Projects
Overview
The Dragon 3 Programme focussed on the exploitation of Earth observation data for geo-science and applications development in land, ocean and atmospheric applications.
Find out about the Dragon 3 investigation projects, listed by theme:
- Atmosphere
- Calibration/Validation
- Climate
- Coastal Zones
- Geodesy
- Hazards
- Hydrology
- Ice
- Land & Environment
- Methods
- Oceanography
- Renewable Resources
- Topographic Mapping
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Atmosphere
10455 - East Asia Monsoon & Air Quality10455 - East Asia Monsoon & Air Quality
Assessment of the impact of East-Asian summer monsoon on the air quality over China
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Lead Investigators:
Prof. DING Aijun
Institute for Climate and Global Change Research
Nanjing University
China
Dr. Hao Nan
Remote Sensing Technology Institute
Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft und Raumhfahrt
Germany
Co-investigators:
Prof. WANG Tao
Department of Civil and Structural Engineering
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong
Mrs./Ms. Sarah Safieddine and Dr. Cathy Clerbaux
LATMOS, Université Pierre et Marie Curie
France
Dr. Pieter Valks and Prof. Thomas Trautmann
Remote Sensing Technology Institute
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt
Germany
10529 - Atmospheric Dynamics & Cities
Non-linear dynamics of the remotely-sensed atmospheric data and modelling; Implications to climate and Earth system science; Case studies for Athens (Greece) and Beijing (China)
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Lead Investigators:
Dr. XUE Yong
Institute of Remote Sensing Applications
Chinese Academy of Sciences
China
Prof. Costas Varotsos
University of Athens
Greece
10561 - CO2 Assessment in Ecosystems
Remote sensing based monitoring of carbon sequestration, degradation and emission in coastal and inland ecosystems
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Lead Investigators:
Prof. MA Ronghua
Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology
Chinese Academy of Sciences
China
Dr. Steven Loiselle
University of Siena
Italy
Co-investigators:
Prof. Alessandro Donati
University of Sienna
Italy
10577 - Chemistry Climate Change
Chemical composition and dynamics of upper Troposphere and lower stratosphere
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Lead Investigators:
Dr. HUANG Fuxiang
National Satellite Meteorological Center
China Meteorological Administration - Beijing
China
Dr. LIU Chuanxi
Institute of Atmospheric Physics
Chinese Academy of Sciences
China
Dr. Viktoria Sofieva
Finnish Meteorological Institute
Finland
Co-investigators:
Prof. LIU Yi
Institute of Atmospheric Physics
Chinese Academy of Sciences
China
Prof. Erkki Kyrölä
Finnish Meteorological Institute
Finland
10643 - CO2 from Space
Monitoring carbon dioxide from space: retrieval algorithm, Cal/Val and application
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Lead Investigators:
Prof. LIU Yi
Institute of Atmospheric Physics
Chinese Academy of Sciences
China
Dr. Hartmut Boesch
University of Leicester
Department of Physics and Astronomy
United Kingdom
Co-investigators:
Dr. CAI Zhaonan
Institute of Atmospheric Physics
China
Prof. Paul Palmer
University of Edinburgh
School of GeoSciences
United Kingdom
10663 - AMFIC
Air quality monitoring and forecasting in China
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Lead Investigators:
Prof. BAI Jianhui
Institute of Atmospheric Physics
Chinese Academy of Sciences
China
Dr. Ronald van der A
Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute
Netherlands
Calibration/Validation
10532 - Atmospheric Dynamics from LIDAR
Wind LIDAR observations from ADM-Aeolus - Validation and study of atmospheric dynamics
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Lead Investigators:
Prof. LIU Zhishen
Ocean University of China (OUC)
China
Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft und Raumhfahrt (DLR)
Institut f. Physik d. Atmosphere
Germany
Co-investigators:
Dr. YANG Lei
China Meteorological Administration (CMA)
National Satellite Meteorological Center
China
Prof. Jan-Peter Muller
University College London (UCL)
Mullard Space Science Laboratory (MSSL)
United Kingdom
10611 - SMOS CAL/VAL & Soil Moisture
Calibration of SMOS observations and validation of SMOS and SAR-based soil moisture products in China
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Lead Investigators:
Prof. WEN Jun
Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research
Chinese Academy of Sciences
China
ZHANG Weiguo
National Space Science Center
Chinese Academy of Sciences
China
Dr. Yann Kerr
Center for the Study of the Biosphere from Space (CESBIO)
France
Dr. Rogier van der Velde
Faculty of ITC
University of Twente
Netherlands
Co-investigators:
Prof. YANG Kun
Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research
Chinese Academy of Sciences
China
WU Ji, LIU Heguang, LI Dihui, LIU Hao, XU Chuandong
National Space Science Center
Chinese Academy of Sciences
China
