Remote Sensing of Northwest Himalayan Ecosystems (PDF)
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Himalaya, one of the global biodiversity hotspots, is the abode of a variety of flora and fauna. The Himalayan ecosystems have immense ecological, socioeconomic, and aesthetic significance as they provide a wide range of ecosystem services. The northwest Himalaya (NWH), covering three states of India viz., Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, and Jammu and Kashmir, starts from the foothills of Shivaliks in the south and extends to the greater Himalaya in the north. This region is also the source of some of the major rivers of India. With the increase in population, the NWH ecosystems have been under threat due to deforestation, loss of biodiversity, expansion of agriculture and settlement, overexploitation of natural resources, habitat loss and fragmentation, poaching, mining, construction of roads and large dams, and unplanned tourism. The Himalaya being young and geotectonically active, remains inherently unstable, fragile, and prone to natural disasters. Climate change is also likely to impact the Himalayan cryosphere drastically. Recognizing the importance of the Himalaya, a National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem, one of the eight missions under the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) of Govt. of India, to conserve biodiversity, forest cover and other ecological values in the Himalayan region has been taken up.
Spaceborne remote sensing with its ability to provide synoptic and repetitive coverage has emerged as a powerful tool for assessment and monitoring of the Himalayan resources and phenomena. Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehradun has taken up a number of studies in the fields of geology, water resources, forestry, agriculture, urban settlement, etc., over the last decade. The book summarises the work carried out in different disciplines, illustrated with tables and figures and a host of relevant references. It is hoped that the book serves as an excellent reference of immense value to the students, researchers, professors, scientists, professionals, and decision makers working in the NWH region.
Dr. A. Senthil Kumar received Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore in the field of image processing in 1990. He joined ISRO in 1991 and has been serving in Indian satellite programs in various capacities. His research includes sensor characterization, radiometric data processing, image restoration, data fusion, and soft computing. He is currently theDirector of Indian Institute of Remote
Dr. Subrata Nandy received M. Sc. and M.Phil. in Ecology from Assam University, Silchar, Assam. He obtained his Ph.D. in Forest Geoinformatics from the Forest Research Institute University, Dehradun. He joined Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, ISRO, Dehradun as Scientist/Engineer-SC in 2008. His research expertise includes forest biomass/carbon and productivity assessment, and LiDAR remote sensing in forestry. He has more than 15 years of research experience in the applications of remote sensing and GIS in forestry and ecology. He worked significantly in the synergistic use of passive optical and LiDAR data for forest biomass/carbon assessment using various techniques. He also contributed immensely in National level projects, ISRO's earth observation application mission and technology development projects. He has published 33 research papers in peer reviewed journals. He is a life member of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing, Indian Society of Geomatics and Indian Meteorological Society. He is currently working asScientist/Engineer-SE in Forestry and Ecology Department of Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, ISRO, Dehradun.
- 2018, 1st ed. 2019, 564 Seiten, Englisch
- Herausgegeben: R. R. Navalgund, A. Senthil Kumar, Subrata Nandy
- Verlag: Springer-Verlag GmbH
- ISBN-10: 9811321280
- ISBN-13: 9789811321283
- Erscheinungsdatum: 18.10.2018
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