Remote Sensing is a unique advanced text which covers the fundamental science underlying the rapidly growing field of remote sensing. Unlike similar books, which focus on one aspect of remote sensing, it treats the subject as a continuous process, including energy-matter interaction, radiation propagation, and data dissemination, and emphasizes the tools and procedures required to extract information from remotely.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction -- 2. Historical Perspective and Photo Mensuration -- 3. Radiometry and Radiation Propagation -- 4. The Governing Equation for Radiance Reaching the Sensor -- 5. Sensors -- 6. Atmospheric Calibration: Solutions to the Governing Equation -- 7. Digital Image Processing for Image Exploitation -- 8. Information Dissemination -- 9. Weak Links in the Chain -- 10. Image Modeling.