Prof. GAO Zhihai
IFRIT - Chinese Academy of Forestry
China
Dr. Simonetta Palosica
Institute of Applied Physics (IFAC-CNR)
Italy
Prof. Paolo Ferrazzoli
Tor Vergata University
Department of Computer Science
Systems and Production
Italy
Prof. Zhongbo Su
Faculty of ITC
University of Twente
Netherlands
Climate
10603 - CEOP-TPE
Concerted Earth Observation and Prediction of water and energy cycles in the Third Pole Environment (CEOP-TPE)
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Lead Investigators:
Prof. MA Yaoming
Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research
Chinese Academy of Sciences
China
Prof. Z. Bob Su
University of Twente, ITC
Netherlands
Co-investigators:
Prof. WEN Jun and Prof. HU Zeyong
Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute
China
Dr. HE Yanbo
National Meteorological Center China
Prof. Li Zhaoliang
Université de Strasbourg
France
Prof. Nico Sneeuw
University of Stuttgart
Germany
Prof. Massimo Menenti
TU Delft
Netherlands
Prof. Jose Sobrino
Universitat de Valencia
Spain
Coastal Zones
10470 - Coastal Zones
Monitoring China's coastal zone and the adjacent seas under global change by satellite data
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Lead Investigators:
Dr. CUI Tingwei
First Institute of Oceanography
State Oceanic Administration
China
Prof. Jürgen Fischer
Institute of Space Sciences
Freie Universitat Berlin
Germany
Co-investigators:
Dr. David Doxaran
Laboratoire d'Oceanographie ve Villefranche
France
10555 - Monitoring Yangzte River Mudflats
Variations of estuarine turbid plumes and mudflats in response to human activities and climate change
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Lead Investigators:
Prof. SHEN Fang and Prof. ZHOU Yunxuan
State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, ECNU - Shanghai
China
Dr. Doxaran David
Laboratoire d'Oceanographie de Vilelfranche (LOV, CNRS/UPMC)
France
Dr. Suhyb Salama
ITC Faculty of the University of Twente
Netherlands
Co-investigators:
Prof. MA Yaoming
The Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research (ITP)
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
China
Els Knaeps
Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO)
Belgium
Dr. Jacco Kromkamp
Nederlands Instituut voor Ecologie (NIOO-KNAW)
Netherlands
10558 - Land, Sea Ground Water Exchange
Ecological and physical effects of the surficial and ground water exchanges between land and sea (Southern Bohai Sea, China)
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Lead Investigators:
Dr. XING Qianguo
Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research
Chinese Academy of Sciences
China
Dr. Federica Braga
Institute of Marine Sciences - ISMAR CNR
Italy
Co-investigators:
Dr. TANG Cheng, Dr. SHI Ping, Dr. YU Dingfeng, Dr. WEN Xiaohu, Dr. GUO Jie, Dr. WANG De
Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research
Chinese Academy of Sciences
China
Dr. SUN Qiang
Institute of Atmospheric Physics
Chinese Academy of Sciences
China
Dr. ZHANG Yinghua
Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources
Chinese Academy of Sciences
China
Dr. LUO Qingli
Institute of Space and Earth Information Science
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Dr. Peitro Teatini, Dr. Luigi Tosi, Dr. Federica Rizzetto, Dr. Sandra Donnici, Dr. Luca Zaggia
Institute of Marine Sciences - ISMAR CNR
Italy
Dr. Simone Pascucci
Institute of Methodologies of Environmental Analysis - IMAA CNR
Italy
Dr. Mariano Bresciani and Dr. Claudia Giardino
Institute for Electromagnetic Sensing of the Environment - IREA CNR
Italy
10593 - Data & Models Synergy for Coastal Dynamics
Investigating coastal zone and open ocean dynamics and bio-optical conditions by satellite sensor synergy in combination with in-situ data and simulation models
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Lead Investigators:
Prof. ZHOU Yunxuan
State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research
East China Normal University
China
Prof. Johnny Johannessen
Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center
Norway
Co-investigators:
Prof. HE Mingxia
Ocean Remote Sensing Institute
Ocean University of China
China
Prof. SHEN Fang
State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research
East China Normal University
China
Dr. Fabrice Collard
CLS
France
Dr. Bertrand Chapron
Ifremer
France
10644 - Reclaimed Land Monitoring
DINSAR detection of residual settlement of land reclaimed from the sea by in newly developed Lingang New City, Shanghai, China
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Lead Investigators:
Dr. ZHAO Qing School of Resources and Environment Science East China Normal University China
Dr. Antonio Pepe IREA-CNR Italy
Co-investigators:
LIU Yu, Dr. DING Xianwen, Prof. CHEN Xinjun College of Marine Sciences Shanghai Ocean University China
Dr. ZHONG Lu Cascades Volcano Observatory U.S. Geological Survey China
Prof. GAO Wei, ZHAI Tianyong School of Resources and Environment Science East China Normal University China
