| Description |
xiv, 426 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Monitoring the environment -- Physical bases of remote sensing -- Radiation characteristics of natural phenomena -- Sensors for environmental monitoring -- Sensor platforms, sensor packages and satellite data distribution -- Calibration, evaluation and validation in remote sensing -- Remote sensing data interchangeability, preprocessing and processing -- Analysis and interpretation of aerial photography -- Digital data handling -- Weather analysis and forecasting -- Global climatology -- Water in the environment -- Soils and landforms -- Rocks and mineral resources -- Ecology, conservation and resource management -- Land use and crop production -- The built environment -- Hazards and disasters -- Problems and prospects |
| Analysis |
Environmental studies Use of Remote sensing |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [403]-412) and index |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Geography -- Remote sensing.
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Remote sensing.
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Geography -- Remote sensing.
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Remote sensing.
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| Author |
Curtis, Leonard F. (Leonard Frank)
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| LC no. |
91036829 |
| ISBN |
0412371707 |
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