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Across the Sahara : tracks, trade and cross-cultural xchange in Libya / / edited by Klaus Braun, Jacqueline Passon
| Across the Sahara : tracks, trade and cross-cultural xchange in Libya / / edited by Klaus Braun, Jacqueline Passon |
| Autore | Braun Klaus |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Springer Nature, 2020 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xviii, 260 pages) : illustrations (some colour); digital file(s) |
| Disciplina | 330.0096 |
| Soggetto topico |
Africa—Economic conditions
Historical geography Africa, North—History Remote sensing Ethnology—Africa |
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African Economics
Historical Geography History of North Africa Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry African Culture Economy-wide Country Studies Caravan Trading in the 19th century Libyan Sahara Central Sahara Open Access Atlas of Caravan Tracks Historical Maps Concepts of Spacial Orientation Trade Networks Caravan Routes 19th century Trade in the Sahara Trans-Saharan trails Historic Oases Economics Historical geography African history Geographical information systems & remote sensing Cultural studies |
| ISBN | 3-030-00145-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Foreword by Prof. Dr. Mohammend Jerary -- Introduction -- Across the vast land -- A journey through time -- Traders, Nomads and Slaves -- Navigating and mapping the "white spot" -- On major trans-Saharan trails -- Places of Trade, Communication and Religion - Important Oases -- Bibliography. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910416134603321 |
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Beyond 100: The Next Century in Geodesy : Proceedings of the IAG General Assembly, Montreal, Canada, July 8-18, 2019 / / edited by Jeffrey T. Freymueller, Laura Sánchez
| Beyond 100: The Next Century in Geodesy : Proceedings of the IAG General Assembly, Montreal, Canada, July 8-18, 2019 / / edited by Jeffrey T. Freymueller, Laura Sánchez |
| Autore | Freymueller Jeffrey T |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2023.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, : Springer Nature, 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (IX, 286 p. 10 illus.) |
| Disciplina | 551 |
| Collana | International Association of Geodesy Symposia |
| Soggetto topico |
Geology
Geotechnical engineering Geographic information systems Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences Geographical Information System |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Earthquakes and Geodynamics
Global Geodetic Observing System Height Reference Systems Mass transport and time-variable gravity Positioning techniques and applications Reference Frames Static Gravity Field of the Earth Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry |
| ISBN | 3-031-09857-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Part I: Reference Systems and Frames -- Towards an International Height Reference Frame Using Clock Networks -- Towards the realization of the International Height Reference Frame (IHRF) in Argentina -- Comparing Vienna CRF solutions to Gaia-CRF2 -- Co-Location of Space Geodetic Techniques: Studies on Intra-Technique Short Baselines -- Status of IGS Reprocessing Activities at GFZ -- A Wavelet-based Outlier Detection and Noise Component Analysis for GNSS Position Time Series -- Part II: Gravity field modelling -- International Combination Service for Time-variable Gravity Fields (COST-G) – Start of operational phase and future perspectives -- LUH-GRACE2018: a new time series of monthly gravity field solutions from GRACE -- A Precise Geoid Model for Africa: AFRgeo2019 -- Part III: Earth rotation and geodynamics -- A first assessment of the corrections for the consistency of the IAU2000 and IAU2006 precession-nutation models -- Report of the IAU/IAG Joint Working Group on Theory of Earth rotation and validation -- Achievements of the first 4 years of the International Geodynamics and Earth Tide Service (IGETS) 2015 – 2019 -- Inter-comparison of ground gravity and vertical height measurements at collocated IGETS stations -- Part IV: Multi-Signal Positioning, Remote Sensing and Applications -- A Benchmarking Measurement Campaign to Support Ubiquitous Localization in GNSS Denied and Indoor Environments -- A method to correct the raw Doppler observations for GNSS velocity determination -- Assessment of a GNSS/INS/Wi-Fi Tight-Integration Method Using Support Vector Machine and Extended Kalman Filter -- Enhancing navigation in difficult environments with low-cost, dual-frequency GNSS PPP and MEMS IMU -- Part V: Monitoring and Understanding the