| Description | Table of Contents: Session Group C4 REMOTE SENSING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Convenor: G. Konecny GENERAL TOPICS, METHODOLOGY, METEOROLOGY Chairman: F. Becker. Use of airborne imaging spectrometry to the definition of optimised specifications for land applications with future spaceborne imaging spectrometers J. Bodechtel &al., Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munchen, D. The use of polarimetric multifrequency SAR for characterising terrain classes R. Glitz, DLR, D. The scope of DLR’s SAR calibration programme H. Kietzmann, DLR, D. Remote sensed classification and recognition by neural networks: an approach to unsupervised techniques L. Alberotanza, CNR-ISDGM, & M. Pavanati. Correlation between NDVI values derived from NOAA AVHRR HRPT data and ground measurements of precipitation in the EFEDA Study Area (Spain) J. Moreno, Faculty of Physics, Burjassot, &al., Spain. Verification of climate convention: role and limitations of a space-based remote-sensing system J.F Lanchbery, VERTIC, UK, &al.; ANOVA method to estimate vegetation indices sensitivity assessing nitrogen fertilising influence on spectral reflectance coefficients TK. Yanev &al., Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria. GEOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT, LAND COVER Chairman: J. Bodechtel Spectral remote sensing of anomalous mineralogy induced by hydrocarbon migration and uranium mineralisation, San Rafael Swell, Utah, USA H. Koyuncu, Colorado School of Mines, USA Satellite remote sensing for environmental geology: the Bandung (W-Java) experience D. Bannert, BGR, D, &al. Application of remote sensing data for the investigation of environment degradation sites East Germany K.-H. Marek, Fernerkundungszentrum Potsdam, D Application of remote sensing to environmental monitoring in Poland B. Ney, Institute of Geodesy and Cartography, Warsaw, Poland Land cover, an essential component of the CORINE information system on the environment: GIS implications M.H. Cornaert & J. Maes, Commission of the European Communities, Brussels. The regional planning and control using the satellite data D. Klimesova &al, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Prague Land cover monitoring in The Netherlands applying satellite remote sensing GwJ.A. Nieuwenhuis &al., SC-DLO, NL Monitoring and analysis of urban trends using multitemporal satellite-imagery (case-study: Greater Cairo) M. Czeranka, Universitat Osnabrtick, D Detection of land use/land cover changes using remote sensing and GIS in Vietnam PT. Luong, National Centre for Scientific Research, Vietnam Geologic and hydrogeologic mapping of Iceland with multisensor data (JERS, ERS-1, SPOT, Landsat and Seasat) U. Munzer & Ch. Bohm, Munich University, D Aerospace techniques in radiation and ecological monitoring of the Republic Belarus LI. Lishtvan &al., RSTC ‘Ecomir; Byelorussia Determination of environmental dynamics using NOAA satellite data and a water balance model for the Mediterranean landscape P Peroni &al., Telespazio, | Agroclimatological zonation by AVHRR data for vegetation monitoring R. Benedetti &al., Telespazio, | A knowledge-based approach to waste disposal sites detection through integration of Landsat TM imagery and geographical contextual information R. Loguercio-Polosa, Tecnopolis CSATA Novus Ortus, |, &al. Use of remote sensing and GIS for the environmental planning proposal of the Sarno River Valley (Campania, Southern Italy) F. Jemma, NRC, ! Complex investigation of a system ‘industrial site-environment’ using remote sensing and landscape-geochemical methods H. Spiridonov &al., Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Archaelogical, historical and geophysical data as ‘ground truth’ for LandsatTM imagery ap plication to coastal plain evolution studies V. Alessandro, CNR, &al., | The photointerpretation of the area taken over from agriculture by intense urbanization at Villabote (Palermo, Italy) S. Raimond, Universita di Palermo, Sicily; Demonstration of seasonal changes in the territory of Finland using multitemporal NOAA- AVHRR data K. Andersson, Technical Research Centre of Finland The use of remote sensing and GIS for the assessment of environmental degradation caused by fires, applied upon South-Euboia (Central Greece) B.M. de Vliegher, University of Gent, B Lithological mapping with Landsat Thematic Mapper from rock discrimination to identification P. Tréfois & C. Volon, Musée Royal de |'Afrique Centrale, B. DISASTER MONITORING Chairman: C. Voute Natural disasters and their mitigation using space technology