Dr. Riccardo Lanari and Dr. Michele Manunta IREA-CNR Italy
10705 - OPAC
Study of oil pollution, land-based pollution, phytoplankton and macro-algal blooms, and coral reef degradation in the China Seas (OPAC)
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Lead Investigators:
Prof. TANG Danling and Prof. CHEN Chuqun South China Sea Institute of Oceanography, Guangzhou China
Prof. Werner Alpers University of Hamburg Centre for Marine and Atmospheric Sciences Germany
Dr. Samantha Lavender Spatially Scientific Ltd Tamar Science Park, 1 Davy Road, Derriford, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 8BX United Kingdom
Co-investigators:
Dr. LIAO Xiaomei, Dr. ZHENG Shanshan, Prof. ZHAN Haigang, Dr. TANG Shilin, Dr. LIU Fenfen, Dr. YE Haibin, Dr. WANG Sufen, Dr. PAN Gan South China Sea Institute of Oceanography Chinese Academy of Sciences China
Prof. ZHOU Yunxuan State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research (SKLEC) China
Prof. YANG Jingsong Head of Microwave Marine Remote Sensing China
Prof. WANG Chao Center for Earth Observation and Digital Earth (CEODE) China
Prof. ZHANG Yuanzhi Institute of Space and Earth Information Science The Chinese University of Hong Kong China
Prof. Juergen Fischer Free University of Berlin Germany
Mr. Morton Wergeland Hansen, Prof. Johnny Johannessen Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center Norway
Prof. Joerg Wiedenmann and Dr. Eric Achterberg National Oceaography Centre Southampton University of Southampton United Kingdom
Dr. John Hedley ARGANS Ltd. United Kingdom
Geodesy
10519 - Geoid & GOCE
Case study on heterogeneous geoid / quasigeoid based on space-borne and terrestrial data combination with special consideration of GOCE mission data impact
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Lead Investigators:
Prof. WEN Hanjiang
Chinese Academy of Surveying and Mapping
China
Prof. Poutanen Markku
Finnish Geodetic Institute
Finland
Co-investigators:
LIU Huanling, Dr. CAI Yanhui, LI Wei, XU Yantian
Chinese Academy of Surveying and Mapping
China
Mirjam Bilker-Koivula, Hannu Ruotsalainen
Finnish Geodetic Institute
Finland
10677 - GSM4GCM
Current and future Geodetic Satellite Missions for Global Change Monitoring (GSM4GCM)
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Lead Investigators:
Prof. LI Jiancheng
School of Geodesy and Geomatics
Wuhan University
China
Prof. Nico Sneeuw
Institute of Geodesy
University of Stuttgart
Germany
Co-investigators:
Prof. JIANG Weiping
School of Geodesy and Geomatics
Wuhan University
China
Dr. Oliver Baur
Space Research Institute
Austrian Academy of Sciences
Austria
Dr. Cai Jianqing
Institute of Geodesy
University of Stuttgart
Germany
Hazards
10350 - Forest Fires & Emissions
Fire Radiative Energy Estimation from Sparse Satellite Observations and its relationship with Fire Emissions, Biomass burned and Fire Severity, in China
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Lead Investigators:
Prof. QIN Xianlin
Institute of Forest Resources Information Techniques
Chinese Academy of Forestry
China
Prof. Jose Luis Casanova
University of Valladolid
Spain
Co-investigators:
Prof. Johann G. Goldammer
Global Fire Monitoring Center (GFMC) Chair
United Nations ISDR working group on
Germany
Dr. Julia Sanz, Dr. Abel Calle, Mr. Javier Rodriguez
LATUV - University of Valladolid
Spain
Dr. Pablo Salvador
Deimos Imaging
Spain
10557 - Wetlands Monitoring
Synergy of Satellite Imagery and Altimetry for Inland Water Bodies and wetland monitoring. Applications to the analysis of water resource dynamic in terms of risk management, water quality, biodiversity dynamic trends and public health
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Lead Investigators:
Prof. HUANG Shifeng
China Institute of Water Resource and Hydropower Research (IWHR)
China
Dr. Yesou Herve
SERTIT - UNISTRA
France
10606 - Landslides' Monitoring
Landslide identification, movement monitoring and risk assessment over rugged mountain areas using advanced Earth observation techniques
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Lead Investigators:
Dr. LIU Guang
Center for Earth Observation and Digital Earth
Chinese Academy of Sciences
China
Dr. BAI Shibiao
MOE Key Laboratory of Virtual Geographic Environments
Nanjing Normal University
China
Prof. Thomas Glade
Department of Geography and Regional Research
Austria
Dr. Zbigniew Perski
Carpathian Branch, Polish Geological Institute (PGI)
National Research Institute
Poland
Co-investigators:
Dr. FAN Jinhui
China Aero Geophysical Survey and RS Center for Land and Resources
China
Dr. KANG Zhizhong
Department of Geomatics
School of Land Science and Technology
China University
China
Dr. YANG Lin, Prof. HUANG Jiazhu, Prof. LV Guonian, Dr. Benni Thiebes, Prof. WANG Jian
Key Laboratory of Virtual Geographic Environments
China
Dr. Maria Papathoma-Koehle, Dr. Rainer Bell
Department of Geography and Regional Research
Austria
Dr. Tomasz Wojciechowski
Polish Geological Institute
National Research Institute - Carpathian Branch
Poland
Clement Michoud, Dr. Marc-Henri Derron, Prof. Michel Jaboyedoff