Dynamic Earth with Geodetic Observations -- Water Depletion and Land Subsidence in Iran using Gravity, GNSS, InSAR and Precise Levelling Data -- Past and future sea level changes and land uplift in the Baltic Sea seen by geodetic observations -- Estimation of Lesser Antilles vertical velocity fields using a GNSS-PPP software comparison -- Time variations of the vertical component in Japanese GEONET GNSS sites -- An approximate method to simulate post-seismic deformations in a realistic Earth model -- Geodetic monitoring of the variable surface 1 deformation in Latin America -- Progress in GTEWS ground displacement measurements and tsunami warning -- Part VI: Geodesy for Atmospheric and Hydrospheric Climate Research (IAG, IAMAS, IACS, IAPSO) -- Characterization of the Upper Atmosphere from Neutral and Electron Density Observations -- Tropospheric products from high-level GNSS processing in Latin America -- Can vertical GPS displacements serve as proxies for climate variability in North America? -- Tracking Hurricanes using GPS atmospheric precipitable water vapor field -- Continuous monitoring with a superconducting gravimeter as a proxy for water storage changes in a mountain catchment -- Least-Squares Spectral and Coherency Analysis of the Zenith Total Delay Time Series at SuomiNet Station SA56 (UNB2). |
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| Cham, : Springer Nature, 2023 | ||
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Polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar : Principles and Application
| Polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar : Principles and Application |
| Autore | Hajnsek Irena |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Springer Nature, 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (304 pages) |
| Altri autori (Persone) | DesnosYves-Louis |
| Collana | Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing |
| Soggetto topico |
Geographical information systems (GIS) & remote sensing
Other technologies & applied sciences Teaching of a specific subject Agricultural science Forestry & silviculture: practice & techniques Urban & municipal planning |
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Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry
Signal, Image and Speech Processing Science Education Agriculture Forestry Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns) Digital and Analog Signal Processing Urban Geography and Urbanism Earth Remote Sensing PolSARpro Radar Polarimetry Radar Polarimetry Toolbox Synthetic Aperture Radar Open Access Geographical information systems & remote sensing Imaging systems & technology Signal processing Teaching of a specific subject Science: general issues Agricultural science Forestry & silviculture: practice & techniques Urban & municipal planning |
| ISBN | 3-030-56504-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Pioneering Space-Borne SAR Interferometry -- Organising Airborne Polarimetric SAR Campaigns and Scientific Studies -- Dialoguing with POLinSAR Scientists and Training the Next Generation -- Pioneering Space-Borne SAR Polarimetric Interferometry -- Future Missions -- From Science to Applications -- Outlook -- In Memoriam -- Contents -- Symbols -- 1: Basic Principles of SAR Polarimetry -- 1.1 Theory of Radar Polarimetry -- 1.1.1 Wave Polarimetry -- 1.1.1.1 Electromagnetic Waves and Wave Polarization Descriptors -- 1.1.1.2 Totally and Partially Polarized Waves -- 1.1.1.3 Change of Polarization Basis -- 1.1.2 Scattering Polarimetry -- 1.1.2.1 The Scattering Matrix -- 1.1.2.2 Scattering Polarimetry Descriptors -- 1.1.2.3 Partial Scattering Polarimetry -- 1.1.2.4 Change of Polarization Basis -- 1.1.2.5 Scatterers Characterization by Single, Dual, Compact and Full Polarimetry -- 1.2 SAR Data Statistical Description and Speckle Noise Filtering -- 1.2.1 One-Dimensional Gaussian Distribution -- 1.2.2 Multidimensional Gaussian Distribution -- 1.2.3 The Wishart Distribution -- 1.2.4 The Polarimetric Covariance and Coherency Matrix -- 1.2.5 The Polarimetric Coherence -- 1.2.6 Polarimetric Speckle Noise Filtering -- 1.2.6.1 PolSAR Speckle Noise Filtering Principles -- 1.2.6.2 PolSAR Speckle Noise Filtering Alternatives -- 1.3 Polarimetric Scattering Decomposition Theorems -- 1.3.1 Coherent Scattering Decomposition Techniques -- 1.3.1.1 The Pauli Decomposition -- 1.3.2 Incoherent Scattering Decompositions Techniques -- 1.3.2.1 Three-Component Freeman Decomposition -- 1.3.2.2 Four-Component Yamaguchi Decomposition -- 1.3.2.3 Non-negative Eigenvalue Decomposition -- 1.3.2.4 Eigenvector-Eigenvalue-Based Decomposition -- 1.3.2.5 The Touzi Target Scattering Decompositions -- 1.4 Polarimetric SAR Interferometry.
