商品簡介
Matzler (remote sensing, University of Bern) combines work on theoretical concepts with experimental results on thermal microwave radiation in this overview of the latest applications in the field. Emphasis is on radiative transfer models. Following a historical overview of radiative transfer and microwave radiometry, the book covers atmospheric, terrestrial, and technical factors affecting the use of thermal microwave radiation in remote sensing applications, with chapters on the absorption and emission spectra of atmospheric gases, the interaction of solid and liquid hydrometeors with microwave radiation, radiative-transfer modeling of the microwave surface emission, and dielectric properties of important materials found at the terrestrial surface. Appendices offer original data tables. Books from the UK's Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET) are distributed in the US by Books International. Annotation c2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
