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Exploring space, exploring earth [[electronic resource] ] : new understanding of the earth from space research / / Paul D. Lowman, Jr. ; foreword by Neil A. Armstrong
| Exploring space, exploring earth [[electronic resource] ] : new understanding of the earth from space research / / Paul D. Lowman, Jr. ; foreword by Neil A. Armstrong |
| Autore | Lowman Paul D |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge ; ; New York, : Cambridge University Press, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (408 p.) |
| Disciplina | 550/.28/7 |
| Soggetto topico |
Earth sciences - Remote sensing
Astronautics in earth sciences |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-107-12841-2
1-280-41764-1 9786610417643 1-139-14618-1 0-511-16968-X 0-511-06861-1 0-511-06017-3 0-511-33116-9 0-511-06648-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CHAPTER 1 Preview of the orbital perspective: the million-year day; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 A digital tectonic activity map of the Earth; 1.3 Sea-surface satellite altimetry; 1.4 Satellite measurement of plate motion and deformation; 1.5 Satellite remote sensing; 1.6 Satellite magnetic surveys; 1.7 Origin and significance of the digital tectonic activity map; CHAPTER 2 Space geodesy; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Space geodesy methods; 2.3 Shape of the Earth; 2.4 Gravity anomalies and global tectonics
2.5 Marine gravity and ocean-floor topography2.6 Plate motion and deformation; 2.7 Plate tectonics and continental drift; 2.8 GPS measurements of crustal deformation; 2.9 Earth rotation and expansion tectonics; 2.10 Extraterrestrial gravity fields; 2.10.1 Gravity field of the Moon; 2.10.2 Gravity field of Mars; 2.10.3 Gravity field of Venus; 2.11 Summary; CHAPTER 3 Satellite studies of geomagnetism; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Satellite investigations of the Earth's magnetic field; 3.3 The main field; 3.4 The crustal field; 3.5 Extraterrestrial magnetic fields; 3.6 Summary CHAPTER 4 Remote sensing: the view from space4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Orbital remote sensing in geology: a brief history; 4.3 Tectonics and structural geology; 4.3.1 Global tectonic activity map; 4.3.2 Tectonics of southern Asia; 4.3.3 Elsinore Fault; 4.3.4 Lineament tectonics; 4.4 Exploration geology; 4.4.1 Petroleum exploration; 4.4.2. Mineral exploration; 4.5 Environmental geology; 4.5.1 Active volcanism; 4.5.2 Glacial geology; 4.5.3 Aeolian geology and desertification; 4.6 Summary; CHAPTER 5 Impact cratering and terrestrial geology; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Hypervelocity impact 5.3 Impact craters5.4 Cratering studies and the space age; 5.5 Origin of continents; 5.6 Origin of ocean basins; 5.7 Economic importance of terrestrial impact structures; 5.8 Origin of the Sudbury Structure; 5.9 Impacts and basaltic magmatism; 5.10 Impacts and mass extinctions; 5.11 Summary; CHAPTER 6 Comparative planetology and the origin of continental crust; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Origin of the continental crust; 6.3 Previous studies; 6.3.1 Crustal province boundaries: are they sutures?; 6.3.2 Ensialic greenstone belts; 6.3.3 Terrane accretion vs. reworking; 6.4 Thermal histories of planets 6.5 Crustal evolution in silicate planets6.5.1 First differentiation; 6.5.2 Late heavy bombardment; 6.5.3 Second differentiation; 6.5.4 Summary; 6.6 A model of continental crust; 6.5.1 First differentiation; 6.5.2 Late heavy bombardment; 6.5.3 Second differentiation; 6.5.4 Summary; 6.6 A model of continental crust; 6.7 Evolution of the continental crust; 6.7.1 Stage I: first differentiation; 6.7.2 Stage II: second differentiation; 6.8 Petrologic evolution of the Earth; CHAPTER 7 Geology and biology: the influence of life on terrestrial geology; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Gaia 7.3 The geologic role of water |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450647703321 |
