Manual of Remote Sensing, Volume 2 Principles and Applications of Imaging Radar

About this book

This second volume in the third edition of Manual of Remote Sensing offers a current and comprehensive survey of the theory, methods, and applications of imaging radar. Produced under the auspices of the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, it brings together contributions from experts around the world to discuss the basic principles of imaging radars and trace research activity-past, present, and future-across the many sciences where radar remote sensing may be applied.

Contents

Radar Fundamentals: Technical Perspective - R. Raney; Radar Fundamentals: The Geoscience Perspective - A. Lewis & F. Henderson; Radargrammetry - F. Leberl; Polarimetry in Radar Remote Sensing: Basic and Applied Concepts - W.-M. Boerner, et al.; Imaging Radar Interferometry - S. Madsen & H. Zebker; Agricultural Applications With Radar - B. Brisco & R. Brown; Mapping Soil Moisture Distribution With Imaging Radar - M. Dobson & F. Ulaby; Forestry Applications Using Imaging Radar - D. Leckie; Radar Geology - J. Ford; Geomorphic and Hydrologic Applications of Active Microwave Remote Sensing - A. Lewis; SAR for Oceanography - M.-C. Mouchot & R. Garello; Remote Sensing of Snow and Ice Using Imaging Radar - D. Hall; Applications of Imaging Radar to Land Use and Land Cover Mapping - C. Lo; Radar Applications in Urban Analysis, Settlement Detection and Population Estimation - F. Henderson & Z.-G. Xia; Applications of Imaging Radar to Archaeological Research - D. Holcomb; Radar Education, Data Sources and Data Collection - A. Lewis, et al.; Glossary of Selected Terms; Index; Color Illustrations.

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Biography

FLOYD M. HENDERSON, PhD, is Professor and Chairman, Department of Geography and Planning, State University of New York--Albany. ANTHONY J. LEWIS, PhD, is Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and Anthropology at Louisiana State University--Baton Rouge.