Eni Njoku (ed.)

Gebundenes Buch

Encyclopedia of Remote Sensing

Beschreibung

Remote sensing has revolutionized the scientific study of the Earth by enabling measurements of more detailed and hitherto unexplored phenomena with spatially-extensive and global perspectives. Various disciplines and industries have benefited from the dramatic discoveries enabled by remote sensing. This volume cuts across these disciplines and describes the basic foundations, principles and state of the art of remote sensing. It covers the development of remote sensing, the theoretical underpinnings, forward modeling, commercial applications, and global and international coordination and policy. This first encyclopaedic reference on remote sensing describes the concepts, techniques, instrumentation, data analysis, interpretation, and applications of remote sensing, both airborne and space-based. Scientists, engineers, academics, and students can quickly access answers to their reference questions and direction for further study.

Autor

Eni G. Njoku is a Senior Research Scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA. He has a B.A. from the University of Cambridge, and S.M. and Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His research focuses on spaceborne microwave sensing with application to land surface hydrology and the global water cycle. He is a recipient of the NASA Exceptional Service Medal (1985) and Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (1995).

Produktdetails

• Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series
• Verlag: Springer / Springer New York / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 11601838, 978-0-387-36698-2
• 2014 edition
• Seitenzahl: 939
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Dezember 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 287mm x 220mm x 48mm
• Gewicht: 2871g
• ISBN-13: 9780387366982
• ISBN-10: 0387366989
• Artikelnr.: 27821649

Rezensionen

"The volume is a comprehensive reference work for remote sensing, covering the principles and state of the art in this topic area as well as data analysis and the exploitation of satellite data for scientific applications. ... It would be a valuable reference source for many students and researchers working in environmental, atmospheric and geographic sciences." (Sarah Johnson, Reference Reviews, Vol. 29 (4), 2015)