Rajendran Sankaran received his PhD degree in Geology from the Bharathidasan University, India, in 1996. From 2002 to 2010, he was an Assistant Professor with the Department of Earth Sciences, Annamalai University, India. Currently, he is working in the Department of Earth Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman. His research interests involve mapping mineral and environmental resources of earth using remote sensing and GIS techniques. He has published several research papers and the books titled, “Hyperspectral Remote Sensing and Spectral Signature Applications”, “Mineral Exploration – Recent Strategies” in his field of research interest. Rajendran Sankaran received his PhD degree in Geology from the Bharathidasan University, India, in 1996. From 2002 to 2010, he was an Assistant Professor with the Department of Earth Sciences, Annamalai University, India. Currently, he is working in the Department of Earth Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman. His research interests involve mapping mineral and environmental resources of earth using remote sensing and GIS techniques. He has published several research papers and the books titled, “Hyperspectral Remote Sensing and Spectral Signature Applications”, “Mineral Exploration – Recent Strategies” in his field of research interest.

Earth Science and Climate Change