Introduction to environmental remote sensing / E. C. Barrett and L. F. Curtis.
By: Barrett, E. C. (Eric Charles).
Contributor(s): Curtis, L. F. (Leonard Frank).
Material type: BookPublisher: London : Chapman & Hall, 1982Edition: 2nd ed.Description: x, 352 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0412230909 ; 0412230801 .Subject(s): Environmental monitoring | Geography -- Remote sensing | Remote sensingDDC classification: 628Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 628 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00084732 |
Previous ed.: 1976.
Bibliography: p. 331-339. - Includes index.
Part One: Remote sensing principles -- 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 -- Collecting in situ data for remote sensing data interpretation -- Remote sensing data forms: their enhancement and interchangeability -- Manual data analysis and interpretation -- Numerical data prepocessing, processing and analysis -- Part Two: Remote sensing applications -- Weather analysis and forecasting -- Global climatology -- Water in the environment -- Soils and landforms -- Rocks and mineral resources -- Ecology, conservation and resource management -- Crops and land use -- The built environment -- Hazards and disasters -- Problems and prospects.