Description
Book SynopsisProcessing the vast amounts of data on the Earth's land surface environment generated by NASA's and other international satellite programs is a significant challenge.
Trade Review“…a well-researched book that the environmental modelling community will find an indispensable reference.” (
Progress in Physical Geography, Vol.29, No.1, 2005)
“…extremely well produced, with good layout, clear type, a useful list of acronyms and a comprehensive index…timely and refreshing...” (The Photogrammetric Record, December 2004)
"This volume a very useful and practical addition to the literature on remote sensing.” (E-STREAMS, August 2004)
Table of ContentsPreface xv
Acronyms xix
Chapter 1 Introduction 1
Chapter 2 Atmospheric Shortwave Radiative Transfer Modeling 25
Chapter 3 Canopy Reflectance Modeling 76
Chapter 4 Soil and Snow Reflectance Modeling 143
Chapter 5 Satellite Sensor Radiometric Calibration 178
Chapter 6 Atmospheric Correction of Optical Imagery 196
Chapter 7 Topographic Correction Methods 231
Chapter 8 Estimation of Land Surface Biophysical variables 246
Chapter 9 Estimation of Surface Radiation Budget: I. Broadband Albedo 310
Chapter 10 Estimation of Surface Radiation Budget: II. Longwave 345
Chapter 11 Four-Dimensional Data Assimilation 398
Chapter 12 Validation and Spatial Scaling 431
Chapter 13 Applications 472
Appendix CD-ROM Content 525
Index 528
