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远程研究世界上需要监测能力的脆弱地区，这些地区的监测能力是地面仪器无法达到的。在这个项目中，我们将使用沿轨扫描辐射计系列仪器的第一个陆地表面温度气候数据记录，利用STFC的专业知识设计和校准，绘制整个印度恒河平原（IGP）的长期土地利用变化。快速增长的城市化、不断恶化的空气质量以及对地下水日益增长的需求，正给IGP地区的自然生态系统带来额外压力。最近，该地区被世界卫生组织（World Health Organisation）列为污染最严重的地区之一。由于英国的科学和技术社区正致力于为发展中国家提供社会和经济效益的研究，我们必须开发创新的方法，利用英国主导的EO科学来帮助发展中国家的政府和社区做出明智的决定，保护他们的天然食物和水资源，以及更有效的城市规划。此外，该项目旨在进一步发展STFC与EO之间的现有关系，并在印度的仪器仪表和技术社区之间建立新的合作伙伴关系。

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.