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Remote sensing of vegetation : principles, techniques, and applications / Hamlyn G. Jones, Robin A. Vaughan.

Summary:

"Remote sensing is becoming an increasingly important tool for agriculturalists, ecologists, and land managers for the study of the earth's agricultural and natural vegetation, and can be applied to further our understanding of key environmental issues, including climate change and ecosystem management."--[book cover].

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780199207794 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 0199207798 (pbk.)
  • Physical Description: xxvi, 353 pages, [12] pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
  • Publisher: Oxford ; Oxford University Press, 2010.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-331) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction -- Basics of radiation physics for remote sensing of vegetation -- Radiative properties of vegetation, soils, and water -- Plant and canopy function -- Earth observation systems -- Preparation and manipulation of optical data -- Use of spectral information for sensing vegetation properties and for image classification -- Multiangular sensing of vegetation structure and modelling of radiation-transfer properties -- Remote sensing of canopy mass and heat exchanges -- Sampling, error, and scaling -- Integrated applications.
Subject:
Vegetation mapping > Remote sensing.
Plants > Remote sensing.
Vegetation and climate > Remote sensing.
Ecosystem management > Remote sensing.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

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Lummi Library QK 63 .J66 2010 286295 Stacks Reshelving -

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