Fundamentals of satellite remote sensing : an environmental approach /: an environmental approach. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Emilio Chuvieco.
• Authors: Chuvieco, Emilio
• Contents: Introduction; Definition and Objectives; Historical Background; International Space Law; Benefits of Environmental Monitoring from Satellite Sensors; Sources of Information on Remote Sensing Data; Review Questions; ; Physical Principles of Remote Sensing; Fundamentals of Remote Sensing Signals; Electromagnetic Spectrum; Terms and Units of Measurement; Electromagnetic Radiation Laws; Spectral Signatures in the Solar Spectrum; Thermal Infrared Domain; Microwave Region; Atmospheric Interactions; Review Questions; ; Sensors and Remote Sensing Satellites; Resolution of a Sensor System; Passive Sensors; Active Sensors; Satellite Remote Sensing Missions; Review Questions; ; Basis for Analyzing EO Satellite Images; Constraints in Using Remote Sensing Data; Types of Interpretation; Organization of Remote Sensing Project; Interpretation Phase; Presentation of Study Areas; Review Questions; ; Visual Interpretation; Characteristics of Photographic Images; Feature Identification; Criteria for Visual Interpretation; Elements of Visual Analysis; Review Questions; ; Digital Image Processing (I): Enhancements and Corrections; Structure of a Digital Image; Media and Data Organization; Digital Image Processing Systems; General File Operations; Visual Enhancements; Geometric Corrections; Radiometric Corrections; Image Fusion Methods; Review Questions; ; Digital Image Processing (II): Generation of Derived Variables; Generation of Continuous Variables; Digital Image Classification; Techniques of Multitemporal Analysis; Analysis of Spatial Properties; Review Questions; ; Validation; Relevance of Validating Results; Sources of Error; Methods to Estimate Accuracy; Sampling Design; Gathering Information; Validating Interval-Scale Variables; Validating Classified Images; Review Questions; ; Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems; Trends in GIS and Remote Sensing Development; GIS as Input for RS Interpretation; RS as Input for GIS; Integration of Satellite Images and GIS; Review Questions; Appendix; References;
• Edition: Second edition
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (colour)
• Subjects: 621.3678; Remote sensing; Remote sensing -- Environmental aspects; Environmental monitoring -- Remote sensing; Global environmental change -- Remote sensing
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781498728072
• Related ISBNs: 9781498728058; 9781498728096
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; item not viewed.
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