Jukka Miettinen,^* Soo Chin Liew<sup>**


*</sup>Jukka Miettinen () obtained his PhD in Agriculture and Forestry from the University of Helsinki in 2007. He is a Research Scientist at the Centre for Remote Imaging, Sensing and Processing (CRISP) at the National University of Singapore (NUS). He coordinates a terrestrial ecosystem monitoring group which conducts studies aiming to develop monitoring methods and to provide information on the current status of ecosystems in insular Southeast Asia. Address: Centre for Remote Imaging, Sensing and Processing, National University of Singapore, Blk SOC-1 Level 2, Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119260, Singapore. e-mail: crsjim@nus.edu.sg
^**Soo Chin Liew obtained his PhD in physics from the University of Arizona in 1989. He is the Principal Research Scientist at the Centre for Remote Imaging, Sensing and Processing (CRISP) at the National University of Singapore (NUS). He leads the research activities of CRISP, covering a broad range of remote sensing topics from atmospheric modelling to marine studies and terrestrial monitoring. Address: Centre for Remote Imaging, Sensing and Processing, National University of Singapore, Blk SOC-1 Level 2, Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119260, Singapore. e-mail: scliew@nus.edu.sg