Introduction to satellite remote sensing : atmosphere, ocean, land and cryosphere applications / William Emery, Adriano Camps.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed September 6, 2017)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Front Cover; Introduction to Satellite Remote Sensing; Introduction to Satellite Remote Sensing: Atmosphere, Ocean, Land and Cryosphere Applications ; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; 1 -- THE HISTORY OF SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING ; 1.1 THE DEFINITION OF REMOTE SENSING; 1.2 THE HISTORY OF SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING; 1.2.1 THE NATURE OF LIGHT AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; 1.2.2 THE BIRTH OF EARTH-ORBITING SATELLITES; 1.2.3 THE FUTURE OF POLAR-ORBITING SATELLITES; 1.2.3.1 The Cross-Track Infrared Sounder; 1.2.4 OTHER HISTORICAL SATELLITE PROGRAMS; 1.2.4.1 The NIMBUS Program

1.2.4.2 The Landsat Program1.2.4.3 The Defense Meteorological Satellite Program; 1.2.4.4 Geostationary Weather Satellites; 1.2.4.4.1 GOES-R; 1.3 STUDY QUESTIONS; 2 -- BASIC ELECTROMAGNETIC CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS TO OPTICAL SENSORS ; 2.1 MAXWELL'S EQUATIONS; 2.2 THE BASICS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; 2.3 THE REMOTE SENSING PROCESS; 2.4 THE CHARACTER OF ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; 2.4.1 DEFINITION OF RADIOMETRIC TERMS; 2.4.2 POLARIZATION AND THE STOKES VECTOR; 2.4.3 REFLECTION AND REFRACTION AT THE INTERFACE OF TWO FLAT MEDIA; 2.4.4 BREWSTER'S ANGLE; 2.4.5 CRITICAL ANGLE

2.4.6 ALBEDO VERSUS REFLECTANCE2.5 ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM: DISTRIBUTION OF RADIANT ENERGIES; 2.5.1 GAMMA, X-RAY, AND ULTRAVIOLET PORTIONS OF THE ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM; 2.5.2 VISIBLE SPECTRUM; 2.5.3 THERMAL INFRARED SPECTRUM; 2.5.4 MICROWAVE SPECTRUM; 2.6 ATMOSPHERIC TRANSMISSION; 2.6.1 SPECTRAL WINDOWS; 2.6.2 ATMOSPHERIC EFFECTS; 2.6.2.1 Beer-Lambert Absorption Law; 2.6.2.2 Beer-Lambert Absorption Law: Opacity; 2.6.2.3 Atmospheric Scattering; 2.7 SENSORS TO MEASURE PARAMETERS OF THE EARTH'S SURFACE; 2.8 INCOMING SOLAR RADIATION; 2.9 INFRARED EMISSIONS

2.10 SURFACE REFLECTANCE: LAND TARGETS2.10.1 LAND SURFACE MIXTURES; 2.11 STUDY QUESTIONS; 3 -- OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEMS ; 3.1 PHYSICAL MEASUREMENT PRINCIPLES; 3.2 BASIC OPTICAL SYSTEMS; 3.2.1 PRISMS; 3.2.2 FILTER-WHEEL RADIOMETERS; 3.2.2.1 An Example: The Cloud Absorption Radiometer; 3.2.2.2 Filters; 3.2.3 GRATING SPECTROMETER; 3.2.4 INTERFEROMETER; 3.3 SPECTRAL RESOLVING POWER; THE RAYLEIGH CRITERION; 3.4 DETECTING THE SIGNAL; 3.5 VIGNETTING; 3.6 SCAN GEOMETRIES; 3.7 FIELD OF VIEW; 3.8 OPTICAL SENSOR CALIBRATION; 3.8.1 VISIBLE WAVELENGTHS CALIBRATION; 3.8.2 POLARIZATION FILTERS

3.9 LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING3.9.1 PHYSICS OF THE MEASUREMENT; 3.9.2 OPTICAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS; 3.9.3 APPLICATIONS OF LIDAR SYSTEMS; 3.9.4 WIND LIDAR; 3.9.4.1 Vector Wind Velocity Determination; 3.9.4.1.1 Velocity Azimuth Display LIDAR Vector Wind Method; 3.9.4.1.2 Doppler Beam Swinging LIDAR Vector Wind Method; 3.9.4.2 Direct Detection Doppler Wind LIDAR; 3.9.4.3 LIDAR Wind Summary; 3.10 STUDY QUESTIONS; 4 -- Microwave Radiometry; 4.1 Basic Concepts on Microwave Radiometry; 4.1.1 Blackbody Radiation; 4.1.2 Gray-body Radiation: Brightness Temperature and Emissivity

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.