Remote sensing and global environmental change / / Samuel Purkis and Victor Klemas |
Autore | Purkis Samuel J |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, England : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (381 p.) |
Disciplina |
550.28/4
551.6 |
Altri autori (Persone) | KlemasV |
Soggetto topico |
Global environmental change - Remote sensing
Environmental monitoring - Remote sensing |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-118-68765-5
1-283-40729-9 9786613407290 1-4443-4024-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
REMOTE SENSING AND GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Key concepts; 2 Remote sensing basics; 2.1 Electromagnetic waves; 2.2 The electromagnetic spectrum; 2.3 Reflectance and radiance; 2.4 Atmospheric effects; 2.5 Multispectral feature recognition; 2.6 Resolution requirements; 2.7 Key concepts; 3 Remote sensors and systems; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Remote sensors; 3.2.1 Multispectral satellite sensors; 3.2.2 Digital aerial cameras; 3.2.3 Thermal infrared sensors; 3.2.4 Radar and microwave radiometers; 3.2.5 Laser profilers
3.3 Remote sensing platforms3.3.1 Airborne platforms; 3.3.2 Medium-resolution satellites; 3.3.3 High-resolution satellites; 3.4 The NASA Earth observing system; 3.5 Global Earth observation systems; 3.5.1 Global Climate Observing System; 3.5.2 Global Earth Observation System of Systems; 3.5.3 Integrated Ocean Observing System; 3.6 Existing image archives; 3.7 Key concepts; 4 Digital image analysis; 4.1 Image data format; 4.2 Image pre-processing; 4.3 Image enhancement and interpretation; 4.4 Image classification; 4.5 Image band selection; 4.6 Error assessment 4.7 Time-series analysis and change detection4.8 Field sampling using GPS; 4.9 Use of Geographic Information Systems; 4.10 Key concepts; 5 Monitoring changes in global vegetation cover; 5.1 EM spectrum of vegetation; 5.2 Vegetation indices; 5.3 Biophysical properties and processes of vegetation; 5.4 Classification systems; 5.5 Global vegetation and land cover mapping programmes; 5.5.1 NASA Pathfinder global monitoring project; 5.5.2 International geosphere-biosphere program; 5.5.3 Application of new satellites and radar; 5.6 Remote sensing of vegetation as a monitor for global change CASE STUDY: Desertification in the African SahelCASE STUDY: Deforestation of Amazonia; 5.7 Remote sensing of wetlands change; 5.8 Fire detection; 5.9 Key concepts; 6 Remote sensing of urban environments; 6.1 Urbanization; 6.2 Urban remote sensing; 6.2.1 Three-dimensional urban model generation; 6.2.2 Stereo imaging; 6.2.3 LiDAR; 6.2.4 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR); 6.3 Microwave sensing of subsidence; 6.4 Textural metrics; 6.5 Monitoring city growth; 6.6 Assessing the ecology of cities; 6.7 Urban climatology; 6.8 Air quality and air pollution; 6.9 Climate change as a threat to urbanization 6.10 Key concepts7 Surface and ground water resources; 7.1 Remote sensing of inland water quality; 7.2 Remote sensing sediment load and pollution of inland waters; 7.3 Remote sensing non-coastal flooding; 7.4 Bathymetry of inland waters; 7.5 Mapping watersheds at the regional scale; 7.6 Remote sensing of land surface moisture; 7.7 Remote sensing of groundwater; 7.8 Key concepts; 8 Coral reefs, carbon and climate; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 The status of the world's reefs; 8.3 Remote sensing of coral reefs; 8.4 Light, corals and water; 8.4.1 Light and the water surface 8.4.2 Light and the water body |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910141170003321 |
Purkis Samuel J | ||
Chichester, England : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Remote sensing and global environmental change / / Samuel Purkis and Victor Klemas |
Autore | Purkis Samuel J |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, England : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (381 p.) |
Disciplina |
550.28/4
551.6 |
Altri autori (Persone) | KlemasV |
Soggetto topico |
Global environmental change - Remote sensing
Environmental monitoring - Remote sensing |
ISBN |
1-118-68765-5
1-283-40729-9 9786613407290 1-4443-4024-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
REMOTE SENSING AND GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Key concepts; 2 Remote sensing basics; 2.1 Electromagnetic waves; 2.2 The electromagnetic spectrum; 2.3 Reflectance and radiance; 2.4 Atmospheric effects; 2.5 Multispectral feature recognition; 2.6 Resolution requirements; 2.7 Key concepts; 3 Remote sensors and systems; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Remote sensors; 3.2.1 Multispectral satellite sensors; 3.2.2 Digital aerial cameras; 3.2.3 Thermal infrared sensors; 3.2.4 Radar and microwave radiometers; 3.2.5 Laser profilers
3.3 Remote sensing platforms3.3.1 Airborne platforms; 3.3.2 Medium-resolution satellites; 3.3.3 High-resolution satellites; 3.4 The NASA Earth observing system; 3.5 Global Earth observation systems; 3.5.1 Global Climate Observing System; 3.5.2 Global Earth Observation System of Systems; 3.5.3 Integrated Ocean Observing System; 3.6 Existing image archives; 3.7 Key concepts; 4 Digital image analysis; 4.1 Image data format; 4.2 Image pre-processing; 4.3 Image enhancement and interpretation; 4.4 Image classification; 4.5 Image band selection; 4.6 Error assessment 4.7 Time-series analysis and change detection4.8 Field sampling using GPS; 4.9 Use of Geographic Information Systems; 4.10 Key concepts; 5 Monitoring changes in global vegetation cover; 5.1 EM spectrum of vegetation; 5.2 Vegetation indices; 5.3 Biophysical properties and processes of vegetation; 5.4 Classification systems; 5.5 Global vegetation and land cover mapping programmes; 5.5.1 NASA Pathfinder global monitoring project; 5.5.2 International geosphere-biosphere program; 5.5.3 Application of new satellites and radar; 5.6 Remote sensing of vegetation as a monitor for global change CASE STUDY: Desertification in the African SahelCASE STUDY: Deforestation of Amazonia; 5.7 Remote sensing of wetlands change; 5.8 Fire detection; 5.9 Key concepts; 6 Remote sensing of urban environments; 6.1 Urbanization; 6.2 Urban remote sensing; 6.2.1 Three-dimensional urban model generation; 6.2.2 Stereo imaging; 6.2.3 LiDAR; 6.2.4 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR); 6.3 Microwave sensing of subsidence; 6.4 Textural metrics; 6.5 Monitoring city growth; 6.6 Assessing the ecology of cities; 6.7 Urban climatology; 6.8 Air quality and air pollution; 6.9 Climate change as a threat to urbanization 6.10 Key concepts7 Surface and ground water resources; 7.1 Remote sensing of inland water quality; 7.2 Remote sensing sediment load and pollution of inland waters; 7.3 Remote sensing non-coastal flooding; 7.4 Bathymetry of inland waters; 7.5 Mapping watersheds at the regional scale; 7.6 Remote sensing of land surface moisture; 7.7 Remote sensing of groundwater; 7.8 Key concepts; 8 Coral reefs, carbon and climate; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 The status of the world's reefs; 8.3 Remote sensing of coral reefs; 8.4 Light, corals and water; 8.4.1 Light and the water surface 8.4.2 Light and the water body |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910831086203321 |
Purkis Samuel J | ||
Chichester, England : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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