 ASTER TIR Radiometric Calibration and Atmospheric Correction....Pages 117-132 Terra and Aqua MODIS Design, Radiometry, and Geometry in Support of Land Remote Sensing....Pages 133-164 Front Matter....Pages 165-166 ASTER and MODIS Land Data Management at the Land Processes, and National Snow and Ice Data Centers....Pages 167-182 An Overview of the EOS Data Distribution Systems....Pages 183-202 The Language of EOS Data: Hierarchical Data Format....Pages 203-227 Front Matter....Pages 229-231 The ASTER Data System: An Overview of the Data Products in Japan and in the United States....Pages 233-244 ASTER Applications in Volcanology....Pages 245-272 Issues Affecting Geological Mapping with ASTER Data: A Case Study of the Mt Fitton Area, South Australia....Pages 273-300 ASTER Data Use in Mining Applications....Pages 301-323 ASTER Imaging and Analysis of Glacier Hazards....Pages 325-373 ASTER Application in Urban Heat Balance Analysis: A Case Study of Nagoya....Pages 375-395 Monitoring Urban Change with ASTER Data....Pages 397-419 Estimation of Methane Emission from West Siberian Lowland with Subpixel Land Cover Characterization Between MODIS and ASTER....Pages 421-437 ASTER Stereoscopic Data and Digital Elevation Models....Pages 439-461 Using ASTER Stereo Images to Quantify Surface Roughness....Pages 463-481 Front Matter....Pages 229-231 Technoscientific Diplomacy: The Practice of International Politics in the ASTER Collaboration....Pages 483-503 Front Matter....Pages 505-507 MODIS Land Data Products: Generation, Quality Assurance and Validation....Pages 509-531 MODIS Directional Surface Reflectance Product: Method, Error Estimates and Validation....Pages 533-547 Aqua and Terra MODIS Albedo and Reflectance Anisotropy Products....Pages 549-561 MODIS Land Surface Temperature and Emissivity....Pages 563-577 MODIS Vegetation Indices....Pages 579-602 Leaf Area Index and Fraction of Absorbed PAR Products from Terra and Aqua MODIS Sensors: Analysis, Validation, and Refinement....Pages 603-633 MODIS-Derived Terrestrial Primary Production....Pages 635-660 MODIS-Derived Global Fire Products....Pages 661-679 MODIS Snow and Ice Products, and Their Assessment and Applications....Pages 681-707 Characterizing Global Land Cover Type and Seasonal Land Cover Dynamics at Moderate Spatial Resolution With MODIS Data....Pages 709-724 MODIS Vegetative Cover Conversion and Vegetation Continuous Fields....Pages 725-745 Multisensor Global Retrievals of Evapotranspiration for Climate Studies Using the Surface Energy Budget System....Pages 747-778 Front Matter....Pages 779-779 The Evolution of U.S. Moderate Resolution Optical Land Remote Sensing from AVHRR to VIIRS....Pages 781-806 The Future of Landsat-Class Remote Sensing....Pages 807-834 International Coordination of Satellite Land Observations: Integrated Observations of the Land....Pages 835-856 Back Matter....Pages 857-873 "Land Remote Sensing and Global Environmental Change: The Science of ASTER and MODIS" is an edited compendium of contributions dealing with ASTER and MODIS satellite sensors aboard NASA's Terra and Aqua platforms launched as part of the Earth Observing System fleet in 1999 and 2002 respectively. This volume is divided into six sections. The first three sections provide insights into the history, philosophy, and evolution of the EOS, ASTER and MODIS instrument designs and calibration mechanisms, and the data systems components used to manage and provide the science data and derived products. The latter three sections exclusively deal with ASTER and MODIS data products and their applications, and the future of these two classes of remotely sensed observations