Lowman Paul D
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| Cambridge ; ; New York, : Cambridge University Press, 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Exploring space, exploring earth [[electronic resource] ] : new understanding of the earth from space research / / Paul D. Lowman, Jr. ; foreword by Neil A. Armstrong
| Exploring space, exploring earth [[electronic resource] ] : new understanding of the earth from space research / / Paul D. Lowman, Jr. ; foreword by Neil A. Armstrong |
| Autore | Lowman Paul D |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge ; ; New York, : Cambridge University Press, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (408 p.) |
| Disciplina | 550/.28/7 |
| Soggetto topico |
Earth sciences - Remote sensing
Astronautics in earth sciences |
| ISBN |
1-107-12841-2
1-280-41764-1 9786610417643 1-139-14618-1 0-511-16968-X 0-511-06861-1 0-511-06017-3 0-511-33116-9 0-511-06648-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CHAPTER 1 Preview of the orbital perspective: the million-year day; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 A digital tectonic activity map of the Earth; 1.3 Sea-surface satellite altimetry; 1.4 Satellite measurement of plate motion and deformation; 1.5 Satellite remote sensing; 1.6 Satellite magnetic surveys; 1.7 Origin and significance of the digital tectonic activity map; CHAPTER 2 Space geodesy; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Space geodesy methods; 2.3 Shape of the Earth; 2.4 Gravity anomalies and global tectonics
2.5 Marine gravity and ocean-floor topography2.6 Plate motion and deformation; 2.7 Plate tectonics and continental drift; 2.8 GPS measurements of crustal deformation; 2.9 Earth rotation and expansion tectonics; 2.10 Extraterrestrial gravity fields; 2.10.1 Gravity field of the Moon; 2.10.2 Gravity field of Mars; 2.10.3 Gravity field of Venus; 2.11 Summary; CHAPTER 3 Satellite studies of geomagnetism; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Satellite investigations of the Earth's magnetic field; 3.3 The main field; 3.4 The crustal field; 3.5 Extraterrestrial magnetic fields; 3.6 Summary CHAPTER 4 Remote sensing: the view from space4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Orbital remote sensing in geology: a brief history; 4.3 Tectonics and structural geology; 4.3.1 Global tectonic activity map; 4.3.2 Tectonics of southern Asia; 4.3.3 Elsinore Fault; 4.3.4 Lineament tectonics; 4.4 Exploration geology; 4.4.1 Petroleum exploration; 4.4.2. Mineral exploration; 4.5 Environmental geology; 4.5.1 Active volcanism; 4.5.2 Glacial geology; 4.5.3 Aeolian geology and desertification; 4.6 Summary; CHAPTER 5 Impact cratering and terrestrial geology; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Hypervelocity impact 5.3 Impact craters5.4 Cratering studies and the space age; 5.5 Origin of continents; 5.6 Origin of ocean basins; 5.7 Economic importance of terrestrial impact structures; 5.8 Origin of the Sudbury Structure; 5.9 Impacts and basaltic magmatism; 5.10 Impacts and mass extinctions; 5.11 Summary; CHAPTER 6 Comparative planetology and the origin of continental crust; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Origin