advanced very high resolution radiometer AVHRR
Author | : Arthur P. Cracknell |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 558 |
Release | : 1997-04-23 |
ISBN-10 | : 0748402098 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780748402090 |
Rating | : 4/5 (98 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Since the launch of the first of the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometers (AVHRRs) in 1978, the data from these instruments has used for a wide range of non-meteorological applications. In this book, the author describes satellite system, AVHRRs, control of the spacecraft, and data- recovery arrangements. The book covers processing of the data to extract useful environmental information. The applications of the data to marine problems, based primarily on the study of sea-surface temperatures from the thermal-infrared channels of the instrument, are considered, as well as the study of vegetation and a whole variety of other land-based and hydrological applications.