Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan. Ser. II

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Planning of the optimal observational systems is considered based on an experience gained from earth observation from space with the aim of developing a multi-purpose monitoring of the environment from space. The problem may be referred to meteorology, oceanology, hydrology, agriculture and geology.
The experience gained in the satellite meteorology (from both the automated and manned satellites) has been fully utilized for considering observation of physical parameters, minor gases and aerosol relevant to problems of weather prediction and climate.
Optimal planning of multi-purpose observations is considered from the theory of information and image recognition. It is expedient to use a measuring system providing with observations not less than in 5 spectral zones (three intervals in the visible and two in the near IR spectral region). The results testify to a great importance of the problem of optimal selection of the parameters for multi-purplse survey of natural objects from space. However, these results are only of methodical value because of arbitrariness of the data available on requirements to various parameters of the survey from space and inadequacy of the data set on the spectral reflectivity of natural formation. For the purpose of the present study, simulation experiments are further needed to model the selection for various problems of remote sensing from space.

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