Remote sensing of the cryosphere / / edited by M. Tedesco

• Pubblicazione: Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , 2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (430 p.)
• Disciplina: 551.31
• Soggetto topico: Cryosphere - Remote sensing
• Persona (resp. second.): TedescoM. <1971->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; List of contributors; Cryosphere Science: Series Preface; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the companion website; Chapter 1 Remote sensing and the cryosphere; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Remote sensing; 1.2.1 The electromagnetic spectrum and blackbody radiation; 1.2.2 Passive systems; 1.2.3 Active systems; 1.3 The cryosphere; References; Chapter 2 Electromagnetic properties of components of the cryosphere; 2.1 Electromagnetic properties of snow; 2.1.1 Visible/near-infrared and thermal infrared; 2.1.2 Microwave region ; 2.2 Electromagnetic properties of sea ice2.2.1 Visible/near-infrared and thermal infrared; 2.2.2 Microwave region; 2.3 Electromagnetic properties of freshwater ice; 2.4 Electromagnetic properties of glaciers and ice sheets; 2.4.1 Visible/near-infrared and thermal infrared; 2.4.2 Microwave region; 2.5 Electromagnetic properties of frozen soil; 2.5.1 Visible/near-infrared and thermal infrared; 2.5.2 Microwave region; References; Acronyms; Websites cited; Chapter 3 Remote sensing of snow extent; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Visible/near-infrared snow products ; 3.2.1 The normalized difference snow index (NDSI)3.3 Passive microwave products; 3.4 Blended VNIR/PM products; 3.5 Satellite snow extent as input to hydrological models; 3.6 Concluding remarks; Acknowledgments; References; Acronyms; Websites cited; Chapter 4 Remote sensing of snow albedo, grain size, and pollution from space; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Forward modeling; 4.3 Local optical properties of a snow layer; 4.4 Inverse problem; 4.5 Pitfalls of retrievals; 4.6 Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Acronyms; Websites cited ; Chapter 5 Remote sensing of snow depth and snow water equivalent5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Photogrammetry; 5.3 LiDAR; 5.4 Gamma radiation; 5.5 Gravity data; 5.6 Passive microwave data; 5.7 Active microwave data; 5.8 Conclusions; References; Acronyms; Websites cited; Chapter 6 Remote sensing of melting snow and ice; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 General considerations on optical/thermal and microwave sensors and techniques for remote sensing of melting; 6.2.1 Optical and thermal sensors; 6.2.2 Microwave sensors; 6.2.3 Electromagnetic properties of dry and wet snow ; 6.3 Remote sensing of melting over land6.4 Remote sensing of melting over Greenland; 6.4.1 Thermal infrared sensors; 6.4.2 Microwave sensors; 6.5 Remote sensing of melting over Antarctica; 6.6 Conclusions; References; Acronyms; Chapter 7 Remote sensing of glaciers; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Fundamentals; 7.3 Satellite instruments for glacier research; 7.4 Methods; 7.4.1 Image classification for glacier mapping; 7.4.2 Mapping debris-covered glaciers; 7.4.3 Glacier mapping with SAR data; 7.4.4 Assessing glacier changes; 7.4.5 Area and length changes; 7.4.6 Volumetric glacier changes ; 7.4.7 Glacier velocity
• Sommario/riassunto: The cryosphere, that region of the world where water is temporarily or permanently frozen, plays a crucial role on our planet. Recent developments in remote sensing techniques, and the acquisition of new data sets, have resulted in significant advances in our understanding of all components of the cryosphere and its processes. This book, based on contributions from 40 leading experts, offers a comprehensive and authoritative overview of the methods, techniques and recent advances in applications of remote sensing of the cryosphere. Examples of the topics covered include: snow extent, depth,
• Titolo autorizzato: Remote sensing of the cryosphere
• ISBN: 1-118-36890-8; 1-118-36886-X; 1-118-36888-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910140495603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: The Cryosphere Science Series