Remote sensing has become a pivotal technology for environmental sciences, providing faster, cost-effective, synoptic, repetitive and consistent data over large areas. In last years great emphasis has been given to the retrieval of specific biophysical vegetation parameters, among which the Leaf Area Index which plays a paramount role within important processes such as canopy radiation interception, evapotranspiration and net photosynthesis, being consequently a key input variable of many climate, hydrological and ecological models. This book point up how remote sensing information can be...