Interpretation of Thermal Infrared Data
Subtitle: The Heat Capacity Mapping Mission (Remote Sensing Reviews Series Volume 1, Part 2)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Routledge
Published: January 1, 1986
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
ISBN-13: 9783718602896
Subjects: Mathematics and Science; Environmental Studies; Science/Mathematics; Environmental Science; Science / Environmental Science; Mechanics - Dynamics - Thermodynamics
First sentence: The possibility of developing quantitative estimates of surface conditions from remotely sensed thermal infrared (temperature) data was recognized by Jaeger (1953), who estimated a heat storage capacity, "thermal inertia," of the moon's surface.