of the continental crust; 6.3 Previous studies; 6.3.1 Crustal province boundaries: are they sutures?; 6.3.2 Ensialic greenstone belts; 6.3.3 Terrane accretion vs. reworking; 6.4 Thermal histories of planets 6.5 Crustal evolution in silicate planets6.5.1 First differentiation; 6.5.2 Late heavy bombardment; 6.5.3 Second differentiation; 6.5.4 Summary; 6.6 A model of continental crust; 6.5.1 First differentiation; 6.5.2 Late heavy bombardment; 6.5.3 Second differentiation; 6.5.4 Summary; 6.6 A model of continental crust; 6.7 Evolution of the continental crust; 6.7.1 Stage I: first differentiation; 6.7.2 Stage II: second differentiation; 6.8 Petrologic evolution of the Earth; CHAPTER 7 Geology and biology: the influence of life on terrestrial geology; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Gaia 7.3 The geologic role of water |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783126803321 |
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Lowman Paul D
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| Cambridge ; ; New York, : Cambridge University Press, 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Exploring space, exploring earth : new understanding of the earth from space research / / Paul D. Lowman, Jr. ; foreword by Neil A. Armstrong
| Exploring space, exploring earth : new understanding of the earth from space research / / Paul D. Lowman, Jr. ; foreword by Neil A. Armstrong |
| Autore | Lowman Paul D |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge ; ; New York, : Cambridge University Press, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (408 p.) |
| Disciplina | 550/.28/7 |
| Soggetto topico |
Earth sciences - Remote sensing
Astronautics in earth sciences |
| ISBN |
1-107-12841-2
1-280-41764-1 9786610417643 1-139-14618-1 0-511-16968-X 0-511-06861-1 0-511-06017-3 0-511-33116-9 0-511-06648-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CHAPTER 1 Preview of the orbital perspective: the million-year day; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 A digital tectonic activity map of the Earth; 1.3 Sea-surface satellite altimetry; 1.4 Satellite measurement of plate motion and deformation; 1.5 Satellite remote sensing; 1.6 Satellite magnetic surveys; 1.7 Origin and significance of the digital tectonic activity map; CHAPTER 2 Space geodesy; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Space geodesy methods; 2.3 Shape of the Earth; 2.4 Gravity anomalies and global tectonics
2.5 Marine gravity and ocean-floor topography2.6 Plate motion and deformation; 2.7 Plate tectonics and continental drift; 2.8 GPS measurements of crustal deformation; 2.9 Earth rotation and expansion tectonics; 2.10 Extraterrestrial gravity fields; 2.10.1 Gravity field of the Moon; 2.10.2 Gravity field of Mars; 2.10.3 Gravity field of Venus; 2.11 Summary; CHAPTER 3 Satellite studies of geomagnetism; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Satellite investigations of the Earth's magnetic field; 3.3 The main field; 3.4 The crustal field; 3.5 Extraterrestrial magnetic fields; 3.6 Summary CHAPTER 4 Remote sensing: the view from space4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Orbital remote sensing in geology: a brief history; 4.3 Tectonics and structural geology; 4.3.1 Global tectonic activity map; 4.3.2 Tectonics of southern Asia; 4.3.3 Elsinore Fault; 4.3.4 Lineament tectonics; 4.4 Exploration geology; 4.4.1 Petroleum exploration; 4.4.2. Mineral exploration; 4.5 Environmental geology; 4.5.1 Active volcanism; 4.5.2 Glacial geology; 4.5.3 Aeolian geology and desertification; 4.6 Summary; CHAPTER 5 Impact cratering