Thermal Remote Sensing of Active Volcanoes: A User's Manual

ISBN-13: 9780521859455 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 736 str.

ANDREW HARRIS

Opis

A comprehensive manual exploring radiometry methodologies and principles used with satellite-, radiometer- and thermal-camera data, for academic researchers and graduate students.

Spis treści

Preface: background, motivation and essential definitions; Acknowledgements; 1. History of thermal remote sensing of active volcanism; 2. Thermal remote sensing of active volcanism: principles; 3. Satellite orbits and sensor resolution; 4. The mixed pixel, the dual-band technique, heat loss and volume flux; 5. Hot spot detection; 6. Mapping, classification, time series and profiles; 7. Broad-band radiometers: instrumentation and application; 8. Broad-band radiometers: data collection and analysis principles; 9. Broad–band thermal imaging cameras; Appendix A. Collation and summary of satellite-volcano radiometry: a literature database; Appendix B. Estimation of solar zenith angle and contribution of reflected radiation to at-satellite radiance; Appendix C. TM-Class sensors; Appendix D. AVHRR-Class sensors; Appendix E. GOES-Class sensors; Appendix F. Scan and satellite location geometry; Appendix G. Hot spot detection example; Appendix H. Optical pyrometers; References; Index.