Land Remote Sensing and Global Environmental Change NASA's Earth Observing System and the Science of ASTER and MODIS

Global environmental change remains a constant theme that resonates worldwide. The dynamics of the Earth system fosters complex spatio-temporal variations that highlight the significance of, and the need to monitor the Earth as a unified whole. Accurate, timely, and reliable data are a precursor to...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Ramachandran, Bhaskar (Editor), Justice, Christopher O. (Editor), Abrams, Michael J. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer New York 2011, 2011
Edition:1st ed. 2011
Series:Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue
  • Acknowledgments
  • Part I: The Earth Observing System and the Evolution of ASTER and MODIS
  • Part II: ASTER and MODIS: Instrument Design, Radiometry and Geometry
  • Part III: ASTER and MODIS: Data Systems
  • Part IV: ASTER Science and Applications
  • Part V: MODIS Science and Applications
  • Part VI: The Future of Land Remote Sensing
  • Index