Introduction To Microwave Remote Sensing

Author : Iain H. Woodhouse
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1351988557
Total Pages : 383 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Introduction to Microwave Remote Sensing written by Iain H. Woodhouse and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-07-12 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction to Microwave Remote Sensing offers an extensive overview of this versatile and extremely precise technology for technically oriented undergraduates and graduate students. This textbook emphasizes an important shift in conceptualization and directs it toward students with prior knowledge of optical remote sensing: the author dispels any linkage between microwave and optical remote sensing. Instead, he constructs the concept of microwave remote sensing by comparing it to the process of audio perception, explaining the workings of the ear as a metaphor for microwave instrumentation. This volume takes an “application-driven” approach. Instead of describing the technology and then its uses, this textbook justifies the need for measurement then explains how microwave technology addresses this need. Following a brief summary of the field and a history of the use of microwaves, the book explores the physical properties of microwaves and the polarimetric properties of electromagnetic waves. It examines the interaction of microwaves with matter, analyzes passive atmospheric and passive surface measurements, and describes the operation of altimeters and scatterometers. The textbook concludes by explaining how high resolution images are created using radars, and how techniques of interferometry can be applied to both passive and active sensors.

Author : Iain H. Woodhouse
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781315272573
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Introduction to Microwave Remote Sensing written by Iain H. Woodhouse and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : I. H. Woodhouse
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780367225148
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Author : Victor Raizer
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 149876777X
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Advances in Passive Microwave Remote Sensing of Oceans written by Victor Raizer and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-03-27 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book demonstrates the capabilities of passive microwave technique for enhanced observations of ocean features, including the detection of (sub)surface events and/or disturbances while laying out the benefits and boundaries of these methods. It represents not only an introduction and complete description of the main principles of ocean microwave radiometry and imagery, but also provides guidance for further experimental studies. Furthermore, it expands the analysis of remote sensing methods, models, and techniques and focuses on a high-resolution multiband imaging observation concept. Such an advanced approach provides readers with a new level of geophysical information and data acquisition granting the opportunity to improve their expertise on advanced microwave technology, now an indispensable tool for diagnostics of ocean phenomena and disturbances.

Author : Charles Elachi
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0471783382
Total Pages : 572 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Introduction to the Physics and Techniques of Remote Sensing written by Charles Elachi and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2006-05-11 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The science and engineering of remote sensing--theory and applications The Second Edition of this authoritative book offers readers the essential science and engineering foundation needed to understand remote sensing and apply it in real-world situations. Thoroughly updated to reflect the tremendous technological leaps made since the publication of the first edition, this book covers the gamut of knowledge and skills needed to work in this dynamic field, including: * Physics involved in wave-matter interaction, the building blocks for interpreting data * Techniques used to collect data * Remote sensing applications The authors have carefully structured and organized the book to introduce readers to the basics, and then move on to more advanced applications. Following an introduction, Chapter 2 sets forth the basic properties of electromagnetic waves and their interactions with matter. Chapters 3 through 7 cover the use of remote sensing in solid surface studies, including oceans. Each chapter covers one major part of the electromagnetic spectrum (e.g., visible/near infrared, thermal infrared, passive microwave, and active microwave). Chapters 8 through 12 then cover remote sensing in the study of atmospheres and ionospheres. Each chapter first presents the basic interaction mechanism, followed by techniques to acquire, measure, and study the information, or waves, emanating from the medium under investigation. In most cases, a specific advanced sensor is used for illustration. The book is generously illustrated with fifty percent new figures. Numerous illustrations are reproduced in a separate section of color plates. Examples of data acquired from spaceborne sensors are included throughout. Finally, a set of exercises, along with a solutions manual, is provided. This book is based on an upper-level undergraduate and first-year graduate course taught by the authors at the California Institute of Technology. Because of the multidisciplinary nature of the field and its applications, it is appropriate for students in electrical engineering, applied physics, geology, planetary science, astronomy, and aeronautics. It is also recommended for any engineer or scientist interested in working in this exciting field.

Author : Fawwaz Tayssir Ulaby
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Microwave Remote Sensing: Microwave remote sensing fundamentals and radiometry written by Fawwaz Tayssir Ulaby and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Nicolas Baghdadi
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0081017685
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Microwave Remote Sensing of Land Surfaces written by Nicolas Baghdadi and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2016-11-08 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Microwave Remote Sensing of Land Surface: Techniques and Methods brings essential coverage of the space techniques of observation on continental surfaces. The authors explore major applications and provide detailed chapters on physical principles, physics of measurement, and data processing for each technique, bringing readers up-to-date descriptions of techniques used by leading scientists in the field of remote sensing and Earth observation. Presents clear-and-concise descriptions of modern methods Explores current remote sensing techniques that include physical aspects of measurement (theory) and their applications Provides physical principles, measurement, and data processing chapters that are included for each technique described

Author : Fawwaz Tayssir Ulaby
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 648 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Microwave Remote Sensing: Radar remote sensing and surface scattering and emission theory written by Fawwaz Tayssir Ulaby and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : William Emery
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0128092599
Total Pages : 860 pages
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Download or read book Introduction to Satellite Remote Sensing written by William Emery and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2017-08-30 with total page 860 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction to Satellite Remote Sensing: Atmosphere, Ocean and Land Applications is the first reference book to cover ocean applications, atmospheric applications, and land applications of remote sensing. Applications of remote sensing data are finding increasing application in fields as diverse as wildlife ecology and coastal recreation management. The technology engages electromagnetic sensors to measure and monitor changes in the earth’s surface and atmosphere. The book opens with an introduction to the history of remote sensing, starting from when the phrase was first coined. It goes on to discuss the basic concepts of the various systems, including atmospheric and ocean, then closes with a detailed section on land applications. Due to the cross disciplinary nature of the authors’ experience and the content covered, this is a must have reference book for all practitioners and students requiring an introduction to the field of remote sensing. Provides study questions at the end of each chapter to aid learning Covers all satellite remote sensing technologies, allowing readers to use the text as instructional material Includes the most recent technologies and their applications, allowing the reader to stay up-to-date Delves into laser sensing (LIDAR) and commercial satellites (DigitalGlobe) Presents examples of specific satellite missions, including those in which new technology has been introduced

Author : Leung Tsang
Publisher : Wiley-Interscience
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 640 pages
Book Rating : 4.2D/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Theory of Microwave Remote Sensing written by Leung Tsang and published by Wiley-Interscience. This book was released on 1985-07-17 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first single-volume guide to the theoretical underpinnings and practical applications of microwave remote sensing, combining detailed coverage of mathematical derivations relevant to propagation and scattering in physical media with physical examples and practical applications to microwave theory. Covers scattering and emission by layered media, radiative transfer theory, solutions to radiative transfer equations with applications to remote sensing, analytic wave theory for scattering by layered random media, and scattering by random discrete scatterers.