A.A. Abiodun, UN, New York Alternative strategies for the use of satellite data analysis systems for hazard monitoring and disaster mitigation E. Barrett & M. Beaumont, University of Bristol, UK Satellite-borne remote sensing data — a tool for natural disaster reduction F. Jaskolla & U. Lohr, Dornier, D Application of multitemporal LANDSAT-MSS and TM data for the development of an inundation-risk-map H. Mehl, Ludwig-Max. Univ., & K. Hiller, DLR, D Sustainable remote sensing: a major improvement for realtime resource management and disaster early warning in developing countries J.B. Williams, Natural Resources Institute, &al., UK Use of remote sensing spacecraft in realtime support to disaster management: interfaces with ground segment facilities and services A. Tortorici-Montaperto & F. Rossi, CISET, | A method for sequential image analysis of hazard areas J.J. Nossin, ITC, NL The use of SPOT data in natural disaster prevention and damage assessment J.-C. Riverau, Spot Image, F Aerospace monitoring for ecological hazard and disaster mitigation BV. Vinogradov & D.E. Frolov, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow. EARSEL SESSION: OPERATIONAL STATUS OF REMOTE SENSING Chairman: G. Konecny The need for spaceborne observations for meteorology and climatology E. Raschke, GKSS Forschungszentrum, D Remote sensing of non-renewable resources J. Bodechtel, University of Munich, D Remote sensing of geology D. Bannert, BGR, D Remote sensing in hydrology and water management Haefner, Univ. of Zurich-Irchel, CH, & A.H. Schumann, D Potential operational use of remote sensing from space in forestry G. Hildebrandt, Universitat Freiburg, D Remote sensing applied to agriculture: state of the art and new trends J. Meyer-Roux, JRC, | Applications of remote sensing for tidal waters, coastal areas and inland waters R. Allewijn, Rijkswaterstaat, NL European applications of space-borne earth observation for land cover mapping BK. Watt & R.M. Fuller, Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, UK. COASTAL ZONES AND INLAND WATERS Chairman: E. Raschke Supporting the Portuguese fisheries with satellites A.M.P. Santos & A.F-G. Fiuza, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal Application of satellite imageries data to fisheries in Japan H. Tameishi &al., JAFIC, Japan Oil pollution and water quality mapping of Augusta Bay, Italy, using remote sensing techniques A.L. Geraci, University of Catania, Sicily, & A. La Rosa NORSMAP '89 — Norwegian remote sensing spectrometry for mapping and monitoring of algal blooms and pollution L.H. Pettersson &al., Nansen Environmental & RS Center, N SEOMAR -— an Italian approach to the observation of the Mediterranean area A. Buccheri &al., Officine Galileo, | The extent and status of mangroves in Mombasa District, Kenya. A case study based on remote sensing PO. Gang, Ministry of Planning and National Development, Kenya Remote sensing of coastal zone Sabkha deposits, Gulf of Sirt, Libya Y. Al Fasatwi, Petroleum Research Centre, Libya, &al. Inherent optical properties of lakes as measured by Landsat-5 Thematic Mapper W. Jahnen & H. GraBl, MPI, D Multi-date algorithms for predicting surface water quality parameters in estuarine and coastal waters using Landsat-TM data C. Pattiaratchi, University of Western Australia, &al. Remote sensing monitoring and hindcasting of the accident which occurred to the tanker ‘Haven’ in the Gulf of Genoa P Cecamore &al., Telespazio, | Algal blooms and gel production in Adriatic Sea observed by remote sensing techniques R. Ligi &al., Telespazio, | Hel’s Peninsula coastal zone changes in the last 40 years on the base of remote sensing methods K. Furmanczyk & S. Musielak, University of Szczecin, Poland Evaluation of nearshore suspended sediment concentration through Landsat7M data: first results G. Profeti, Universita degli Studi di Firenze, |, &al. Monitoring and evaluation of morphohydrographical changes in the Danube Delta by remote sensing G. Stancalie &al, National Institute of Meteorology & Hydrology, Romania. Coastal environmental mapping using Landsat data C. Pattiaratchi, University of Western Australia. FORESTRY Chairman: H. Kenneweg ‘World forest watch’: a global forest monitoring test R. Da Cunha, INPE, Brazil, & J.P Malingreau The national parks of Bavarian Forest and Sumava -— A LandsatTM perspective on the structure and dynamics of the largest woodland of Central Europe M. Keil, DLR, D, &al. Application of photographic remote sensing data from space for information about forests E. Pelz, Technische Universitat Dresden, D, &al. Interpretation and segmentation of changed