and terrestrial geology; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Hypervelocity impact 5.3 Impact craters5.4 Cratering studies and the space age; 5.5 Origin of continents; 5.6 Origin of ocean basins; 5.7 Economic importance of terrestrial impact structures; 5.8 Origin of the Sudbury Structure; 5.9 Impacts and basaltic magmatism; 5.10 Impacts and mass extinctions; 5.11 Summary; CHAPTER 6 Comparative planetology and the origin of continental crust; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Origin of the continental crust; 6.3 Previous studies; 6.3.1 Crustal province boundaries: are they sutures?; 6.3.2 Ensialic greenstone belts; 6.3.3 Terrane accretion vs. reworking; 6.4 Thermal histories of planets 6.5 Crustal evolution in silicate planets6.5.1 First differentiation; 6.5.2 Late heavy bombardment; 6.5.3 Second differentiation; 6.5.4 Summary; 6.6 A model of continental crust; 6.5.1 First differentiation; 6.5.2 Late heavy bombardment; 6.5.3 Second differentiation; 6.5.4 Summary; 6.6 A model of continental crust; 6.7 Evolution of the continental crust; 6.7.1 Stage I: first differentiation; 6.7.2 Stage II: second differentiation; 6.8 Petrologic evolution of the Earth; CHAPTER 7 Geology and biology: the influence of life on terrestrial geology; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Gaia 7.3 The geologic role of water |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817263703321 |
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Lowman Paul D
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| Cambridge ; ; New York, : Cambridge University Press, 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium 2002
| IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium 2002 |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Place of publication not identified], : I E E E, 2002 |
| Disciplina | 550/.28/7 |
| Soggetto topico |
Geology
Earth & Environmental Sciences Geology - General |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996198703303316 |
| [Place of publication not identified], : I E E E, 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium 2002
| IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium 2002 |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Place of publication not identified], : I E E E, 2002 |
| Disciplina | 550/.28/7 |
| Soggetto topico |
Geology
Earth & Environmental Sciences Geology - General |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910872922803321 |
| [Place of publication not identified], : I E E E, 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Quantitative remote sensing of land surfaces [[electronic resource] /] / Shunlin Liang
| Quantitative remote sensing of land surfaces [[electronic resource] /] / Shunlin Liang |
| Autore | Liang Shunlin |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Interscience, c2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (562 p.) |
| Disciplina |
550.287
550/.28/7 624.151 |
| Collana | Wiley series in remote sensing |
| Soggetto topico |
Earth sciences - Remote sensing
Environmental sciences - Remote sensing Remote sensing |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-25291-X
9786610252916 0-470-34800-3 0-471-72371-1 0-471-72372-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
QUANTITATIVE REMOTE SENSING OF LAND SURFACES; Contents; Preface; Acronyms; CHAPTER 1 Introduction; 1.1 Quantitative Models in Optical Remote Sensing; 1.2 Basic Concepts; 1.2.1 Digital Numbers; 1.2.2 Radiance; 1.2.3 Solid Angle; 1.2.4 lrradiance; 1.2.5 Bidirectional Reflectances and Albedos; 1.2.6 Extraterrestrial Solar lrradiance; 1.3 Remote Sensing Modeling System; 1.3.1 Scene Generation; 1.3.2 Scene Radiation Modeling; 1.3.3 Atmospheric Radiative Transfer Modeling; 1.3.4 Navigation Modeling; 1.3.5 Sensor Modeling; 1.3.5.1 Spectral Response; 1.3.5.2 Spatial Response
