Includes bibliographical references and index.

Hydrology and Water Resources --- Remote Sensing Technologies for Multiscale Hydrological Studies: Advances and Perspectives --- Groundwater Targeting Using Remote Sensing --- Remote Sensing of Actual Evapotranspiration from Croplands --- Water Productivity Studies from Earth Observation Data: Characterization, Modeling, and Mapping Water Use and Water Productivity --- Water Use and Water Productivity --- Flood Monitoring Using the Integration of Remote Sensing and Complementary Techniques --- Flood Studies Using Synthetic Aperture Radar Data --- Wetlands --- Remote Sensing of Mangrove Wetlands --- Wetland Mapping Methods and Techniques Using Multisensor, Multiresolution Remote Sensing: Successes and Challenges --- Inland Valley Wetland Cultivation and Preservation for Africa's Green and Blue Revolution Using Multisensor Remote Sensing --- Snow and Ice --- Remote Sensing Mapping and Modeling of Snow Cover Parameters and Applications --- Nightlights --- Nighttime Light Remote Sensing: Monitoring Human Societies from Outer Space --- Geomorphology --- Geomorphological Studies from Remote Sensing --- Droughts and Drylands --- Agricultural Drought Detection and Monitoring Using Vegetation Health Methods --- Agricultural Drought Monitoring Using Space-Derived Vegetation and Biophysical Products: A Global Perspective --- Remote Sensing of Drought: Emergence of a SatelliteBased Monitoring Toolkit for the United States --- Regional Drought Monitoring Based on Multisensor Remote Sensing --- Land Degradation Assessment and Monitoring of Drylands --- Disasters --- Disasters: Risk Assessment, Management, and Post-Disaster Studies Using Remote Sensing --- Humanitarian Emergencies: Causes, Traits, and Impacts as Observed by Remote Sensing --- Volcanoes --- Remote Sensing of Volcanoes --- Satellite-Derived Nitrogen Dioxide Variations from Biomass Burning in a Subtropical Evergreen Forest, Northeast India --- Remote Sensing-Based Mapping and Monitoring of Coal Fires --- Urban Areas --- Urban Growth Mapping of Mega Cities: Multisensor Approach --- Latest High-Resolution Remote Sensing and Visibility Analysis for Smart Environment Design --- Remote Sensing of Water Resources, Disasters, and Urban Areas: Monitoring, Modeling, and Mapping Advances over the Last 50 Years and a Vision for the Future