642 pgs, 1993, Gordon and Breach Science Publishers
ISBN 978-2881249402

This textbook of principles and applications of remote sensing focuses more on the object than the sensor. While it formulates the requisite instrumentation and physics of electromagnetic waves at the university level and attempts to bridge the gap between optical and microwave concepts, its emphasis is remote sensing's use for monitoring land dynamics in agriculture, forestry, conservation, and environmental pollution. The editors integrated contributions from 26 experts with vivid color photographs, sharp line art and easily readable charts.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part A: Theory

Topic I - Remote Sensing as a Source of Information

1. General View of Remote Sensing as a Source of Information
2. Remote Sensing as an Earth Viewing System
3. Physical Characteristics of Remote Sensing Information
4. General Aspects of Imaging and Recording of Remote Sensing Data
5. Botanical Characteristics of Vegetation and Their Influence on Remote Sensing
   
   Topic II - Remote Sensing Data Acquisition Techniques
6. Aerial Photography
7. Multispectral Scanning
8. Remote Sensing in the Microwave Region
   
   Topic III - Remote Sensing and Object Characteristics
9. Spectral Signature and Modeling in the Reflective Optical Window
10. Radar Backscatter of Crops
11. Radar Signature and Forest Vegetation
12. Radar Backscatter of Soils
    
    Topic IV - Image Analysis Techniques and Geographical Information System sin View of Remote Sensing
13. Digital Image Interpretation
14. Digital Image Processing
15. Structural Pattern Recognition
16. Geometrical and Mapping Aspects of Remote Sensing
17. Geographical Information System Techniques for Linking Remote Sensing Images with Other Spatial Data
    
    Part B: Applications
    
    Topic V - Remote Sensing Applied to the Inventory and Monitoring of Agricultural Areas
18. Remote Sensing and Crop Yield Prediction
19. Crop Classification with Radar Data
20. Agrohydrological Application of Remote Sensing
21. Contribution of Remote Sensing to the Management of Water in Arid Areas
    
    Topic VI - Remote Sensing with Regard to Land Evaluation and Land Use
22. Remote Sensing and Land Evaluation
23. Remote Sensing in Engineering Projects
    
    Topic VII - Remote Sensing Applied to the Inventory and Monitoring of Natural Vegetation
24. Remote Sensing and Nature Conservation
25. Remote Sensing of Vegetation in (Semi-)Arid Regions
    
    Topic VIII - Remote Sensing Applied to the Inventory and Monitoring of Forests
26. Forestry and Remote Sensing
27. Potentials of Digital Radar Data of Forests in Temperate and Tropical Zones
    
    Topic IX - Remote Sensing Applied to the Monitoring of Environmental Pollution
28. Remote Sensing and the Influence of Air Pollution on Plants
29. Remote Sensing and Damage to Urban Trees
30. Remote Sensing and Waste Deposits