As it follows from both theoretical consideration and in-situ experiments, surface wind may significantly affect the ocean colour observed. This happens due to the variances of the surface roughness induced by the wind. The same effect may take place in satellite observations, but its detecting and estimation is usually complicated due to absence of independent information on “true” ocean colou...

Soil moisture is one of the most important key physical parameters in hydrological and environmental processes. During the past decade, remote sensing measurements have been widely used to provide mean surface soil moisture on a large spatial scale because conventional ground based measurements are not always available and require more time and cost. However, very few studies have been conducte...

A near real-time system is described, which provides spatial information of inland flood extent, using MOderate resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MODIS) optical reflectance and Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer (AMSR-E) microwave brightness temperature imagery, and flood volume through combination with a Digital Elevation Model (DEM). This information is an independent and useful addition t...