1.4.1 SAR Interferometry -- 1.4.2 Algorithms for Optimum Interferogram Generation -- 1.4.3 Model-Based Polarimetric SAR Interferometry -- 1.4.3.1 PolInSAR for Bare Surface Scattering -- 1.4.3.2 PolInSAR for Random Volume Scattering -- 1.4.3.3 PolInSAR Two-Layer Combined Surface and Random Volume Scattering -- 1.5 Polarimetric SAR Tomography -- 1.5.1 TomoSAR and PolTomoSAR as Spectral Estimation Problems: Non-model-Based Adaptive Solutions -- 1.5.2 Model-Based PolTomoSAR -- 1.5.3 Coherence Tomography -- References -- 2: Forest Applications -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Forest Classification -- 2.2.1 Land Cover Classification in Tropical Lands Using PolSAR -- 2.2.1.1 Introduction, Motivation and Literature Review -- 2.2.1.2 Methodology -- 2.2.1.3 Experimental Results -- 2.2.1.4 Discussion on the Role of Polarimetry, on the Maturity of the Application and Conclusions -- 2.2.2 Forest Mapping and Classification Using Polarimetric and Interferometric Data -- 2.2.2.1 Introduction, Motivation and Literature Review -- 2.2.2.2 Methodology -- 2.2.2.3 Experimental Results -- 2.2.2.4 Discussion on the Role of Polarimetry, on the Maturity of the Application and Conclusions -- 2.2.3 Detection of Fire Scars -- 2.2.3.1 Introduction, Motivation and Literature Review -- 2.2.3.2 Methodology -- 2.2.3.3 Experimental Results -- 2.2.3.4 Discussion on the Role of Polarimetry, on the Maturity of the Application and Conclusions -- 2.3 Forest Height Estimation -- 2.3.1 Introduction, Motivation and Literature Review -- 2.3.2 Methodology -- 2.3.2.1 Random-Volume-Over-Ground Inversion -- 2.3.2.2 Non-volumetric Decorrelation Contributions -- 2.3.3 Experimental Results -- 2.3.4 Comparison with Single/Dual Polarimetric Data -- 2.3.5 Discussion on the Role of Polarimetry, on the Maturity of the Application and Conclusions. 2.4 Forest Vertical Structure Estimation Using Multi-baseline Polarimetric SAR Acquisitions -- 2.4.1 Polarimetric SAR Tomography -- 2.4.1.1 Introduction, Motivation and Literature Review -- 2.4.1.2 Methodology -- 2.4.1.3 Experimental Results -- 2.4.1.4 Comparison with Single/Dual Polarization Data -- 2.4.1.5 Discussion on the Role of Polarimetry, on the Maturity of the Application and Conclusions -- 2.4.2 Estimation of Vegetation Structure Parameters -- 2.4.2.1 Introduction, Motivation and Literature Review -- 2.4.2.2 Methodology -- 2.4.2.3 Experimental Results -- 2.4.2.4 Discussion on the Role of Polarimetry, on the Maturity of the Application and Conclusions -- 2.5 Biomass Estimation -- 2.5.1 Biomass Estimation: A Review -- 2.5.1.1 Introduction, Motivation -- 2.5.1.2 Methodology -- 2.5.1.2.1 Direct Biomass Estimation -- 2.5.1.2.2 Model-Based Estimation -- 2.5.1.2.3 Allometric Biomass Estimation -- 2.5.1.3 Experimental Results -- 2.5.1.4 Discussion on the Role of Polarimetry, on the Maturity of the Application and Conclusions -- 2.5.2 Biomass Estimation from Semi-empirical Relationships -- 2.5.2.1 Introduction, Motivation and Literature Review -- 2.5.2.2 Methodology -- 2.5.2.3 Experimental Results -- 2.5.2.4 Discussion on the Role of Polarimetry, on the Maturity of the Application and Conclusions -- 2.6 Summary -- References -- 3: Agriculture and Wetland Applications -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Crop Type Mapping -- 3.2.1 Evaluation of C-Band Polarimetric SAR for Crop Classification -- 3.2.1.1 Introduction, Motivation and Literature Review -- 3.2.1.2 Methodology -- 3.2.1.3 Experimental Results -- 3.2.1.4 Comparison with Single-/Dual-Polarisation Data -- 3.2.1.5 Discussion on the Role of Polarimetry, on the Maturity of the Application and Conclusions -- 3.2.2 Crop Classification Using Multitemporal L- and C-Band Airborne Polarimetric