This book is concerned with remote sensing based on the technology of imaging radar. It assumes no prior knowledge of radar on the part of the reader, commencing with a treatment of the essential concepts of microwave imaging and progressing through to the development of multipolarisation and interferometric radar, modes which underpin contemporary applications of the technology. The use of radar for imaging the earth's surface and its resources is not recent. Aircraft-based microwave systems were operating in the 1960s, ahead of optical systems that image in the visible and infrared regions of the spectrum. Optical remote sensing was given a strong impetus with the launch of the first of the Landsat series of satellites in the mid 1970s. Although the Seasat satellite launched in the same era (1978) carried an imaging radar, it operated only for about 12 months and there were not nearly so many microwave systems as optical platforms in service during the 1980s. As a result, the remote sensing community globally tended to develop strongly around optical imaging until Shuttle missions in the early to mid 1980s and free-flying imaging radar satellites in the early to mid 1990s became available, along with several sophisticated aircraft platforms. Since then, and particularly with the unique capabilities and flexibility of imaging radar, there has been an enormous surge of interest in microwave imaging technology. Unlike optical imaging, understanding the theoretical underpinnings of imaging radar can be challenging, particularly when new to the field.
Produktkennzeichnungen
ISBN-10
3642020194
ISBN-13
9783642020193
eBay Product ID (ePID)
73778995
Produkt Hauptmerkmale
Produktart
Lehrbuch
Sprache
Englisch
Anzahl der Seiten
Xx Seiten
Verlag
Springer-Verlag Gmbh, Springer Berlin
Publikationsname
Remote Sensing With Imaging Radar
Autor
John A. Richards
Format
Gebundene Ausgabe
Erscheinungsjahr
2009
Zusätzliche Produkteigenschaften
Hörbuch
No
Item Length
24cm
Item Height
2cm
Item Width
16cm
Item Weight
770g
Buchreihe
Signals And Communication Technology
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