Land Remote Sensing and Global Environmental Change: NASA's Earth Observing System and the Science of ASTER and MODIS (Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing)
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| Rating | : | 4.21 (824 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1441967486 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 873 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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jdaucs said you can know it all. We rate this book top notch for those who want to know soup to nuts on NASA's contribution to Land Remote Sensing. The editors Ramachandran, Justice and Abrams did an amazing job making a complex subject quite readable. This is a highly technical book for those who are serious on instrum
From the reviews:“This book is directed to those involved in monitoring land surfaces using remotely sensed data … . This book encompasses both the technical aspects and the wide range of applications of both sensors. provides a solid reference to the current science and application of the ASTER and MODIS sensors. … Those who use ASTER or MODIS imagery for land observations should consider finding room on their bookshelves for this book.” (Anthony L. Nguy-Robertson, Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, January, 2012) . … provides an excellent reference for the technical specifications and consideration in these sensors
This volume is divided into six sections. The first three sections provide insights into the history, philosophy, and evolution of the EOS, ASTER and MODIS instrument designs and calibration mechanisms, and the data systems components used to manage and provide the science data and derived products. Land Remote Sensing and Global Environmental Change: The Science of ASTER and MODIS is an edited compendium of contributions dealing with ASTER and MODIS satellite sensors aboard NASA's Terra and Aqua platforms launched as part of the Earth Observing System fleet in 1999 and 2002 respectively. The latter three sections exclusively deal with ASTER and MODIS data products and their applications, and the future of these two classes of remotely sensed observations.
Chris Justice is a Professor and Research Director at the Geography Department of the University of Maryland. Areas of specialization are mineral exploration, natural hazards, volcanology, and instrument validation. Bhaskar Ramachandran is a senior scientist who supports the NASA Earth Observing Syst