Introduction to Environmental Remote SensingTaking a detailed, non-mathematical approach to the principles on which remote sensing is based, this book progresses from the physical principles to the application of remote sensing. |
Contents
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| 19 | |
Radiation characteristics of natural phenomena | 42 |
Sensors for environmental monitoring | 57 |
Calibration evaluation and validation in remote sensing | 117 |
Remote sensing data interchangeability preprocessing and processing | 135 |
Analysis and interpretation of aerial photography | 151 |
Digital data handling | 165 |
Soils and landforms | 279 |
Sensor platforms sensor packages and satellite data distribution | 301 |
Rocks and mineral resources | 303 |
Ecology conservation and resource management | 321 |
Land use and crop production | 347 |
The built environment | 371 |
Hazards and disasters | 393 |
Problems and prospects | 415 |
Weather analysis and forecasting | 193 |
Global climatology | 221 |
Water in the environment | 245 |
Internet sources of further information | 433 |
Index | 447 |
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