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| Introduction and Overview | |
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| From the Human Eye to the Multispectral Scanner | |
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| Organization of Presented Material | |
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| Cited References | |
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| Interaction of Electromagnetic Radiation with Natural Materials on the Earth's Surface | |
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| Electromagnetic Radiation and the Search for Compositional Information | |
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| The Effect of Single-Grain Indices of Refraction and Absorption on the Reflectance Properties of a Beach | |
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| The Effect of Grain Size On the Reflectance Properties of a Beach. Separation of Compositional and Grain Size Effects and Extrapolation from Beaches to Soils and Rocks | |
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| Review | |
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| Exercises | |
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| Cited References | |
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| Additional References (Uncited) | |
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| Spectra of Earth Materials | |
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| Vegetation, Water, and Snow | |
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| Minerals and Rocks | |
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| Review | |
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| Exercises | |
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| Cited References | |
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| Additional References (Uncited) | |
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| Spectral Radiance from the Earth's Surface and Its Measurement by Electro-Optical Multispectral Sensors | |
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| Reflected and Emitted Radiance Available for Detection | |
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| Multispectral Electro-Optical Sensors for Remote Sensing | |
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| Measured Spectral Radiance | |
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| Review | |
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| Exercises | |
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| Cited References | |
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| Additional References (Uncited) | |
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| Multispectral Image Processing Methods | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Elimination of Atmospheric Path Radiance and Additive Electronic Offset | |
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| The Electronic Display and Human Perception of Color | |
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| Spectral and Temporal Rationing | |
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| Principal Component Transformation and Multispectral Classification | |
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| Review | |
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| Exercises | |
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| Cited References | |
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| Additional References (Uncited) | |
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| Spatial Image Processing Methods | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Automatic Linear Feature Mapping | |
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| Geophysical Imaging | |
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| Digital Photogrammetry | |
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| Integration of Remote Sensing Data and Geographic Information Systems | |
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| Review | |
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| Cited References | |
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| Remote Sensing Applications to Mineral Exploration | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Use of Remote Sensing in Exploration for Metals | |
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| The Use of Remote Sensing in Exploration for Diamonds and Rare Earth Minerals | |
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| The Use of Remote Sensing in Exploration for Industrial Minerals | |
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| Review | |
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| Exercises | |
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| Cited References | |
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| Additional References (Uncited) | |
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| Remote Sensing Applications to Petroleum and Ground Water Exploration | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Use of Remote Sensing for Petroleum Exploration | |
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| The Use of Remote Sensing for Ground Water Exploration | |
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| Review | |
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| Exercises | |
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| Cited References | |
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| Additional References (Uncited) | |
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| Remote Sensing Applications to Environmental Studies and Geological Engineering | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Remote Sensing Applications for Solid Waste Landfills and Open Pit Mines | |
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| Remote Sensing Applications for Forests and Wetlands | |
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| Remote Sensing Applications for Farm Land and Coastal Erosion | |
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| Remote Sensing Applications for Pipelines and Highways | |
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| Review | |
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| Remote Sensing Applications to Global Monitoring | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Global Monitoring of Geological Hazards | |
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| Monitoring of Human Contributions to Global Changes | |
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| Monitoring of Natural Contributions to Global Changes | |
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| Review | |
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| Exercises | |
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| Cited References | |
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| Epilogue | |
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| Appendix A | |
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| Appendix B | |
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| Appendix C | |
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| Index | |
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| Color Plate Captions | |