Spaceborne GNSS Reflectometry for Vegetation and Inland Water Monitoring: Progress, Challenges, Opportunities, and Potential
Global navigation satellite system reflectometry (GNSS-R) uses the reflection characteristics of navigation satellite signals reflected from the earth’s surface to provide an innovative tool for remote sensing, especially for monitoring surface and atmospheric environmental variables, such as wind s...
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| description | Global navigation satellite system reflectometry (GNSS-R) uses the reflection characteristics of navigation satellite signals reflected from the earth’s surface to provide an innovative tool for remote sensing, especially for monitoring surface and atmospheric environmental variables, such as wind speed, soil moisture, vegetation, and sea ice parameters. This paper focuses on the current application and future potential of spaceborne GNSS-R in vegetation remote sensing and the retrieval of inland water environmental and physical parameters. This paper reviews the technical progress of GNSS-R in detail, from early feasibility studies to multiple application examples at this stage, from the United Kingdom Disaster Monitoring Constellation (UK-DMC) satellite in 2003 to other recent GNSS-R missions. These cases demonstrate the unique advantages of GNSS-R in terms of global coverage, low cost, and real-time monitoring. This paper explores the application of GNSS-R technology in vegetation parameters and inland water monitoring, especially its potential in vegetation parameters and surface water monitoring applications. The article also mentioned that the accuracy and efficiency of parameter retrieval can be significantly improved by improving models and algorithms, such as using neural networks and data fusion technology. Finally, the article points out the future direction of spaceborne GNSS-R technology in vegetation remote sensing and the retrieval of inland water environment and physical parameters, including expanding its application areas to a broader range of environmental monitoring and resource management. It emphasized its essential role in monitoring the global ecosystem and monitoring water resources. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-49705cc51a3d4aab82b751be8e7a2b502025-08-20T03:08:59ZengMDPI AGRemote Sensing2072-42922025-03-01177119910.3390/rs17071199Spaceborne GNSS Reflectometry for Vegetation and Inland Water Monitoring: Progress, Challenges, Opportunities, and PotentialJiaxi Xie0Jinwei Bu1Huan Li2Qiulan Wang3Faculty of Land Resources Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, ChinaFaculty of Land Resources Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, ChinaFaculty of Land Resources Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, ChinaFaculty of Land Resources Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, ChinaGlobal navigation satellite system reflectometry (GNSS-R) uses the reflection characteristics of navigation satellite signals reflected from the earth’s surface to provide an innovative tool for remote sensing, especially for monitoring surface and atmospheric environmental variables, such as wind speed, soil moisture, vegetation, and sea ice parameters. This paper focuses on the current application and future potential of spaceborne GNSS-R in vegetation remote sensing and the retrieval of inland water environmental and physical parameters. This paper reviews the technical progress of GNSS-R in detail, from early feasibility studies to multiple application examples at this stage, from the United Kingdom Disaster Monitoring Constellation (UK-DMC) satellite in 2003 to other recent GNSS-R missions. These cases demonstrate the unique advantages of GNSS-R in terms of global coverage, low cost, and real-time monitoring. This paper explores the application of GNSS-R technology in vegetation parameters and inland water monitoring, especially its potential in vegetation parameters and surface water monitoring applications. The article also mentioned that the accuracy and efficiency of parameter retrieval can be significantly improved by improving models and algorithms, such as using neural networks and data fusion technology. Finally, the article points out the future direction of spaceborne GNSS-R technology in vegetation remote sensing and the retrieval of inland water environment and physical parameters, including expanding its application areas to a broader range of environmental monitoring and resource management. It emphasized its essential role in monitoring the global ecosystem and monitoring water resources.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/17/7/1199spaceborne GNSS-Rinland water monitoringretrieval of environmental physical parametersecological protectionresource managementenvironmental monitoring |
| spellingShingle | Jiaxi Xie Jinwei Bu Huan Li Qiulan Wang Spaceborne GNSS Reflectometry for Vegetation and Inland Water Monitoring: Progress, Challenges, Opportunities, and Potential Remote Sensing spaceborne GNSS-R inland water monitoring retrieval of environmental physical parameters ecological protection resource management environmental monitoring |
| title | Spaceborne GNSS Reflectometry for Vegetation and Inland Water Monitoring: Progress, Challenges, Opportunities, and Potential |
| title_full | Spaceborne GNSS Reflectometry for Vegetation and Inland Water Monitoring: Progress, Challenges, Opportunities, and Potential |
| title_fullStr | Spaceborne GNSS Reflectometry for Vegetation and Inland Water Monitoring: Progress, Challenges, Opportunities, and Potential |
| title_full_unstemmed | Spaceborne GNSS Reflectometry for Vegetation and Inland Water Monitoring: Progress, Challenges, Opportunities, and Potential |
| title_short | Spaceborne GNSS Reflectometry for Vegetation and Inland Water Monitoring: Progress, Challenges, Opportunities, and Potential |
| title_sort | spaceborne gnss reflectometry for vegetation and inland water monitoring progress challenges opportunities and potential |
| topic | spaceborne GNSS-R inland water monitoring retrieval of environmental physical parameters ecological protection resource management environmental monitoring |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/17/7/1199 |
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