Ramachandran B., Justice C.O., Abrams M.J., (eds) Land Remote Sensing and Global Environmental Change (NASA's Earth Observing System and the Science of ASTER and MODIS)

Springer, New York, London, 2011, 917 pp. - ISBN 978-1-4419-6748-0.
The Earth observing satellites have helped generate unprecedented volumes of remotely sensed data that are vital to an array of Earth science investigations. Remote sensing observations have catalyzed several aspects of Earth system science by providing panoptic views and time-series measurements of the study environment in ways nearly impossible to replicate by traditional ground-based methods.
Earth observations and measurements are a vital part of the US Global Change Research Program, which provides the basis for Earth system science. NASA's Earth Observing System mission is a 15-year effort to collect and analyze a multi-sensor, multitemporal data stream across all elements of the Earth's life-support systems. NASA's EOS is a remarkably successful accomplishment in engineering a global science enterprise dedicated to advancing our understanding of global environmental change. This volume specifically focuses on the terrestrial components of change based on the scientific knowledge derived from data produced by two EOS instruments, ASTER and MODIS, which are part of the Terra and Aqua satellite missions.

Contents
The Earth Observing System and the Evolution of ASTER and MODIS.
ASTER and MODIS: Instrument Design, Radiometry, and Geometry.
ASTER and MODIS: Data Systems.
ASTER Science and Applications.
MODIS Science and Applications.
The Future of Land Remote Sensing.
Index