The observation of Earth by satellites plays a critical role in helping us to understand how climate change has impacted our natural and built environments, and for providing crucial information for modelling the severity of potential future climate change related impacts. Satellites can provide consistent and routine coverage over large spatial regions reducing the need for extensive field measurements which can be time consuming and expensive, or just not feasible over large and potentially inaccessible areas. The specific applications for satellite images in the context of climate change are numerous in both the terrestrial and marine domains. Examples include mapping land cover transformation, monitoring deforestation and forest degradation, assessing the impacts of climate shocks and stressors on agricultural productivity, and assessing the impact of sea level rise on the carbon storage potential of coastal ecosystems.
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