Microwave Radar and Radiometric Remote Sensing
Published on 1. March 2015
Book
Hardback
1116 pages
978-0-472-11935-6 (ISBN)
Description
The 1000-page book covers theoretical models, system design and operation, and geoscientific applications of active and passive microwave remote sensing systems. It is designed as a textbook for a postgraduate course, as well as a reference for the practicing professional. To facilitate understanding and use of the material, the book includes 50 MATLAB-based computer codes and the book's website includes interactive modules based on theoretical and empirical models. The book is a must-have for every scientist and engineer with interest in microwave remote sensing.
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Edition
Unabridged edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Ann Arbor
United States
Target group
Adult education
Edition type
Unabridged edition
Dimensions
Height: 256 mm
Width: 225 mm
Thickness: 58 mm
Weight
3047 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-472-11935-6 (9780472119356)
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E-Book
01/2015
1st Edition
Artech House
€256.99
Available for download
Content
Introduction; Electromagnetic Wave Propagation; Remote-Sensing Antennas; Microwave Dielectric Properties of Natural Earth Materials; Radar Scattering; Microwave Radiometry and Radiative Transfer; Microwave Radiometric Systems; Microwave Interaction with Atmospheric Constituents; Radiometric Sounding of the Atmosphere; Surface-Scattering Models and Land Observations; Volume-Scattering Models and Land Observations; Emission Models and Land Observations; Radar Measurements and Scatterometers; Real- and Synthetic-Aperture Side-Looking Airborne Radar; Interferometric SAR; Radar Remote Sensing of the Ocean; Spaceborne Altimetry; Radiometric Remote Sensing of the Ocean.