Fundamentals of Satellite Remote Sensing: An Environmental Approach [Hardcover]

1. Introduction.??2. Physical Principles of Remote Sensing.??3. Sensors and Remote Sensing Satellites.??4. Basis for Analyzing EO Satellite Images.??5. Visual Interpretation.??6. Digital Image Processing (I): From Raw to Corrected Data.??7. Digital Image Processing (II): Generation of Derived Variables.??8. Validation and Intercomparison.??9. Earth Observation and Geographic Information Systems.

The new?edition of this core textbook in advanced remote sensing continues to be the best guide on satellite-based remote sensing tools and methods for space-based Earth observation and the use of remote sensing satellite data for studying and monitoring the planet. It is thoroughly updated with information related to new satellite missions.

Emilio Chuvieco?is a Professor of Geography and director of the Environmental Ethics chair at the University of Alcal?, Spain, where he leads the Environmental Remote Sensing Research Group. Among his many accomplishments, he has written 33 books and 430 scientific papers and book chapters and was Editor of Remote Sensing of Environment (2015-20). He is a member of the Spanish Academy of Sciences, science leader of the Fire Disturbance project within the European Space Agencys Climate Change Initiative Program. He received the Spanish Rei Jaume I award for Environmental Protection in 2022.

The fourth edition of this core textbook in advanced remote sensing continues to be the best guide on satellite-based remote sensing tools and methods for space-based Earth observation, and the use of remote sensing satellite data for studying and monitoring the planet. It is thoroughly updated with information related to new satellite missions from different agencies with particular attention to the new constellations of high-resolution sensors and new field observations for model calibration and validation, including field sensors lsy