The book Understanding Earth Observation - The Electromagnetic Foundation of Remote Sensing is a very comprehensive presentation about earth observation sensor types, techniques and calculations. ... presents a complete summary that leads to a comprehensive understanding of the elements and factors involved in using and applying earth observation remote sensing to acquire accurate, reliable and useful data. This text is a good candidate as a reference text due to the comprehensive presentation and up-to-date material and should be considered. (Jeff Thurston, 3D Visualization World Magazine, 3dvisworld.com, November, 2016)
Contents
Preface.-List of Figures.- List of Tables.- 1. The Electromagnetic Field.-2. Dielectric Behavior of Terrestrial Materials.- 3. Electromagnetic Sources and Radiation.- 4. Waves and Fields.- 5. Propagation.- 6. Reection.- 7. Scattering.- 8. Thermal Emission.- 9. Radiative Transfer and Passive Sensing.- 10.Electromagnetic Spectrum and Remote Information.- 11.Antennas and Apertures in Earth Observation.- 12.Earth Surface Rendering from Images.- 13.Sensing Surface and Underneath Features.- 14.Wave Interaction with Land, Water and Air.- A. Vectors, Coordinates and operators.- Acronyms.- Symbols.