Institute of Geomatics and Analysis of Risk (IGAR)
Switzerland
10607 - Crustal Deformation & Infrastructures
Monitoring crustal deformation and man-made infrastructure in China using InSAR observations
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Lead Investigators:
Prof. ZHANG Jingfa
Institute of Crustal Dynamics
China Earthquake Administration
Beijing
China
Prof. XU Caijun
Wuhan University
China
Prof. Ramon Hanssen
Delft University of Technology
Netherlands
Dr. Zhenhong Li
Newcastle University
Cassie Building
Newcastle
United Kingdom
Co-investigators:
Prof. LI Tao
GNSS Research Center of Wuhan University
China
Prof. ZHENG Qiming
Institute of RS and GIS
School of Earth and Space Sciences
Peking University
China
Prof. WU Zhongliang
Institute of Geophysics
China Earthquake Administration
China
Dr. WANG Hua
Guangdong University of Technology
China
Prof. DING Xiaoli
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong
Dr. Tim Wright
COMET+ University of Leeds
United Kingdom
Prof. Barry Parsons
University of Glasgow
COMET+ University of Oxford
United Kingdom
10665 - Terrain Motion & Landslides Case Studies
Monitoring ground surface displacement in China, Case studies of landslides in the Three Gorges area and Pubugou Reservoir area, Crust tectonic movement in Tibet, Subsidence in South China
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Lead Investigators:
Prof. ZENG Qiming
Peking University
China
Prof. HE Xiufeng
Institute of Satellite Navigations and Spatial Information System
China
Prof. Neimeier Wolfgang
Institute of Geodesy and Photogrammetry
Technische Universität Braunschweig
Germany
Prof. Jan-Peter Muller
Mullard Space Science Laboratory
Department of Space and Climate Physics
University College London
United Kingdom
Co-investigators:
Dr. YANG Zhixiang and Dr. HE Min
Hohai University
China
Prof. JIAO Jian and Ms. Zhang Xiaojie
Peking University
China
Prof. ZHANG Dengrog
Institute of Remote Sensing and Earth Sciences
Hangzhou Normal University
China
Prof. ZHOU Guoqing
Guilin University of Technology
China
Prof. ZHANG Jingfa
Institute of Crustal Dynamics
China Earthquake Administration
China
Dr. Jean-Philippe Malet
CNRS-IPGS - University of Strasbourg
France
Dr. LI Zhenhong
School of Geographical and Earth Sciences
University of Glasgow
United Kingdom
Dr Bjoern Riedel
Technische Universität Braunschweig
Germany
10671 - Seismic Anomalies Detection
Detecting seismic anomalies from satellite data with multiple parameters using pattern analysis and statistical methods
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Lead Investigators:
Prof. Guoze Zhao
Institute of Geology
China Earthquake Administration
China
Dr Yanxin Bi
University of Ulster
Shore Road, Newtownabbey
Co. Antrim
United Kingdom
Co-investigators:
Prof. Ji TANG
Institute of Geology
China Earthquake Administration
China
Prof. Terry Anderson
School of Computing and Mathematics
University of Ulster at Jordanstown
United Kingdom
Prof. Angelo de Santis
INGV
Italy
10686 - Seismology
Loads on the Earth lithosphere at different spatial and temporal scales: Constraints from space geodesy and satellite imagery
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Lead Investigators:
Dr. SUN Jianbao
Institute of Geology
China Earthquake Administration
China
Dr. Cecile Lasserre
Institut des Sciences de le Terre
France
Co-investigators:
Prof. SHEN Zhengkang
Department of Geophysics
Peking University
China
Dr. Marie-Pierre Doin
ENS Laboratoire de Geologie
France
Hydrology
10649 - Water Cycle & River Basins
Close water cycle at the river basin scale using remote sensing data
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Lead Investigators:
Prof. LI Xin
Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute
Chinese Academy of Sciences
China
Prof. Harry Vereecken
Julich Research Centre
Germany
Co-investigators:
Prof. WANG Jian, Prof. MA Mingguo, Dr. Wang Shuguo
Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute
Chinese Academy of Sciences
China
Prof. Kurt Roth
Heidelberg University
Germany
10664 - Yangtze River Basin Hydrology
Satellite data and hydrological model to assess water quantity and quality in the Yangtze River Basin
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Lead Investigators:
Prof. LI Jiren
China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research
China
Prof. Mancini Marco
Politecnico de Milano
Italy
Co-investigators:
Dr. XIN Jingfeng, Dr. ZHANG Jianli, Dr. SUN Tao
Remote Sensing Technology Application Centre
China
Dr. ZHANG Xinnan
Hohai University
China
Dr. LAI Xijun
Institute of Geography and Lake
Chinese Academy of Sciences
China
Dr. ZHOU Yunxuan
East China Normal University
China
Prof. Wolfgang Wagner
University of Technology
Austria
Prof. Guido D'Urso
University of Naples Federico II
Italy
Dr. Chiara Corbari and Dr. Giovanni Ravazzani
Politecnico di Milano
Italy
Dr. Giuseppe Ciralo
Università di Palermo
Italy
Prof. Massimo Menenti
DEOS-Delft University of Technology
Netherlands
Prof. Bob Su
ITC - University of Twente
