scholarly journals Incorporation and Use of Earth Remote Sensing Imagery within the NOAA/NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit

2020 ◽  
Vol 101 (3) ◽  
pp. E323-E340 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew L. Molthan ◽  
Lori A. Schultz ◽  
Kevin M. McGrath ◽  
Jason E. Burks ◽  
J. Parks Camp ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Land Surface ◽  
Damage Assessment ◽  
Severe Weather ◽  
Visual Interpretation ◽  
Thermal Infrared Remote Sensing ◽  
Earth Remote Sensing ◽  
Weather Events ◽  
Weather Damage ◽  
Shortwave Infrared

Abstract Severe weather events including tornadoes, damaging winds, hail, and their combination produce changes in land surface vegetation and urban settings that are frequently observed through remote sensing. Capabilities continue to improve through a growing constellation of governmental and commercial assets, increasing the spatial resolution of visible, near to shortwave infrared, and thermal infrared remote sensing. Here, we highlight cases where visual interpretation of imagery benefitted severe weather damage assessments made within the NOAA/NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit. Examples demonstrate utility of imagery in assessing tracks and changes in remote areas where staffing limitations or access prevent a ground-based assessment.

scholarly journals Earth Remote Sensing in NWS Severe Weather Damage Assessments

2020 ◽  
Vol 101 (3) ◽  
pp. 221-226
Author(s):  
Andrew L. Molthan ◽  
Lori A. Schultz ◽  
Kevin M. McGrath ◽  
Jason E. Burks ◽  
J. Parks Camp ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Severe Weather ◽  
Earth Remote Sensing ◽  
Weather Damage

scholarly journals Advances in Quantitative Earth Remote Sensing: Past, Present and Future

Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (24) ◽  
pp. 5399 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ghassem R. Asrar
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Surface Temperature ◽  
Land Surface Temperature ◽  
Land Surface ◽  
Microwave Remote Sensing ◽  
Polar Regions ◽  
Earth System ◽  
Earth Remote Sensing ◽  
Earth’S System

A combination of multispectral visible, infra-red and microwave sensors on the constellation of international Earth-observing satellites are providing unprecedented observations for all Earth domains over multiple decades (i.e., atmosphere, land, oceans and polar regions). This Special Issue of Sensors is dedicated to papers that describe such advances in the field of Earth remote sensing and their applications to advance understanding of Earth’s planetary system and applying the resulting knowledge and information to meet the societal needs during recent decades. The papers accepted and published in this issue convey the exciting scientific and technical challenges and opportunities for remote sensing of all domains of Earth system, including terrestrial, aquatic and coastal ecosystems; bathymetry of coasts and islands; oceans and lakes; measurement of soil moisture and land surface temperature that affects both water resources and food production; and advances in use of sun-induced fluorescence (SIF) in measuring and monitoring the contribution of terrestrial vegetation in the cycling of carbon in Earth’s system. Measurements of SIF, for example, has had a profound impact on the field of terrestrial ecosystems research and modelling. The Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) instrument on the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCVR) satellite located at the Sun–Earth Lagrange Point One, about 1.5 million miles away from Earth, is providing unique observations of the Earth’s full sun-lit disk from pole-to-pole and minute-by-minute, which overcomes a major limitation in temporal coverage of Earth by other polar-orbiting Earth-observing satellites. Active and passive microwave remote sensing instruments allow all-weather measurements and monitoring of clouds, weather phenomena, land-surface temperature and soil moisture by overcoming the presence of clouds that affect measurements by visible and infrared sensors. The use of powerful in-space lasers is allowing scientists and engineers to measure and monitor rapidly changing ice sheets in polar regions and mountain glaciers. These sensors and their measurements that are deployed on major space-based observatories and small- and micro-satellites, and the scientific knowledge they provide, are enhancing our understanding of planet Earth and development of Earth system models that are used increasingly to project future conditions due to Earth’s rapidly changing environmental conditions. Such knowledge and information are benefiting people, businesses and governments worldwide.

scholarly journals Damage Assessment of a Salt Dome in Jizan, Southwestern Saudi Arabia, Using High Spatial Resolution Remote Sensing Data

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Habes Ghrefat ◽  
Ahmed Hakami ◽  
Elkhedr Ibrahim ◽  
Saad Mogren ◽  
Saleh Qaysi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Spatial Resolution ◽  
Damage Assessment ◽  
High Spatial Resolution ◽  
Remote Sensing Data ◽  
Salt Dome ◽  
Visual Interpretation ◽  
Sensing Data ◽  
Residential Neighborhood

The salt dome in Jizan, southwestern Saudi Arabia, has caused several problems related to underground dissolution, particularly in the old part of the city. Examples of these problems include surface collapse, building failure, fracturing, tilting, and road cracking. Analysis of the salt dome using X-ray diffraction (XRD) revealed the dominance of gypsum, anhydrite, and halite. This study evaluates the damage assessment using multitemporal high spatial resolution data of the GeoEye-1, and QuickBird-2 sensors. Change detection technique, textural analysis, and visual interpretation were applied to these data. Analysis of the data recorded before and after a particular damage event revealed that three neighborhoods located above the Jizan salt dome—Al-Ashaima, Shamiya, and Aljabal—were affected to the greatest extent. The entire residential neighborhood of Al-Ashaima was evacuated, and the buildings located in it were demolished. Several buildings in the Shamiya and Aljabal neighborhoods were also demolished. Therefore, high spatial remote sensing data are effective in assessing building damage and for anticipating future damage, thus benefiting decision making for the affected cities.

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