Remote Sensing Tools for Exploration Observing and Interpreting the Electromagnetic Spectrum /

• Main Authors: Clark, Pamela Elizabeth (Author), Rilee, Michael Lee (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2010.
• Subjects: Geography.; Earth sciences.; Geographical information systems.; Remote sensing.; Astrophysics.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; Geographical Information Systems/Cartography.; Earth Sciences, general.

This book is intended to cover remote sensing as a process applied to solar system exploration, with emphasis on understanding and utilizing the entire electromagnetic spectrum. The goal is to create a common ground for those individuals and groups involved in every aspect of remote sensing, represe...

Table of Contents:

• An Overview
• Principles of Remote Sensing
• Visible and Circumvisible Regions and Image Interpretation
• Ray Region: X-rays, Alpha Particles, Gamma-rays, Neutrons, UV
• Longwave Region: Mid to Thermal Infrared, Microwave, and Radio
• Processing Information and Data.