Characterising regimes of land stress across the Indo-Gangetic Plain using Earth Observation data

卫星平台上的地球观测传感器可用于对世界上需要地面仪器无法达到的监测能力的脆弱地区进行远程研究。在这个项目中，我们将使用的第一个陆地表面温度气候数据记录的沿着跟踪扫描辐射计系列仪器，设计和校准使用STFC的专业知识，映射长期土地利用变化的印度恒河平原（IGP）。快速的城市化进程、不断恶化的空气质量以及对地下水日益增长的需求，给IGP地区的自然生态系统带来了额外的压力。IGP地区最近被世界卫生组织列为污染最严重的地区之一。随着英国科技界致力于为发展中国家提供社会和经济效益的研究，我们必须开发创新方法，如何利用英国领导的生态环境科学来帮助发展中国家的政府和社区在保护其天然食物和水资源以及更有效的城市规划方面做出明智的决定。此外，该项目旨在进一步发展现有的关系，并在印度的STFC和EO，仪器仪表和技术社区之间建立新的伙伴关系。

Earth observation (EO) sensors on satellite platforms can be used to remotely study vulnerable regions of the world that are in need of monitoring capabilities on scales that cannot be attained by ground- based instruments. In this project we will use the first land surface temperature climate data record from the Along Track Scanning Radiometer series of instruments, designed and calibrated using STFC expertise, to map long-term land use changes across the Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP). Rapidly increasing urbanisation, degrading air quality and an increasing demand for groundwater is adding additional pressures to the natural ecosystem within the IGP, recently highlighted as one of the most polluted regions by the World Health Organisation.As science and technology communities in the UK are being directed towards research that provides social and economic benefits to developing nations, it is imperative that we develop innovative methods on how to use UK-led EO science to aid governments and communities in the developing world to make informed decisions about protecting their natural food and water resources and more effective urban planning. Additionally, this project aims to further develop existing relationships and create new partnerships between STFC and EO, instrumentation and technology communities in India.