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Thermal Infrared Remote Sensing

Sensors, Methods, Applications

  • Thermal Remote Sensing is a discipline with a growing user community
  • The book provides a comprehensive overview of available sensors, methods and applications
  • The book is of interest to environmental planners and decision makers, climatologists, hydrologists, ecologists, urban scientists, forest fire and other fire experts

Part of the book series: Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing (RDIP, volume 17)

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Table of contents (25 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
  2. Theoretical Background of Thermal Infrared Remote Sensing

    • Claudia Kuenzer, Stefan Dech
    Pages 1-26
  3. Geometric Calibration of Thermographic Cameras

    • Thomas Luhmann, Johannes Piechel, Thorsten Roelfs
    Pages 27-42
  4. Thermal Infrared Spectroscopy in the Laboratory and Field in Support of Land Surface Remote Sensing

    • Christoph A. Hecker, Thomas E. L. Smith, Beatriz Ribeiro da Luz, Martin J. Wooster
    Pages 43-67
  5. Challenges and Opportunities for UAV-Borne Thermal Imaging

    • Margarete Vasterling, Uwe Meyer
    Pages 69-92
  6. NASA’s Hyperspectral Thermal Emission Spectrometer (HyTES)

    • Simon J. Hook, William R. Johnson, Michael J. Abrams
    Pages 93-115
  7. NASA’s Hyperspectral Infrared Imager (HyspIRI)

    • Michael J. Abrams, Simon J. Hook
    Pages 117-130
  8. Spaceborne Thermal Infrared Observation – An Overview of Most Frequently Used Sensors for Applied Research

    • Claudia Kuenzer, Huadong Guo, Marco Ottinger, Jianzhong Zhang, Stefan Dech
    Pages 131-148
  9. Landsat and Thermal Infrared Imaging

    • Terry Arvidson, Julia Barsi, Murzy Jhabvala, Dennis Reuter
    Pages 177-196
  10. Review of High Resolution Thermal Infrared Applications and Requirements: The Fuegosat Synthesis Study

    • José A. Sobrino, Fabio Del Frate, Matthias Drusch, Juan C. Jiménez-Muñoz, Paolo Manunta
    Pages 197-214
  11. Cross-Comparison of Daily Land Surface Temperature Products from NOAA-AVHRR and MODIS

    • Corinne Myrtha Frey, Claudia Kuenzer, Stefan Dech
    Pages 215-231
  12. Comparison of the Thermal Sensors of SEVIRI and MODIS for LST Mapping

    • Caixia Gao, Xiaoguang Jiang, Zhao-Liang Li, Françoise Nerry
    Pages 233-252
  13. Time Series Corrections and Analyses in Thermal Remote Sensing

    • José A. Sobrino, Yves Julien
    Pages 267-285
  14. Thermal Remote Sensing of Sea Surface Temperature

    • Christopher J. Merchant
    Pages 287-313
  15. Soil Moisture from Thermal Infrared Satellite Data: Synergies with Microwave Data

    • Claudia Kuenzer, Ursula Gessner, Wolfgang Wagner
    Pages 315-330
  16. Application of the Apparent Thermal Inertia Concept for Soil Moisture Estimation in Agricultural Areas

    • Claudia Notarnicola, Katarzyna Ewa Lewińska, Marouane Temimi, Marc Zebisch
    Pages 331-346
  17. Thermal Remote Sensing of Active Vegetation Fires and Biomass Burning Events

    • Martin J. Wooster, Gareth Roberts, Alistair M. S. Smith, Joshua Johnston, Patrick Freeborn, Stefania Amici et al.
    Pages 347-390
  18. Analysis of Lava Flow Effusion Rate Using High Spatial Resolution Infrared Data

    • Valerio Lombardo, Maria Fabrizia Buongiorno
    Pages 391-408

About this book

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the state of the art in the field of thermal infrared remote sensing. Temperature is one of the most important physical environmental variables monitored by earth observing remote sensing systems. Temperature ranges define the boundaries of habitats on our planet. Thermal hazards endanger our resources and well-being. In this book renowned international experts have contributed chapters on currently available thermal sensors as well as innovative plans for future missions. Further chapters discuss the underlying physics and image processing techniques for analyzing thermal data. Ground-breaking chapters on applications present a wide variety of case studies leading to a deepened understanding of land and sea surface temperature dynamics, urban heat island effects, forest fires, volcanic eruption precursors, underground coal fires, geothermal systems, soil moisture variability, and temperature-based mineral discrimination. ‘Thermal Infrared Remote Sensing: Sensors, Methods, Applications’ is unique because of the large field it spans, the potentials it reveals, and the detail it provides. 

This book is an indispensable volume for scientists, lecturers, and decision makers interested in thermal infrared technology, methods, and applications. 

Reviews

“The editors of this book are to be congratulated for an excellent job, as are the publisher and the authors. … the text, equations, and illustrations, especially the abundant color images, are easy to read. … Thermal Infrared Remote Sensing: Sensors, Methods, Applications is a book I am personally recommending to my colleagues and collaborators, many of whom have worked intensively in the field for three decades. It is also within reach of undergraduates and distinctly useful for graduate students.” (Doug Rickman, Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, May, 2015)

Editors and Affiliations

  • , Earth Observation Center, EOC, German Aerospace Center, DLR, Wessling, Germany

    Claudia Kuenzer, Stefan Dech

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eBook USD 139.00
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Softcover Book USD 179.00
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Hardcover Book USD 249.99
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