Introduction to Microwave Remote Sensing

Introduction to Microwave Remote Sensing offers an extensive overview for technically oriented undergraduates and graduate students. Following a brief summary of the field and a history of the use of microwaves, the book explores the physical properties of microwaves and the polarimetric properties...

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Main Author Woodhouse, Iain H
Format eBook Book
LanguageEnglish
Published Boca Raton, Fla CRC Press 2006
CRC, Taylor & Francis
Taylor & Francis Group
Edition1
Subjects
Microwave remote sensing
Synthetic Aperture Radar
Radar Cross-section
Forward Model
Em Wave
Multi-year Ice
MLS
Scattering Phase Centre
Special Sensor Microwave Imager
Stokes Vector
Microwave Radiometers
Incidence Angle
Topographic Distortion
Em Radiation
Path Length Difference
Brightness Temperature
Multiyear Ice
Aperture Synthesis
Range Resolution
Passive Microwave
Microwave Altimeter
Water Cloud Model
Radiative Transfer Equation
Microwave Remote Sensing
Em Spectrum
Reference Surface
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Summary:Introduction to Microwave Remote Sensing offers an extensive overview for technically oriented undergraduates and graduate students. Following a brief summary of the field and a history of the use of microwaves, the book explores the physical properties of microwaves and the polarimetric properties of electromagnetic waves. It examines the interaction of microwaves with matter, analyzes passive atmospheric and passive surface measurements, and describes the operation of altimeters and scatterometers. The textbook concludes by explaining how high resolution images are created using radars, and how techniques of interferometry can be applied to both passive and active sensors.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-355) and index
ISBN:0415271231
9780415271233
DOI:10.1201/9781315272573