Netherlands
Dr. JIA Li
Wageningen UR
Netherlands
Prof. Josè A. Sobrino
University of Valencia
Spain
Prof. Jan-Peter Muller
University College London
United Kingdom
10680 - Hydrology Products
Time series of multisource hydrological data products: Merging ESA and China level 1 data
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Lead Investigators:
Prof. LIU Qinhuo
Institute of Remote Sensing Applications
Chinese Academy of Sciences
China
Prof. Massimo Menenti
Delft University of Technology
Netherlands
Co-investigators:
Prof. MA Yaoming
Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research
Chinese Academy of Sciences
China
Dr. XIAO Qing
Institute of Remote Sensing Applications
Chinese Academy of Sciences
China
Prof. YAN Guangjian
School of Geography and Remote Sensing Sciences
Beijing Normal University
China
Prof. WANG Jian
Cold and Arid Regions Environment and Engineering Research Institute
China
Dr. Jérôme Colin
LSIIT - Université de Strasbourg
France
Prof. Guido D'Urso
Department of Agricultural Engineering and Agronomy University of Naples Federico II
Italy
Prof. Zhongbo (Bob) Su
ITC - Twente University
Netherlands
Dr. JIA Li
Alterra - Wageningen University and Research Centre
Netherlands
Prof. José Antonio Sobrino
Universitat de Valencia
Spain
10697 - Dongting Lake Flood Dynamics
Assessing flood- wetland- and land-use dynamics of Dongting Lake, China
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Lead Investigators:
Prof. LI Jing
College of Disaster Reduction and Emergency Management
Beijing Normal University
China
Dr. Claudia Kuenzer
German Remote Data Sensing Centre (DFD)
German Aerospace Centere (DLR)
Germany
Co-investigators:
Dr. JIANG Weiguo
College of Disaster Reduction and Emergency Management
Beijing Normal University
China
Dr. YANG Bo
College of Resource and Environment Science - HUNNU
China
Juliane Huth
German Remote Data Sensing Centre (DFD)
German Aerospace Centere (DLR)
Germany
Mr. Tim Funkenberg
University of Wuerzburg
Germany
Ice
10302 - Himalayan Glacier Dynamics
Past, Present and Future Dynamic of Glaciers in the Himalaya, Tibet and Tienshan Regions from Earth Observations and Field Missions
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Lead Investigators:
Prof. CHENG Xiao
Beijing Normal University
China
Prof. LIU Shiyin
Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, CAS
China
Dr. Noel Gourmelen
School of GeoSciences
University of Edinburgh
Drummond Street
Edinburgh UK
Dr. Tobias Bolch
TU Dresden - Gamma Remote Sensing
Germany
Dr. Urs Wegmuller
Gamma Remote Sensing AG
Switzerland
Co-investigators:
Prof. YE Qinghua
Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research
Chinese Academy of Sciences
China
Prof. Jean-Marie Nicolas
Telecom ParisTech
France
Prof. Emmanuel Trouve
LISTIC - Université de Savoie
France
Prof. Manfred Buchroithner
Technical University Dresden
Germany
Prof. Andrew Shepherd
University of Leeds
United Kingdom
10501 - Sea Ice Monitoring
Techniques for Sea Ice Characteristics Extraction and Sea Ice Monitoring using Multi-Sensor Satellite Data in the Bohai Sea
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Lead Investigators:
Prof. ZHANG Xi
First Institute of Oceanography
State Oceanic Administration
China
Dr. Wolfgang Dierking
Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Germany
Co-investigators:
Dr. JI Yonggang
First Institute of Oceanography
State Oceanic Administration
China
Dr. Markku Simila
Finnish Meteorological Institute
Finland
10612 - Glacier Change
Glacier Change and its Hydrological Effects in the Yigong Zangbo & Palong Zangbo Catchments
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Lead Investigators:
Prof. KE Changqing
School of Geographic & Oceanographic Sciences
Nanjing University
China
Prof. Ralf Ludwig
Department of Geography
Ludwig-Maximilian-University Munich
Germany
Co-investigators:
Prof. JU Weimin
International Earth System Science Institute
Nanjing University
China
Prof. DU Peijun, Dr. LIU Yongxue, Dr. CHENG Liang;
PhD Students: Mr ZHANG Dong, Mr ZHANG Zuobang, Mr KOU Cheng, Mr ZHANG Rui, Mr TAO Anqi, Miss DENG Juan, Mr LI Lanyu, Mr SHA Hifeng
Department of Geographic Information Science
Nanjing University
China
Prof. LI Xin, Prof. WANG Jiang, Prof. LIU Shiyin
Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute
Chinese Academy of Sciences
China
Prof. TIAN Lide and Prof. XU Baiqing
Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research (ITP/CAS) China
Prof. SUN Bo
Polar Research Institute of China
China
Prof. Karsten Schulz and Mr. Philip Marzahn
Department of Geography
Ludwig-Maximilian-University Munich
Germany
10674 - Cryosphere Dynamics - Tibetan Plateau
Monitoring Cryosphere Dynamics in the Tibetan Plateau with Integrated Earth Observation
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Lead Investigators:
Prof. LIN Hui
Institute of Space and Earth Information Science
Chinese University of Hong Kong
China
Dr. Michael Eineder
Remote Sensing Technology Institute (IMF)
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Germany
