Product Description

This new edition textbook explains remote sensing of the Earth’s surface and atmosphere from space using electromagnetic radiation. It covers topics such as overviews of electromagnetic propagation in free space and in matter, surface and volume scattering, the interaction of radiation with the atmosphere, the main classes of sensor, satellite orbits for remote sensing, and an introduction to image processing. Extensively revised and expanded, the second edition contains completely new material, including a discussion of the radiative transfer equation, atmospheric sounding techniques and interferometric radar and a discussion of GPS. Also including numerous problems with solutions, this book forms the basis of an introductory course for students in remote sensing, geography, cartography, surveying, meteorology, earth sciences and environmental sciences. It will also be an essential reference for researchers and a useful supplementary text in some physics, mathematics and engineering courses.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #470835 in Books
• Published on: 2001-09-13
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 372 pages

Review
‘ … a clear, concise introduction to a topic that will continue to grow in its importance in the earth sciences. It would be an excellent choice as a text for an advanced undergraduate course.’ Geophysics

‘ … a good textbook at an undergraduate level for a remote sensing course.’ Physics in Canada

‘As it is comprehensive and easy-to-read it is also of great interest for neighbouring fields such as practical geoscience. For the practical man it can serve as a reference book. Thus the book can be well recommended to a wide circle of experts.’ PAGEOPH

‘ … very suitable for an upper undergraduate or graduate-level course in quantitative remote sensing. The book is by far one of the best books I have read that includes the equations necessary to determine quantitative items for various processes and principles in remote sensing. I would highly recommend this book for the classroom and as an excellent reference source for any remote sensing scientist.’ Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

‘… this is an excellent, traditional text that covers the technical aspects of the subject very well.’ Nigel Cassidy, Geoscientist

Customer Reviews

The Phyiscal background to RS
Unusually this book clearly and concisely outlines and examines the physics behind many of the remote sensing techniques in use. Whether you need a quick reference book with equations for microwave scattering or BRDFs, a higher level university text, or background material this book is a great buy. Rees has identified a gap in the market and admirably filled it. Sections include: surface scattering , volume scattering (both of which include simple models), photographic systems, lidar, Orbits, and data processing. It would be a perfect complement to a general remote sensing text.

Very detailed book
The book gives you infoirmation on a varing subject of remote sensing and this inables you to find out the information that you are after very easly. It is fairly easy to read and there is alot of mathematical expenation in the book its self.Its a good book for students who are undertakening a course in remote sensing.