forest stands from difference imagery based on regression functions H. Olsson & J. Ericsson, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden The ESA ISY initiatives for forest inventory in Europe K. Pseiner &al., ESA/ESTEC, NL Tropical forest monitoring with high resolution satellite data H. Osterlund, SSC, Sweden, & L. Bjork Assessment of storm damage in forests using Spot imagery M.M. Leysen, Satellite Remote Sensing Research Programme, B, &al. Mapping of windfall damage in the Hunsruck Plateau with LandsatTM data J. Wieczorek, Akad. der Wissenschaften und der Literatur, D A prototype system for forest fire prevention and control L. De Fusco, ASI, |, &al. The use of polarimetric radar remote sensing data for application in forestry B. Koch &al., Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, D Forest decline monitoring using Landsat1M, digital stand data and DEMs S. Ekstrand, Swedish Environmental Research Institute, Sweden Swedish forest information atlas M. Rosengren &al., SSC, Sweden Observation of forest damages in the Harz Mountains by means of satellite remote sensing H. Kenneweg &al., TU Berlin, D. AGRICULTURE Chairman: C. Csornai Toward a satellite based crop information system in Hungary G. Csornai, FOMI, Remote Sensing Centre, Hungary Remote sensing of land resource management in agriculture with regard to its influence on the environment K. Dockter & W. Ktihbauch, University of Bonn, D Assessment and forecasting of crop yield in Niger through NOAA NDVI data F. Maselli, IATA/CNR, |, &al. Global drought monitoring from NOAA polar orbiting satellites F.N. Kogan, NOAA, USA Interest of complementary data of coarse and high spatial resolution for agro-climatic crop monitoring Ph. Puyou-Lascassies &al., Purpan Graduate School of Agriculture, F. North-central Mexico blue grama rangeland biomass assessment at the end of the rainy season using NOAA-AVHRR-LAC R.R. Garcia Daguer, Cranfield Institute of Technology, UK Cartography and statistics of crops under irrigation in the Donana area of Andalucia through the use of LandsatTM imagery and its incorporation into a GIS A. Fernandez-Palacios & A. Gonzalez F AMA, E Registration of the use of agricultural fields and soil erosion using satellite remote sensing D.J. Weydahl, NDRE, &al., N Application of remote sensing to forestry mapping — Experience from the European collaborative programme for the less favoured areas S. Folving, JRC of the EC, | Biodiversity indication by Earth observation data TE Allner, DLR, &al., D Measuring the intensity of nitrogen fertilisation of grassland by means of remote sensing C. Buiker, Wageningen University, NL, &al. Crop agroecological diagnostics by remote sensing data R.H. Kancheva &al., Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria; Combining spectral information with crop rotation knowledge for crop classifications C. Ji, Cranfield Institute of Technology, UK Atmospheric correction of LandsatTM data over mountaineous terrain for forestry applications G. Kattenborn, Universitat Freiburg, D; Standwise forest inventory and mapping for operational management planning O. Hagner, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden Forest; damage detection and reflection of conifers: From micro to field level O. Heikkila, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Finland Scale dependence in the reflectance of deciduous woodland: evidence from a helicopter mounted spectroradiometer G.A. Blackburn & EJ. Milton, University of Southampton, UK. INSTRUMENTATION AND SYSTEMS Chairman: W. Steinborn Operational use of MOMS-02 (P2) data K. Barwinski & W. Kickbusch, Surveying and Mapping Agency of North Rhine-Westfalia, D High-resolution stereo imaging and data compression R. Nagura, NEC Corporation, Japan Influence due to antenna pattern change in brightness temperature estimation for a space based microwave radiometer K. Arai, Saga University, &al., Japan Condensation on cooled surfaces of optical devices at the cosmic conditions A. Drobyshev, Kazakh State University, &al. Data processing and control in a transputer system for remote sensing of the Earth D. Petkov, STIL-BAS, &al., Bulgaria EUROSTARS - a system for thematic analysis of remote sensing data S. Pfleger, TU Munich, D, &al. Earthquake vulnerability map of the Lake Constance area B. Theilen-Willige, Buro fur Angewandte Geowissenschaftliche Fernerkundung, D Anomalous bioelectric potentials of silk trees in Naples prior to earthquake in May 1991 G. Matteucig, Univ. of Naples, |, & H. Toriyama Current trends in satellite data supply for environmental monitoring M. Stern, Eurimage. |
