Remote Sensing for Environmental Sciences -

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Sommaire:
1. Introductory Remarks on Remote Sensing.- 1.1 Application Areas of Remote Sensing.- 1.2 Sensing Systems.- 1.3 Remote Sensing and Spectral Constraints.- 2. Aerospace Photography.- 2.1 Introduction.- 2.2 Characteristics of Photographic Process.- 2.3 Cameras and Films.- 2.4 Photographic Attributes of Earth Sciences.- 3 Infrared Sensing Methods.- 3.1 Introduction.- 3.2 The Infrared Radiation Field.- 3.3 Fundamentals of Measurement.- 3.4 Methods of Measurement.- 3.5 Applications.- 3.6 Data Interpretation Error Sources.- 3.7 Expectations of the Near Future.- References.- 4 Laser Applications in Remote Sensing.- 4.1 Introduction.- 4.2 Fundamentals of Physical Processes Involved.- 4.3 Instrumentation.- 4.4 Applications.- References.- 5 Radar Methods.- 5.1 General Aspects.- 5.2 Backgrounds.- 5.3 Applications.- 5.4 Conclusion.- References.- 6 Passive Microwave Sensing.- 6.1 Principles of Passive Microwave Remote Sensing.- 6.2 Instrumental Aspects of Microwave Radiometry.- 6.3 Emissive Properties of Materials on the Surface of the Earth.- 6.4 Remote Determination of Atmospheric Constituents by Their Microwave Spectra.- 6.5 Passive Microwave Remote Sensing of Water, Ice and Snow.- 6.6 Investigations of the Soil, Vegetation and Geological Features.- 6.7 Investigations of the Atmosphere and of Meteorological Features.- References.- 7 Applications of Gamma Radiation in Remote Sensing.- 7.1 The Natural Gamma-radiation Field.- 7.2 Gamma-ray Detector Systems.- 7.3 Operational Procedures.- 7.4 Applications.- 7.5 Future Prospects.- References.- 8 Sonar Methods.- 8.1 Introduction.- 8.2 Propagation of Acoustic Energy.- 8.3 The Sonar Equation.- 8.4 Factors Affecting Resolution in a Sonar System.- 8.5 Applications.- References.- 9. Digital Picture Processing.- 9.1 Introduction.- 9.2 The Elements of an Image Data Processing and Analysis System.- 9.3 Geometric Corrections.- 9.4 Image Enhancement and Filtering Processes.- 9.5 Feature Extraction and Classification.- 9.6 Appendix 1: The Image Signal in Spatial and Frequency Domain.- 9.7 Appendix 2: Numerical Example for Texture-context Features.- References.- Color Plates.