1.3.6 Mapping and Binning1.4 Summary; References; CHAPTER 2 Atmospheric Shortwave Radiative Transfer Modeling; 2.1 Radiative Transfer Equation .; 2.2 Surface Statistical BRDF Models; 2.2.1 Minnaert Function; 2.2.2 Lommel-Seeliger Function; 2.2.3 Walthall Function; 2.2.4 Staylor-Suttles Function; 2.2.5 Rahman Function; 2.2.6 Kernel Functions; 2.3 Atmospheric Optical Properties; 2.3.1 Rayleigh Scattering; 2.3.2 Mie Scattering; 2.3.3 Aerosol Particle Size Distributions; 2.3.4 Gas Absorption; 2.3.5 Aerosol Climatology; 2.4 Solving Radiative Transfer Equations; 2.4.1 Radiation Field Decomposition 2.4.2 Numerical Solutions2.4.2.1 Method of Successive Orders of Scattering; 2.4.2.2 Method of Discrete Ordinates; 2.4.3 Approximate Solutions: Two-Stream Algorithms; 2.4.4 Representative Radiative Transfer Solvers (Software Packages); 2.5 Approximate Representation for Incorporating Surface BRDF; 2.6 Summary; References; CHAPTER 3 Canopy Reflectance Modeling; 3.1 Canopy Radiative Transfer Formulation; 3.1.1 Canopy Configuration; 3.1.2 One-Dimensional Radiative Transfer Formulation; 3.1.3 Boundary Conditions; 3.1.4 Hotspot Effects; 3.1.5 Formulations for Heterogeneous Canopies 3.2 Leaf Optical Models3.2.1 "Plate" Models; 3.2.2 Needleleaf Models; 3.2.3 Ray Tracing Models; 3.2.4 Stochastic Models; 3.2.5 Turbid Medium Models; 3.3 Solving Radiative Transfer Equations; 3.3.1 Approximate Solutions; 3.3.1.1 Models Based on KM Theory; 3.3.1.2 Decomposition of the Canopy Radiation Field; 3.3.1.3 Approximation of Multiple Scattering; 3.3.2 Numerical Solutions: Gauss-Seidel Algorithm; 3.4 Geometric Optical Models; 3.5 Computer Simulation Models; 3.5.1 Monte Carlo Ray Tracing Models; 3.5.1.1 Forward and Reverse Ray Tracing; 3.5.1.2 Canopy Scene Generation 3.5.1.3 A Forest Ray Tracing Algorithm3.5.1.4 Botanical Plant Modeling System Model; 3.5.1.5 SPRINT Model; 3.5.2 Radiosity Models; 3.5.2.1 Generating the 3D Scene; 3.5.2.2 Calculating the Emission for All Surfaces in the Scene; 3.5.2.3 Computing the View Factors; 3.5.2.4 Solving the Radiosity Equation; 3.5.2.5 Rendering the Scene for a Given Viewpoint and Calculating BRF; 3.5.2.6 Applications; 3.6 Summary; References; CHAPTER 4 Soil and Snow Reflectance Modeling; 4.1 Single Scattering Properties of Snow and Soil; 4.1.1 Optical Properties of Snow; 4.1.2 Optical Properties of Soils 4.2 Multiple Scattering Solutions for Angular Reflectance from Snow and Soil |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910146075803321 |
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Liang Shunlin
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| Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Interscience, c2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Quantitative remote sensing of land surfaces [[electronic resource] /] / Shunlin Liang
| Quantitative remote sensing of land surfaces [[electronic resource] /] / Shunlin Liang |
| Autore | Liang Shunlin |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Interscience, c2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (562 p.) |
| Disciplina |
550.287
550/.28/7 624.151 |
| Collana | Wiley series in remote sensing |
| Soggetto topico |
Earth sciences - Remote sensing
Environmental sciences - Remote sensing Remote sensing |
| ISBN |
1-280-25291-X
9786610252916 0-470-34800-3 0-471-72371-1 0-471-72372-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