Co-investigators:
Dr. CHEN Fulong and Dr. CHEN Min
Institute of Space and Earth Information Science
Chinese University of Hong Kong
China
Prof. WU Qingbai and Prof. GUO Jianwen
Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute
Chinese Academy of Sciences
China
Prof. JIANG Liming, Prof. WANG Hansheng, Prof. SHEN Qiang
Institute of Geodesy and Geophysics
Chinese Academy of Sciences
China
Prof. ZHANG Hong and Prof. WANG Chao
Center for Earth Observation and Digital Earth
Chinese Academy of Sciences
China
Dr. Dana Floricioiu
Remote Sensing Technology Institute (IMF)
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Germany
Prof. MENG Liqiu
Technical University Munich
Germany
Prof. Andy Hooper
Delft University of Technology
Netherlands
Land and Environment
10367 - Desertification
Desertification monitoring and assessment based on remote sensing
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Lead Investigators:
Prof. GAO Zhihai
IFRIT - Chinese Academy of Forestry
China
Prof. BAO Yuhai
State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing and GIS
Inner Mongolia Normal University
China
Dr. Gabriel Del Barrio
Estacion Experimental de Zonas Aridas (CSIC)
Spain
Co-investigators:
Dr. LI Xiaosong
Institute of Remote Sensing Applications (IRSA)
Chinese Academy of Sciences
China
Dr. Wang Bengyu
Institute of Forest Resource Information Techniques, CAF
China
Prof. Juan Puigdefabregas
Estacion Experimental de Zonas Aridas (CSIC)
Spain
10510 - MONITOR
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Lead Investigators:
Prof. GONG Huili
College of Resource Environment and Tourism
Capital Normal University
China
Prof. Dimosthenis Asimakopoulos
University of Athens
Greece
Co-investigators:
SUN Hao, Prof. CHEN Yunhao, WANG Mengjie
College of Resources Science and Technology
Beijing Normal University
China
Prof. ZHANG Youquan
Institution College of Resource Environment and Tourism
China
Prof. LI Jing
College of Resources Science and Technology
Beijing Normal University
China
Prof. Constantinos Cartalis (External Advisor), Dr. Marina Stathopoulou
Department of Physics
University of Athens
Greece
Dr. Michael Petrakis
National Observatory of Athens
Greece
Dr. Nektarios Chrysoulakis
Institute of Applied and Computational Mathematics - FORTH
Greece
10515 - Epidemics' Monitoring
Monitoring and early warning of epidemic diseases in China by Earth observation data mining
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Lead Investigators:
Prof. LI Chuanrong
Academy of Opto-Electronics
Chinese Academy of Sciences
China
Dr. BI Yaxin
University of Ulster
United Kingdom
Co-investigators:
Prof. ZHOU Xiaonong
NIPD - Chinese Center for Diseases Control and Prevention
China
10650 - Land Subsidence Monitoring
Mapping land subsidence with multi-frequency time series SAR images
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Lead Investigators:
Dr. ZHANG Yonghong
Chinese Academy of Surveying and Mapping
China
Dr. Michael Eineder
Remote Sensing Technology Institute
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Germany
Co-investigators:
Dr. ZHANG Jixian
Chinese Academy of Surveying and Mapping
China
10666 - Forest DRAGON 3
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Lead Investigators:
Prof. LI Zengyuan
Chinese Academy of Forestry
China
Prof. Christiana Cornelia Schmullius
Friedrich-Schiller University Jena
Department for Earth Observation
Germany
Co-investigators:
Dr. PANG Yong and Prof. CHEN Erxue
Chinese Academy of Forestry
China
Prof. Maurizio Santoro
Gamma Remote Sensing
Switzerland
Prof. Hooman Latifi
Department Remote Sensing and Landscape Information Systems
University of Freiburg
Germany
10676 - Forest Modelling
Satellite Data-based Modelling of Forest Eco-system Services of Forest Areas in China
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Lead Investigators:
Prof. Xiaoli Zhang Department of Forestry Management Beijing Forestry University China
Prof. Barbara Koch Department of Remote Sensing and Landscape Information Systems University of Freiburg Germany
Co-investigators:
Dr. Yunsheng Wang Deutsche Gesellschaft für International Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH China
10695 - Urban Development & Climate
Multitemporal Multisensor analysis of urban agglomeration and climate impact in China for sustainable development
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Lead Investigators:
Prof. GONG Peng
Center for Earth System Science
Tsinghua University
China
Prof. Yifang Ban
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Sweden
Co-investigators:
Prof. DU Peijun
Nanjing University
China
Dr. Hannes Taubenböck
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Germany
Prof. Paolo Gamba
University of Pavia
Italy
Methods
10609 - POLINSAR
Techniques for deriving land use - Land cover and forest information from polarimetric SAR interferometry
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Lead Investigators:
Prof. CHEN Erxue Institute of Forest Resources Information Techniques Chinese Academy of Forestry China