SAR. 3.2.2.1 Introduction, Motivation and Literature Review -- 3.2.2.2 Methodology -- 3.2.2.3 Experimental Results -- 3.2.2.4 Comparison with Single-/Dual-Polarisation Data -- 3.2.2.5 Discussion on the Role of Polarimetry on the Maturity of the Application and Conclusions -- 3.3 Soil Moisture Estimation Under Vegetation Using SAR Polarimetry -- 3.3.1 Introduction, Motivation and Literature Review -- 3.3.2 Methodology -- 3.3.3 Experimental Results -- 3.3.4 Comparison with Single-/Dual-Pol Data -- 3.3.5 Discussion on the Role of Polarimetry, on the Maturity of the Application and Conclusion -- 3.4 Crop Phenology Estimation Using SAR Polarimetry -- 3.4.1 Introduction, Motivation and Literature Review -- 3.4.2 Methodology -- 3.4.3 Experimental Results -- 3.4.3.1 Analysis -- 3.4.3.1.1 Cereals -- 3.4.3.1.2 Canola -- 3.4.3.1.3 Field Pea -- 3.4.3.2 Retrieval Algorithms -- 3.4.3.3 Results and Validation -- 3.4.3.3.1 Wheat -- 3.4.3.3.2 Oat -- 3.4.3.3.3 Barley -- 3.4.4 Comparison with Single-/Dual-Polarisation Data -- 3.4.5 Discussion on Role of Polarimetry, on the Maturity of the Application and Conclusions -- 3.5 Wetland Observation -- 3.5.1 C-Band Polarimetric Time Series for Delineating and Monitoring Seasonal Dynamics of Wetlands -- 3.5.1.1 Introduction, Motivation and Literature Review -- 3.5.1.2 Methodology -- 3.5.1.3 Experimental Results -- 3.5.1.4 Comparison with Single-/Dual-Polarisation Data -- 3.5.1.5 Discussion on the Role of Polarisation, on the Maturity of the Application and Conclusions -- 3.5.2 Tropical Wetland Characterisation with Polarimetric SAR -- 3.5.2.1 Introduction, Motivation and Literature Review -- 3.5.2.2 Methodology -- 3.5.2.3 Experimental Results -- 3.5.2.4 Comparison with Single-/Dual-Polarisation Data -- 3.5.2.5 Discussion on the Role of Polarimetry, on the Maturity of the Application and Conclusions. 3.5.3 Subarctic Peatland Characterisation and Monitoring -- 3.5.3.1 Introduction, Motivation and Literature Review -- 3.5.3.2 Experimental Results -- 3.5.3.2.1 La Baie des Mines -- Peatland Hydrology Characteristics for Bog-Fen Discrimination -- Application of the Touzi Decomposition to Polarimetric ALOS Data: Required Processing Window Size for Unbiased ICTD -- Analysis of the ALOS Acquisitions -- Peatland Subsurface Water Flow Monitoring Using Polarimetric May and November ALOS Acquisitions: Multi-polarisation Versus Pol... -- 3.5.3.2.2 Wapusk National Park -- 3.5.3.3 Discussion on the Role of Polarimetry, on the Maturity of the Application and Conclusions -- 3.5.3.4 Acknowledgement -- 3.6 Monitoring Change Detection Produced by Tsunamis and Earthquakes by Using a Fully Polarimetric Model-Based Decomposition -- 3.6.1 Introduction, Motivation and Literature Review -- 3.6.2 Methodology -- 3.6.3 Experimental Results -- 3.6.4 Comparison with Single-/Dual-Polarisation Data -- 3.6.5 Discussion on the Role of Polarimetry, on the Maturity of the Application and Conclusions -- 3.7 Summary (Table 3.13) -- References -- 4: Cryosphere Applications -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Land Ice Extinction Estimation Using PolInSAR -- 4.2.1 Introduction, Motivation, and Literature Review -- 4.2.2 Methodology -- 4.2.3 Experimental Results -- 4.2.4 Comparison with Single/Dual Polarisation Data -- 4.2.5 Discussion on the Role of Polarimetry, on the Maturity of the Application, and Conclusions -- 4.3 Snow Water Equivalent Retrieval -- 4.3.1 Introduction, Motivation, and Literature Review -- 4.3.2 Methodology -- 4.3.2.1 Polarimetric Decomposition for Snow-Covered Areas -- 4.3.2.2 Snow Water Equivalent Retrieval Algorithm -- 4.3.3 Experimental Results -- 4.3.4 Comparison with Single/Dual Polarisation Data. 4.3.5 Discussion on the Role of Polarimetry, on the Maturity of the Application and Conclusions. |
