Environmental Studies in Mongolia, Proceedings ...

Abstract: The aim of this study is to demonstrate some applications of satellite-based optical, synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and hyperspectral remote sensing (RS) for environmental studies in Mongolia. For this purpose, three different case studies are highlighted. The first case study describes pasture land degradation study using multitemporal optical RS images, whereas the second case study reviews forest resources mapping using optical and SAR images. The third case study describes land cover mapping using hyperspectral RS images. For the analyses, optical, microwave hyperspectral satellite images with different spatial and spectral resolutions, topographic and thematic maps of varying scales as well as some other spatial data are applied. Overall, the research indicates that modern RS techniques and technologies are reliable tools for environmental monitoring and management.