Prof. Eric Pottier IETR - UMR6164 University of Rennes 1 France
Co-investigators:
Dr. LI Xinwu and Dr. ZHANG Lu Center for Earth Observation and Digital Earth Chinese Academy of Sciences China
LI Yang, Prof. XIANG Maosheng, Prof. HONG Wen Institute of Electronics Chinese Academy of Sciences (IECAS) - NKLMIT China
Prof. LI Zengyuan Institute of Forest Resources Information Techniques China
Dr. Thuy le Toan CESBIO (CNRS-CNES - University Paul Sabatier) France
Dr. Kostas Papathanassiou German Aerospace Center (DLR) Germany
Prof. Juan Manuel Lopez-Sanchez IUII - University of Alicante Spain
Prof. Irena Hajnsek ETH Zurich - Institute of Environmental Engineering Switzerland
Oceanography
10412 - Ocean Resources & Microwave RS
Microwave remote sensing of China seas and coastal zones and application in ocean renewable resource evaluation
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Lead Investigators:
Dr. YANG Jingsong
Second Institute of Oceanography, SOA
China
Dr. MENG Junmin
The First Institute of Oceanography, SOA
China
Dr. Bertrand Chapron
IFREMER
France
Dr. Fabrice Collard
Oceandatalab
France
Co-investigators:
Dr. DING Xianwen
Shanghai Ocean University
China
Dr. CHONG Jinsong
Institute of Electronics
Chinese Academy of Sciences
China
Dr. HE Zhiguo
Zhejiang University
China
Prof. Werner Alpers
University of Hamburg
Germany
Dr. Johnny Johannessen
Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Centre
Norway
10466 - Applications of RA data
Study on the sea-level, ocean tide, ocean wave and mesoscale eddy in the Chinese Sea and monitoring elevation changes of glaciers and lakes in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
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Lead Investigators:
Dr. YANG Jungang
First Institute of Oceanography, SOA
China
Prof. LIAO Jingjuan
Center for Earth Observation and Digital Earth
Chinese Academy of Science
China
Mr. Bernard Martinez
isardSAT S.L
Spain
Co-investigators:
TAO Zeng
Beijing Institute of Technology
China
Mr. Albert Garcia
isardSAT S.L
Spain
10580 - Marine Safety & Security
Satellite based marine safety and security in the China and European seas
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Lead Investigators:
Prof. HE Mingxia
Ocean University of China - Qingdao
China
Dr. Susanne Lehner
German Aerospace Center
Germany
Co-investigators:
Prof. DONG Qing
Center for Earth Observation and Digital Earth
Chinese Academy of Sciences
China
Prof. HE Yijun and Prof. ZHANG Biao
Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology
China
Dr. Kan Zeng
Ocean University of China
Qingdao
China
Dr. Wolfgang Rosenthal
GAUSS mbH/Hochschule Bremen University of Applied Science
Germany
Dr. LI Xiaoming
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Germany
10689 - Oil Spill Monitoring
Research on effective remote sensing image processing technologies and methodologies for oil spill monitoring
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Lead Investigators:
Dr. WEI Yongliang
College of Marine Sciences
Shanghai Ocean University (SHOU)
China
Prof. CHI Mingmin
Fudan University
China
Dr. Ferdinando Nunziata
Universita di Napoli Parthenope
Italy
Prof. Jon Atli Benediktsson
University of Iceland
Iceland
Co-investigators:
Dr. DING Xianwen and Prof. YANG Hong
College of Marine Sciences
Shanghai Ocean University (SHOU)
China
Prof. YANG Jinsong
The Second Institute of Oceanography
State Oceanic Administration (SOA)
China
Dr. TANG Zeyan
Prediction Center of East China Sea
State Oceanic Administration (SOA)
China
Prof. DU Peijun
Department of Geoinformatics
China
Prof. WANG Cheng
Xiamen University
China
Prof. WANG Shuang
Institute of Intelligent Information Processing
Xidian University (XDU)
China
Prof. Maurizio Migliaccio and Dr. Andrea Buono
Universita di Napoli Parthenope
Dipartimento per le Technologie
Italy
Prof. Antonio Plaza
University of Extremadura
Escuela Politecnica de Ceceres
Spain
Renewable Resources
10448 - Farmland Drought
Farmland drought monitoring and prediction based on multi-source remote sensing data
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Lead Investigators:
Dr. YANG Guijun Beijing Research Center for Information Technology in Agriculture China
Dr. Stefano Pignatti National Research Council of Italy Institute of Environmental Analysis Italy
Co-investigators:
YANG Hao, Prof. WANG Jihua, Dr. LONG Huiling, Prof. HUANG Wenjiang Beijing Research Center for Information Technology in Agriculture China
Dr. Federico Santini and Dr. Angelo Palombo National Research Council of Italy Institute of Environmental Analysis Italy
Dr. Raffaele Casa University of Tuscia Dipartimento di Scienze e Technologie per l'Agricoltura Italy
Dr. Simone Pascucci CNR IMAA Italy
10549 - Forest Change Monitoring
Monitoring forest change in China and SE Asia using Sentinel-1 SAR
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Lead Investigators:
Dr. TAN Bingxiang
Institute of Forest Resources Information Technique, CAF
China
Mr. Mike Wooding
Remote Sensing Application Consultants Ltd.
