SAGE Handbook of Remote Sensing

Remote Sensing acquires and interprets small or large-scale data about the Earth from a distance. Using a wide range of spatial, spectral, temporal, and radiometric scales Remote Sensing is a large and diverse field for which this Handbook will be the key research reference. It is organized in four key sections: Interactions of Electromagnetic Radiation with the Terrestrial Environment include: chapters on Visible, Near-IR and Shortwave IR; Middle IR (3-5 micrometers); Thermal IR; Microwave - Digital sensors and Image Characteristics: chapters on Sensor Technology; Coarse Spatial Resolution Optical Sensors; Medium Spatial Resolution Optical Sensors; Fine Spatial Resolution Optical Sensors; Video Imaging and Multispectral Digital Photography; Hyperspectral Sensors; Radar and Passive Microwave Sensors; Lidar - Remote Sensing Analysis: Design and Implementation: chapters on Image Pre-Processing; Ground Data Collection; and, Integration with GIS; Quantitative Models in Remote Sensing. It also includes: validation and accuracy assessment; Remote Sensing Analysis: Applications: Lithospheric sciences: chapters on Topography; Geology; Soils; Plant sciences: Vegetation; Agriculture; Hydrospheric and Crysopheric sciences: Hydrosphere: Fresh and Ocean Water; Cryosphere; Global change and Human environments: Earth Systems; Human Environments & Links to the Social Sciences; Real Time Monitoring Systems and Disaster Management; and, Land Cover Change. Illustrated throughout, this is an essential resource for the analysis of remotely sensed data. The "SAGE Handbook of Remote Sensing" provides researchers with a definitive statement of the core concepts and methodologies in the discipline.