Images of the Earth: A Guide to Remote Sensing
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Drury, S. A. / Drury, Stephen, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, Remote sensing has revolutionized our knowledge of ong>theong> Earth but serious accounts of ong>theong> science are rarely accessible to students without backgrounds in maong>theong>matics ong>andong> physics. This entertaining book provides a solution, using over 200 illustrations to introduce to a general audience ong>theong> science of remote sensing ong>andong> what it has taught us about ong>theong> Earth. ong>Theong> author begins with a discussion of image processing, human perception of pictures, ong>andong> techniques for enhancing pictures to suit ong>theong> eye. ong>Theong> core of ong>theong> book ong>theong>n examines in detail every facet of ong>theong> Earth's surface, including ong>theong> ocean depths, ong>theong> paths of hurricanes, ong>theong> productivity of forests ong>andong> farms, ong>theong> locations of mineral deposits, ong>andong> ong>theong> impact of human activity ong>andong> natural catastrophes.