Remote sensing: optics and optical systems
Abstract
The foundation for those wishing to pursue applications in remote sensing in which optical techniques and sensors are employed is provided. It is appropriate to the student, at or beyond the first year graduate level, who needs information on the basic optical considerations of remote sensing. It also provides detailed information for the researcher and engineer involved in spectroradiometric measurement and calibration procedures, instrumentation theory, modeling of the interactions of radiant flux with the earth's atmosphere and surface, characteristics of film and electro-optical detectors, and design and performance of optical remote sensing systems. Calculations provide examples of how various concepts are reduced to practice. There are examples involving the radiative transfer from a point or a surface to a surface; radiometric-to-photometric conversions; and the radiometry of the mirror beacon experiment. Calculations are made to compare the performances of prism, grating, Fabry-Perot, and Fourier transform spectrometers and to compare the information capacities of photographic film and magnetic tape. Signal-to-noise ratio analyses are carried out for systems using different types of electro-optical detectors. The feasibility of an orbital Fraunhofer line discriminator is considered from the standpoint of system signal-to-noise ratio. A comparison is described between the signal-to-noise ratios of imagery produced bymore »
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- 5046701
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- Book
- Resource Relation:
- Related Information: Advanced Book Program 7250
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION; REMOTE SENSING; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; OPTICS; CAMERAS; DATA ACQUISITION; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELECTROMAGNETISM; EYES; IMAGES; INTERACTIONS; NOISE; RADIOMETRIC ANALYSIS; SURFACES; BODY; BODY AREAS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FACE; HEAD; MAGNETISM; ORGANS; QUANTITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; RADIATIONS; SENSE ORGANS; 440300* - Miscellaneous Instruments- (-1989)
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Slater, P N. Remote sensing: optics and optical systems. United States: N. p., 1980.
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Slater, P N. Remote sensing: optics and optical systems. United States.
Slater, P N. 1980.
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