Description
Book SynopsisActive (imaging radar) and passive (radiometer) microwave systems are increasingly used for Arctic ecological research. Unfortunately, until now ecologists interested in remote sensing often lacked access to the full suite of physical and analytical techniques of microwave systems, data processing, and ecological applications because a suitable reference book did not exist.
Arctic Ecological Research from Microwave Satellite Observations answers this demand by summarizing the main microwave satellite applications for Arctic ecological research. This book is invaluable to specialists with a background in microwave techniques, as well as to other ecologists interested in applications of microwave active and passive remote sensing for tundra, boreal forest, and Arctic sea-ice habitat and marine mammal studies.
It presents a brief introduction to Arctic ecological problems, the role of satellite sensing for monitoring Arctic ecosystems, and related data processing applicati
Trade Review"…offers new light into the types of Russian data not normally available or known about to most western scientists.
Polar Record, 2005
Table of ContentsIntroduction to Arctic ecological research and microwave remote sensing. Russian microwave satellites: Main Missions, characteristics and applications. Arctic marine mammal sea ice habitat studies using active and passive microwave satellite data. Investigating variability in Arctic sea ice distribution using OKEAN and ALMAZ SAR satellite data. Comparative analysis of OKEAN-01, SSM/I and AVHRR satellite data for monitoring of arctic sea ice habitat. Boreal forest habitat studies using OKEAn-01 satellite data. Comparative assessment of ALMAZ-1 SAR, ERS-1 SAR, JERS-1 SAR and Landsat-TM satellite data for tundra habitat studies. Dependence between SAR data focusing parameters and efficiency of discriminating tundra habitat. Studying regional aspects of polar bear (ursus maritimus) ecology in the Russian Arctic using satellite data. Detection of sensitive Boreal forest types to monitor and assess potential impact of climate change.
