Remote sensing tools for exploration
Subtitle: observing and interpreting the electromagnetic spectrum
By: Pamela Elizabeth Clark; Michael Lee Rilee
Contributors: Rilee, Michael Lee, 1967-
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 343
ISBN-13: 9781441956798; 9781441968296
Subjects: Methodology; Remote sensing
Description: This book is intended to cover remote sensing as a process applied to solar system exploration, with emphasis on understanding and utilizing the entire electromagnetic spectrum. The goal is to create a common ground for those individuals and groups involved in every aspect of remote sensing, representing a wide range of science, engineering, and management disciplines. Despite their varying viewpoints and jargons, these scientist, engineers, and mission administrators nevertheless share the common goal of bringing remote sensing instruments, missions, and programs to fruition. The fostering of great understanding and appreciation of essential aspects of remote sensing brought to the table from each discipline will generate improved communication and working relationships to facilitate succesful future exploration. Introductory chapters describe preliminary planning and support systems as well as general principles of remote sensing and electromagnetic energy interactions. The body of the book covers energy generation, instrumentation, measurements, and their interpretation for major divisions of the electromagnetic spectrum, including the visible and circumvisible, ray, and long wave regions. Processing and fusion of remote sensing data in its many forms, as well as emerging technologies for data processing and delivery, are discussed in the final chapters.--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. An overview; title: 1.1 What is remote sensing?; title: 1.2 The roots of remote sensing; title: 1.3 Physical principles of remote sensing; title: 1.4 Systems approach to remote sensing; title: 1.5 Remote sensing system development; title: 1.6 Navigation, communication, and data handling; title: 2. Principles of remote sensing; title: 2.1 Beyond human sensors and controlled environments; title: 2.2 The electromagnetic spectrum; title: 2.3 The nature of electromagnetic radiation; title: 2.4 Optics; title: 2.5 Radiation measurement; title: 2.6 Interactions as a function of state; title: 2.7 Atmospheric effects; title: 2.8 Surface interactions; title: 2.9 Major spectral regions; title: 2.10 Interpretation of remote sensing data; title: 3. Visible and circumvisible region and image interpretation; title: 3.1 Significance of the visible spectrum; title: 3.2 The source of visible light; title: 3.3 Production: scattering at surfaces; title: 3.4 Poduction: electronic absorption features; title: 3.5 Production: vibrational absorption features; title: 3.6 Albedo and reflectivity; title: 3.7 Radiance, reflectance, and emittance; title: 3.8 Spectral reflectance from planetary regoliths; title: 3.9 Color theory; title: 3.10 Tonal variations and detectability; title: 3.11 Resolution and resolving power; title: 3.12 Photogrammetry; title: 3.13 Stereogrammetry; title: 3.14 Spectrometry; title: 3.15 Circumvisible image interpretation; title: 3.16 Characteristic spectral signatures; title: 3.17 Characteristic structural and morphological signatures; title: 3.18 Spectral reflectance band images; title: 3.19 Space weathering, maturity, and composition effects; title: 3.20 Detection: The first capture of visible light; title: 3.21 Detection: History of circumvisible region remote sensing; title: 3.22 Detection: current imaging system characteristics; title: 3.23 Detection: Non-imaging systems; title: 3.24 Detection: In situ; title: 4. Ray region: X-rays gamma-rays, alpha particles, neutrons, UV; title: 4.1 Significance of the high energy spectrum; title: 4.2 Historical view of elemental abundance mapping; title: 4.3 Ray region energetic interaction at planetary surfaces; title: 4.4 Natural radioactivity; title: 4.5 Alpha, beta, gamma and high energy particle sources; title: 4.6 Production of secondary gamma-rays; title: 4.7 Production of neutrons; title: 4.8 X-ray sources; title: 4.9 Production of secondary X-rays; title: 4.10 In situ particle induced energy production and analysis; title: 4.11 Ionizing ultraviolet; title: 4.12 Analysis and interpretation of gamma-ray spectra; title: 4.13 Analysis and interpretation of neutron flux; title: 4.14 Analysis and interpretation of X-ray spectra; title: 4.15 In situ surface and subsurface techniques; title: 4.16 Planetology and the ray region; title: 4.17 Ray region data products and interpretation; title: 4.18 Detection of Gamma-Rays and neutrons; title: 4.19 Detection of X-rays; title: 4.20 Radiation damage; title: 5. Longwave region: Mid to thermal infrared, microwave, and radio; title: 5.1 Significance of the longwave region; title: 5.2 Energy production in the mid to far infrared; title: 5.3 Mid to far infrared diagnostic features; title: 5.4 Mid to far infrared data analysis; title: 5.5 Mid to far infrared planetary signatures; title: 5.6 Transition into thermal infrared; title: 5.7 Heat, temperature, and flux; title: 5.8 Thermal energy production and parameters; title: 5.9 Thermal infrared data analysis; title: 5.10 Thermal infrared signatures; title: 5.11 Infrared sensors; title: 5.12 Passive microwave; title: 5.13 Microwaves from surfaces; title: 5.14 Microwaves from atmospheres; title: 5.15 Microwaves from liquid surfaces; title: 5.16 Passive microwave measurement; title: 5.17 Microwave detection; title: 5.18 Microwave sensors; title: 5.19 The nature of radar interactions; title: 5.20 Radar backscatter models; title: 5.21 Dielectric properties, absorption, and volume scattering; title: 5.22 Radar roughness; title: 5.23 Radar polarization; title: 5.24 Radar geological applications; title: 5.25 Radar oceanographic applications; title: 5.26 Radar atmospheric applications; title: 5.27 Real aperture radar viewing and resolution parameters; title: 5.28 The radar system; title: 5.29 Radar detection; title: 5.30 Radar signal properties and processing; title: 5.31 Synthetic aperture radar; title: 5.32 Planetary radar observations; title: 5.33 Radar sensor systems; title: 6. Processing information and data.