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Substantially revised and expanded, this new edition includes a discussion of the radiative transfer equation, atmospheric sounding techniques and interferometric radar, an expanded list of problems (with solutions), and a discussion of the Global Positioning System (GPS). This book forms the basis...

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Main Author: Rees, Gareth, 1959- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, U.K. ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
Remote sensing.
Remote Sensing Technology
Télédétection.
remote sensing.
Remote sensing
Fernerkundung
Physik
REMOTE SENSING.
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE TRANSMISSION.
DETECTION.
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION.
PHOTOGRAPHY.
SCANNERS.
Terre > Observations > Télédétection.
Online Access:Table of contents
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Summary:Substantially revised and expanded, this new edition includes a discussion of the radiative transfer equation, atmospheric sounding techniques and interferometric radar, an expanded list of problems (with solutions), and a discussion of the Global Positioning System (GPS). This book forms the basis of an introductory course in remote sensing. The main readership will be students and researchers in remote sensing, geography, cartography, surveying, meteorology, earth sciences and environmental sciences generally, as well as physicists, mathematicians and engineers.
Physical Description:xvi, 343 pages, 10 pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-320).
ISBN:0521660343
9780521660341
0521669480
9780521669481