QUANTITATIVE REMOTE SENSING OF LAND SURFACES; Contents; Preface; Acronyms; CHAPTER 1 Introduction; 1.1 Quantitative Models in Optical Remote Sensing; 1.2 Basic Concepts; 1.2.1 Digital Numbers; 1.2.2 Radiance; 1.2.3 Solid Angle; 1.2.4 lrradiance; 1.2.5 Bidirectional Reflectances and Albedos; 1.2.6 Extraterrestrial Solar lrradiance; 1.3 Remote Sensing Modeling System; 1.3.1 Scene Generation; 1.3.2 Scene Radiation Modeling; 1.3.3 Atmospheric Radiative Transfer Modeling; 1.3.4 Navigation Modeling; 1.3.5 Sensor Modeling; 1.3.5.1 Spectral Response; 1.3.5.2 Spatial Response
1.3.6 Mapping and Binning1.4 Summary; References; CHAPTER 2 Atmospheric Shortwave Radiative Transfer Modeling; 2.1 Radiative Transfer Equation .; 2.2 Surface Statistical BRDF Models; 2.2.1 Minnaert Function; 2.2.2 Lommel-Seeliger Function; 2.2.3 Walthall Function; 2.2.4 Staylor-Suttles Function; 2.2.5 Rahman Function; 2.2.6 Kernel Functions; 2.3 Atmospheric Optical Properties; 2.3.1 Rayleigh Scattering; 2.3.2 Mie Scattering; 2.3.3 Aerosol Particle Size Distributions; 2.3.4 Gas Absorption; 2.3.5 Aerosol Climatology; 2.4 Solving Radiative Transfer Equations; 2.4.1 Radiation Field Decomposition 2.4.2 Numerical Solutions2.4.2.1 Method of Successive Orders of Scattering; 2.4.2.2 Method of Discrete Ordinates; 2.4.3 Approximate Solutions: Two-Stream Algorithms; 2.4.4 Representative Radiative Transfer Solvers (Software Packages); 2.5 Approximate Representation for Incorporating Surface BRDF; 2.6 Summary; References; CHAPTER 3 Canopy Reflectance Modeling; 3.1 Canopy Radiative Transfer Formulation; 3.1.1 Canopy Configuration; 3.1.2 One-Dimensional Radiative Transfer Formulation; 3.1.3 Boundary Conditions; 3.1.4 Hotspot Effects; 3.1.5 Formulations for Heterogeneous Canopies 3.2 Leaf Optical Models3.2.1 "Plate" Models; 3.2.2 Needleleaf Models; 3.2.3 Ray Tracing Models; 3.2.4 Stochastic Models; 3.2.5 Turbid Medium Models; 3.3 Solving Radiative Transfer Equations; 3.3.1 Approximate Solutions; 3.3.1.1 Models Based on KM Theory; 3.3.1.2 Decomposition of the Canopy Radiation Field; 3.3.1.3 Approximation of Multiple Scattering; 3.3.2 Numerical Solutions: Gauss-Seidel Algorithm; 3.4 Geometric Optical Models; 3.5 Computer Simulation Models; 3.5.1 Monte Carlo Ray Tracing Models; 3.5.1.1 Forward and Reverse Ray Tracing; 3.5.1.2 Canopy Scene Generation 3.5.1.3 A Forest Ray Tracing Algorithm3.5.1.4 Botanical Plant Modeling System Model; 3.5.1.5 SPRINT Model; 3.5.2 Radiosity Models; 3.5.2.1 Generating the 3D Scene; 3.5.2.2 Calculating the Emission for All Surfaces in the Scene; 3.5.2.3 Computing the View Factors; 3.5.2.4 Solving the Radiosity Equation; 3.5.2.5 Rendering the Scene for a Given Viewpoint and Calculating BRF; 3.5.2.6 Applications; 3.6 Summary; References; CHAPTER 4 Soil and Snow Reflectance Modeling; 4.1 Single Scattering Properties of Snow and Soil; 4.1.1 Optical Properties of Snow; 4.1.2 Optical Properties of Soils 4.2 Multiple Scattering Solutions for Angular Reflectance from Snow and Soil |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910831060403321 |
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Liang Shunlin
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| Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Interscience, c2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Quantitative remote sensing of land surfaces / / Shunlin Liang
| Quantitative remote sensing of land surfaces / / Shunlin Liang |
| Autore | Liang Shunlin |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Interscience, c2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (562 p.) |
| Disciplina | 550/.28/7 |