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| Springer Nature, 2021 | ||
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Remote sensing of plant biodiversity / / editors, Jeannine Cavender-Bares, John A. Gamon, Philip A. Townsend
| Remote sensing of plant biodiversity / / editors, Jeannine Cavender-Bares, John A. Gamon, Philip A. Townsend |
| Autore | Cavender-Bares Jeannine |
| Edizione | [1st edition 2020.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Springer Nature, 2020 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XXII, 581 p. 130 illus., 110 illus. in color.) |
| Disciplina | 577 |
| Soggetto topico |
Biodiversity
Remote sensing Plant science Botany Ecosystems Plant ecology Environmental monitoring |
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Biodiversity
Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry Plant Sciences Ecosystems Plant Ecology Monitoring/Environmental Analysis Plant Science Environmental Monitoring Remote detection of biodiversity Retrieving functional traits from spectra Community assembly Spectral diversity Leaf optical properties Hyperspectral field data collection and processing Spatial resolution and integration across scales Micro and macroscopic structure of leaves Detection of disease and decline in forests Ocean and aquatic biodiversity Open Access Geographical information systems & remote sensing Botany & plant sciences Ecological science, the Biosphere Environmental monitoring |
| ISBN | 3-030-33157-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1. The use of remote sensing to enhance biodiversity monitoring & detection—a critical challenge for the 21st century. - Chapter 2. Applying Remote Sensing to Biodiversity Science -- Chapter 3. Scaling Functional Traits from Leaves to Canopies -- Chapter 4. The Laegeren Site: An Augmented Forest Laboratory -- Chapter 5. Lessons Learned from Spectranomics: Wet Tropical Forests -- Chapter 6. Remote Sensing for Early, Detailed, and Accurate Detection of Forest Disturbance and Decline for Protection of Biodiversity -- Chapter 7. Linking Leaf Spectra to the Plant Tree of Life -- Chapter 8. Linking Foliar Traits to Belowground Processes -- Chapter 9. Using Remote Sensing for Modeling and Monitoring Species Distributions -- Chapter 10. Remote Sensing of Geodiversity as a Link to Biodiversity -- Chapter 11. Predicting Patterns of Plant Diversity and Endemism in the Tropics Using Remote Sensing Data: A Study Case From the Brazilian Atlantic Forest -- Chapter 12. Remote Detection of Invasive Alien Species -- Chapter 13. A Range of Earth Observation Techniques for Assessing Plant Diversity -- Chapter 14. How the Optical Properties of Leaves Modify the Absorption and Scattering of Energy and Enhance Leaf Functionality -- Chapter 15. Spectral Field Campaigns: Planning and Data Collection -- Chapter 16. Consideration of Scale in Remote Sensing of Biodiversity -- Chapter 17. Integrating Biodiversity, Remote Sensing, and Auxiliary Information for the Study of Ecosystem Functioning and Conservation at Large Spatial Scales -- Chapter 18. Essential Biodiversity Variables: Integrating in Situ Observations and Remote Sensing Through Modeling -- Chapter 19. Prospects and pitfalls for spectroscopic remote sensing of biodiversity at the global scale -- Chapter 20. Epilogue – Towards a Global Biodiversity Monitoring System. . |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910407724003321 |
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Cavender-Bares Jeannine
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| Springer Nature, 2020 | ||
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