| Description |
1 online resource (xl, 409 pages .) |
|
text txt rdacontent |
|
computer c rdamedia |
|
online resource cr rdacarrier |
| Series |
Remote Sensing Observations of Continental Surfaces Set |
|
Remote sensing observations of continental surfaces set.
|
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Audience |
Specialized. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Contents |
Front Cover ; Microwave Remote Sensing of Land Surfaces: Techniques and Methods ; Copyright ; Contents; Foreword; Acronyms; Introduction; Chapter 1. Synthetic Aperture Radar Imaging; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. Introduction to synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging; 1.3. Characteristics of SAR images; 1.4. Key points; 1.5. Bibliography; Chapter 2. SAR Imaging using Coherent Modes of Diversity: SAR Polarimetry, Interferometry and Tomography; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. SAR polarimetry; 2.3. An introduction to SAR interferometry and tomography; 2.4. Key points; 2.5. Bibliography. |
|
Chapter 3. The Principles of DTM Reconstruction from SAR Images3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Geometry of SAR images; 3.3. The SAR image spectrum; 3.4. Registration of SAR images; 3.5. Radargrammetry and interferometry; 3.6. The limitations of interferometry; 3.7. Conclusions; 3.8. Key points; 3.9. Bibliography; Chapter 4. Principles of Radar Satellite Altimetry for Application on Inland Waters; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. Radar altimetry measurements; 4.3. Processing echoes, or retracking ; 4.4. Sloping measurements and different radar modes ; 4.5. Propogation corrections (or atmospheric corrections). |
|
4.6. Geophysical corrections4.7. Altimetry biases; 4.8. Selecting measurements; 4.9. Choice of orbits in altimetry missions; 4.10. Perspectives; 4.11. Key points; 4.12. Acknowledgments; 4.13. Bibliography; Chapter 5. Passive Low Frequency Microwaves: Principles, Radiative Transfer, Physics of Measurements; 5.1. Introduction; 5.2. Radiometric measurement; 5.3. Modeling microwave emission on natural surfaces; 5.4. Main space missions (SMOS, SMAP, AMSR-E); 5.5. Conclusions and perspectives; 5.6. Key points; 5.7. Bibliography. |
|
Chapter 6. Space Gravimetry Using GRACE Satellite Mission: Basic Concepts6.1. Introduction; 6.2. The GRACE spatial gravimetry mission; 6.3. Data from the GRACE spatial gravimetry mission; 6.4. Perspectives; 6.5. Key points; 6.6. Bibliography; Chapter 7. The Reflected Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS-R): from Theory to Practice; 7.1. Introduction; 7.2. Available GNSS signals; 7.3. The GNSS-R measurement techniques; 7.4. Reflectometry through opportunity signals; 7.5. Platforms and constraints; 7.6. Conclusions and perspectives; 7.7. Key points; 7.8. Bibliography. |
|
Chapter 8. Data Assimilation of Satellite Observations8.1. Introduction; 8.2. General principles of data assimilation; 8.3. Kalman filters and variational approaches; 8.4. Error modeling; 8.5. Particle filters; 8.6. Conclusions and perspectives; 8.7. Key points; 8.8. Bibliography; Glossary; List of Authors; Index; Scientific Committee; Back Cover. |
| Subject |
Microwave remote sensing.
|
|
Geography -- Remote sensing.
|
|
Télédétection hyperfréquence.
|
|
Géographie -- Télédétection.
|
|
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Mechanical.
|
|
Geography -- Remote sensing
|
|
Microwave remote sensing
|
| Added Author |
Baghdadi, Nicolas, editor.
|
|
Zribi, Mehrez, editor.
|
| Other Form: |
Print version: Microwave Remote Sensing of Land Surface. Elsevier Science Ltd 2016 9781785481598 1785481592 (OCoLC)950450334 |
| ISBN |
9780081017685 (MyiLibrary) |
|
0081017685 (MyiLibrary) |
|
9781785481598 (hbk.) |
|
1785481592 (hbk.) |
| Standard No. |
AU@ 000061156029 |
|
AU@ 000066135294 |
|
DEBSZ 482475420 |
|
GBVCP 879419040 |
|