United Kingdom
Co-investigators:
Mr. Timothy Pearson
Remote Sensing Application Consultants Ltd.
United Kingdom
Prof. Shaun Quegan
Centre for Terrestrial Carbon Dynamics (CTCD)
University of Sheffield
United Kingdom
10605 - Crop Production Estimation
Land surface biophysical variables and crop production estimation from remote sensing data
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Lead Investigators:
Prof. WU Bingfang Institute of Remote Sensing Applications Chinese Academy of Sciences China
Dr. Qinghan Dong Department of Earth Observation Flemish Institute for Technological Research Belgium
Co-investigators:
Dr. LIU Suhong School of Geography Beijing Normal University China
Dr. WANG Limin IARRP - Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences China
Dr. FAN Jinlong National Satellite Meteorological Center China Meteorological Administration China
Prof. Alfred Stein ITC - University of Twente Netherlands
10640 - Crops' Monitoring
Crop assessment with the combined utilization of the ENVISAT-MERIS and FY-3 MERSI data
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Lead Investigators:
Dr. FAN Jinlong National Satellite Meteorological Center China
Prof. Pierre Defourny Universite Catholique de Louvain Belgium
10667 - Forest Resources Research
Towards up-to-date wide-area information about forest resources
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Lead Investigators:
Prof. HUANG Guoman Chinese Academy of Surveying and Mapping China
Dr. Mika Karjalainen Finnish Geodetic Institute Finland
Co-investigators:
Dr. ZHAO Zheng Chinese Academy of Surveying and Mapping China
Prof. Markus Holopainen University of Helsinki Finland
Prof. Juha Hyyppä and Dr. Sanna Kaasalainen Finnish Geodetic Institute Finland
10668 - LU Change & Water Quality
Detection of land-use change and its relationship to water quality features and potential fishing grounds by using multi-source and multi-scale remote sensing imagery
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Lead Investigators:
Prof. GONG Jianhua Institute of Remote Sensing Applications Chinese Academy of Sciences China
Dr. Apostolos Sarris Laboratory of Geophysical - Satellite Remote Sensing and Archaeo-Environment Foundation for Research and Technology, Hellas (F.O.R.T.H.) Institute for Mediterranean Studies (I.M.S.) Greece
Co-investigators:
Dr. LI Yi Institute of Remote Sensing Applications Chinese Academy of Sciences China
Prof. LIU Qigen and Prof. LIU Chunjiang Shanghai Ocean University China
Dr. Abdoul Nasser Ibrahim Zheijiang - Chinese Academy of Sciences Application Center for Geoinformatics (IRSA) China
Associate Prof. SHEN Guangrong Shanghai Jiao Tong University China
Prof. CHENG Tao University College London United Kingdom
Dr. Andrew Gill Cranfield University United Kingdom
Topographic Mapping
10569 - Terrain Measurement
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Lead Investigators:
Prof. LI Deren
State Key Laboratory of Information Engineering in Surveying, Mapping and Remote Sensing
Wuhan University China
Prof. Fabio Rocca
Dipartimento di Elettronica ed Informazione
Politecnico di Milano
Italy
Co-investigators:
Prof. LIAO Mingsheng
LIESMARS - Wuhan University
China
Prof. Claudio Prati
Dipartimento di Elettronica ed Informazione
Politecnico di Milano
Italy
Dr. Stefano Tebaldini, Prof. Andrea Monti Guerrieri, Dr. Simone Mancon
Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering
Politecnico di Milano
Italy