Introduction to Remote Sensing (Hardcover, 2)

An Introduction to Remote Sensing
Introduction
Aircraft Versus Satellites
Weather Satellites
Observations of the Earth’s Surface
Communications and Data Collection Systems
Sensors and Instruments
Introduction
Electromagnetic Radiation
Visible and Near-Infrared Sensors
Thermal-Infrared Sensors
Microwave Sensors
Sonic Sensors
Satellite Systems
Introduction
Meteorological Remote Sensing Satellites
Nonmeteorological Remote Sensing Satellites
Resolution
Data Reception, Archiving, and Distribution
Introduction
Data Reception from the TIROS-N/NOAA Series of Satellites
Data Reception from Other Remote Sensing Satellites
Archiving and Distribution
Lasers and Airborne Remote Sensing Systems
Introduction
Early Airborne Lidar Systems
Lidar Bathymetry
Lidar for Land Surveys
Laser Fluorosensing
Airborne Gamma Ray Spectroscopy
Ground Wave and Sky Wave Radar Techniques
Introduction
The Radar Equation
Ground Wave Systems
Sky Wave Systems
Active Microwave Instruments
Introduction
The Altimeter
The Scatterometer
Synthetic Aperture Radar
Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar
Atmospheric Corrections to Passive
Satellite Remote Sensing Data
Introduction
Radiative Transfer Theory
Physical Processes Involved in Atmospheric Correction
Thermal-Infrared Scanners and Passive Microwave Scanners
Visible Wavelength Scanners
Image Processing
Introduction
Digital Image Displays
Image Processing Systems
Density Slicing
Image Processing Programs
Image Enhancement
Multispectral Images
Principal Components
Fourier Transforms
Applications of Remotely Sensed Data
Introduction
Applications to the Atmosphere
Applications to the Geosphere
Applications to the Biosphere
Applications to the Hydrosphere
Applications to the Cryosphere
Postscript
References
Bibliography