AOGS 2026 Call for Abstract (Aug. 2-7, Japan)

[Chengquan Huang]

We invite you to present your excellent work at the following special session of AOGS2026 (Asia Oceania Geosciences Society):

Session IG41: Remote Sensing for Water and Carbon Cycle Studies and Applications

Dates: 02 to 07 August, 2026

Location: Fukuoka International Congress Centre, Japan

Abstract Submission Opens: 03 November 2025

Abstract Submission Deadline: 23 January 2026 (11:55 PM Singapore Time, GMT+8)

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Session description: Remote sensing has become instrumental to the study of water, energy and carbon cycles, providing key inputs for parameterizing, calibrating, and validating a wide range of models designed to advance numerical weather forecast, surface hydrology, climate change research, and ecological applications. Many satellite missions have been fundamental to rapid progress in global water and carbon cycle research, including NASA’s SMAP and SWOT, ESA’s SMOS and Sentinel-3, EUMETSAT’s MetOp and MetOp-SG, JAXA’s GCOM-W and GOSAT, CMA’s Fengyun-3G, NOAA’s Suomi-NPP and JPSS, various geostationary satellites launched by different countries and organizations, as well as the legacy satellites of these missions. High spatial resolution satellites such as Landsats 8 and 9, Sentinel-1, Sentinel-2, GEDI and ICESAT-2, ECOSTRESS, as well as numerous small satellites can provide critical spatial-temporal details. Transmitted Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signals may provide new approaches for low-cost hydrological monitoring. NISAR, Biomass, and other missions launched in 2025 will greatly facilitate continuous, near real time monitoring and forecast of important carbon and water cycle processes. Additionally, many ground-based and/or airborne experiments have been carried out to explore new technology for monitoring water and carbon cycle processes or to collect critical measurements needed to calibrate and/or validate satellite data products. This session solicitates contributions on recent advances in water and carbon cycle research based on remote sensing, field measurements, and model simulations. Example topics include but are not limited to: 1) development, validation, and application of satellite-based water and carbon cycle data products using process models, machine learning algorithms, big data analytics, data fusion, and data assimilation methods; 2) improved monitoring, understanding, and prediction of severe hazards related to water and carbon cycle processes; and 3) insights on the impact of changes in water and carbon cycle due to climatic or environmental changes.