| Collana | Wiley series in remote sensing |
| Soggetto topico |
Earth sciences - Remote sensing
Environmental sciences - Remote sensing Remote sensing |
| ISBN |
1-280-25291-X
9786610252916 0-470-34800-3 0-471-72371-1 0-471-72372-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
QUANTITATIVE REMOTE SENSING OF LAND SURFACES; Contents; Preface; Acronyms; CHAPTER 1 Introduction; 1.1 Quantitative Models in Optical Remote Sensing; 1.2 Basic Concepts; 1.2.1 Digital Numbers; 1.2.2 Radiance; 1.2.3 Solid Angle; 1.2.4 lrradiance; 1.2.5 Bidirectional Reflectances and Albedos; 1.2.6 Extraterrestrial Solar lrradiance; 1.3 Remote Sensing Modeling System; 1.3.1 Scene Generation; 1.3.2 Scene Radiation Modeling; 1.3.3 Atmospheric Radiative Transfer Modeling; 1.3.4 Navigation Modeling; 1.3.5 Sensor Modeling; 1.3.5.1 Spectral Response; 1.3.5.2 Spatial Response
1.3.6 Mapping and Binning1.4 Summary; References; CHAPTER 2 Atmospheric Shortwave Radiative Transfer Modeling; 2.1 Radiative Transfer Equation .; 2.2 Surface Statistical BRDF Models; 2.2.1 Minnaert Function; 2.2.2 Lommel-Seeliger Function; 2.2.3 Walthall Function; 2.2.4 Staylor-Suttles Function; 2.2.5 Rahman Function; 2.2.6 Kernel Functions; 2.3 Atmospheric Optical Properties; 2.3.1 Rayleigh Scattering; 2.3.2 Mie Scattering; 2.3.3 Aerosol Particle Size Distributions; 2.3.4 Gas Absorption; 2.3.5 Aerosol Climatology; 2.4 Solving Radiative Transfer Equations; 2.4.1 Radiation Field Decomposition 2.4.2 Numerical Solutions2.4.2.1 Method of Successive Orders of Scattering; 2.4.2.2 Method of Discrete Ordinates; 2.4.3 Approximate Solutions: Two-Stream Algorithms; 2.4.4 Representative Radiative Transfer Solvers (Software Packages); 2.5 Approximate Representation for Incorporating Surface BRDF; 2.6 Summary; References; CHAPTER 3 Canopy Reflectance Modeling; 3.1 Canopy Radiative Transfer Formulation; 3.1.1 Canopy Configuration; 3.1.2 One-Dimensional Radiative Transfer Formulation; 3.1.3 Boundary Conditions; 3.1.4 Hotspot Effects; 3.1.5 Formulations for Heterogeneous Canopies 3.2 Leaf Optical Models3.2.1 "Plate" Models; 3.2.2 Needleleaf Models; 3.2.3 Ray Tracing Models; 3.2.4 Stochastic Models; 3.2.5 Turbid Medium Models; 3.3 Solving Radiative Transfer Equations; 3.3.1 Approximate Solutions; 3.3.1.1 Models Based on KM Theory; 3.3.1.2 Decomposition of the Canopy Radiation Field; 3.3.1.3 Approximation of Multiple Scattering; 3.3.2 Numerical Solutions: Gauss-Seidel Algorithm; 3.4 Geometric Optical Models; 3.5 Computer Simulation Models; 3.5.1 Monte Carlo Ray Tracing Models; 3.5.1.1 Forward and Reverse Ray Tracing; 3.5.1.2 Canopy Scene Generation 3.5.1.3 A Forest Ray Tracing Algorithm3.5.1.4 Botanical Plant Modeling System Model; 3.5.1.5 SPRINT Model; 3.5.2 Radiosity Models; 3.5.2.1 Generating the 3D Scene; 3.5.2.2 Calculating the Emission for All Surfaces in the Scene; 3.5.2.3 Computing the View Factors; 3.5.2.4 Solving the Radiosity Equation; 3.5.2.5 Rendering the Scene for a Given Viewpoint and Calculating BRF; 3.5.2.6 Applications; 3.6 Summary; References; CHAPTER 4 Soil and Snow Reflectance Modeling; 4.1 Single Scattering Properties of Snow and Soil; 4.1.1 Optical Properties of Snow; 4.1.2 Optical Properties of Soils 4.2 Multiple Scattering Solutions for Angular Reflectance from Snow and Soil |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910877843603321 |
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Liang Shunlin
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| Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Interscience, c2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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