Advanced environmental monitoring with remote sensing time series data and R Provides a step by step guide on how to use various publicly available remotely sensed time series data sources for environmental monitoring and assessment. Readers will learn how extract valuable information on global changes from a 20 year collection of ready to use remotely sensed data through the free open GIS and statistical software R. The case studies are from the Mediterranean region a designated hot spot regarding climate change effects. Each chapter is dedicated to specific remote sensing products chosen for their spatial resolution. The methods used are adapted from large scale to smaller scale problems for different land cover areas