{"product_id":"quantitative-remote-sensing-of-land-surfaces-hardback-9780471281665","title":"Quantitative Remote Sensing of Land Surfaces (Hardback) 9780471281665","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eQuantitative Remote Sensing of Land Surfaces\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eShunlin Liang (Author), Jin Au Kong (Series edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780471281665, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 27 January 2004\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e560 pages, Photos: 0 B\u0026amp;W, 0 Color; Drawings: 0 B\u0026amp;W, 0 Color; Tables: 0 B\u0026amp;W, 0 Color\u003cbr\u003e24.4 x 16 x 3.6 cm, 0.907 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e“…a well-researched book that the environmental modelling community will find an indispensable reference.” (\u003ci\u003eProgress in Physical Geography\u003c\/i\u003e, Vol.29, No.1, 2005)  \u003cp\u003e“…extremely well produced, with good layout, clear type, a useful list of acronyms and a comprehensive index…timely and refreshing...” \u003ci\u003e(The Photogrammetric Record\u003c\/i\u003e, December 2004)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This volume a very useful and practical addition to the literature on remote sensing.” (\u003ci\u003eE-STREAMS\u003c\/i\u003e, August 2004)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eProcessing the vast amounts of data on the Earth's land surface environment generated by NASA's and other international satellite programs is a significant challenge. Filling a gap between the theoretical, physically-based modelling and specific applications, this in-depth study presents practical quantitative algorithms for estimating various land surface variables from remotely sensed observations.\u003cbr\u003e A concise review of the basic principles of optical remote sensing as well as practical algorithms for estimating land surface variables quantitatively from remotely sensed observations.\u003cbr\u003e Emphasizes both the basic principles of optical remote sensing and practical algorithms for estimating land surface variables quantitatively from remotely sensed observations\u003cbr\u003e Presents the current physical understanding of remote sensing as a system with a focus on radiative transfer modelling of the atmosphere, canopy, soil and snow\u003cbr\u003e Gathers the state of the art quantitative algorithms for sensor calibration, atmospheric and topographic correction, estimation of a variety of biophysical and geoph ysical variables, and four-dimensional data assimilation\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface xv \u003cp\u003eAcronyms xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Introduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Atmospheric Shortwave Radiative Transfer Modeling 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Canopy Reflectance Modeling 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Soil and Snow Reflectance Modeling 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Satellite Sensor Radiometric Calibration 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Atmospheric Correction of Optical Imagery 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Topographic Correction Methods 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 Estimation of Land Surface Biophysical variables 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 Estimation of Surface Radiation Budget: I. Broadband Albedo 310\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 Estimation of Surface Radiation Budget: II. Longwave 345\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11 Four-Dimensional Data Assimilation 398\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12 Validation and Spatial Scaling 431\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13 Applications 472\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix CD-ROM Content 525\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 528\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Electronics \u0026amp; communications engineering [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Electronics \u0026amp; communications engineering\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Electronics%20\u0026amp;%20communications%20engineering%20%5BTJ%5D%22\"\u003eTJ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Interscience","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52286381293848,"sku":"9780471281665","price":145.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780471281665.jpg?v=1781550899","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/quantitative-remote-sensing-of-land-surfaces-hardback-9780471281665","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}