Mountains cover approximately one fourth of the global land surface and play an important role in the Earth’s ecological, social, and environmental values. Mountains are sensitive to climate change and have been undergoing considerable changes in vegetation cover, surface temperature, snow/ice cover, many of which are associated with human activities. The recent development of ground observation instruments and techniques, radiative transfer modeling theories, remote sensing retrieval algorithms, and satellite products, has allowed for more climate and ecological applications and therefore a better understanding of changes in global mountains. To document some of the recent research progress, the journal Geo-Spatial Information Science plans to organize a special issue entitled ‘Mountain Quantitative Remote Sensing for Terrestrial Ecosystems: Observations, Algorithms, Products, and Ecological Applications’. The issue welcomes contributions that are related to the following aspects:
- Ground-based and UAV-based observations for structural and physiological parameters in mountain ecosystems
- Remote sensing modelling and retrieval methods for ecosystem parameters over rugged terrain
- Spatial and temporal upscaling/downscaling methodology and data fusion
- Global and regional satellite product development for mountain ecosystems
- Remotely-sensed-data applications for ecology and evolution of mountain ecosystems under climate change
Submission Instructions
All submissions will be peer reviewed according to the Geo-spatial Information Science (GSIS) guidelines. Submitted manuscripts should not have been published or be under review elsewhere. Prospective authors should consult the Instructions for Authors page on the journal homepage for guidelines and information on paper formatting and submission.
Authors should submit manuscripts using the GSIS submission portal. Please select”Mountain Quantitative Remote Sensing for Terrestrial Ecosystems: Observations, Algorithms, Products, and Ecological Applications” in the space provided on the submission form for the name of the special issue.
Submission to this special issue does not guarantee acceptance; all submissions will undergo full peer review. GSIS is a fully open access journal and an article publishing charge will be applied if your manuscript is accepted for publication.
Manuscript deadline is 31 July 2025.