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739847
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b559778
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edited by Paul M. Mather.
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TERRA-1 : : understanding the terrestrial environment : the role of earth observations from space\ edited by Paul M. Mather.
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London ; Washington, DC: Taylor & Francis, 1992
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(xiv, 251 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps
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0203221397
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: 9780203221396
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Natural Environment Research Council.;"British Aerospace.";"First of a biennial series of specialist conferences organized by the Remote Sensing Society on the general theme of global environmental change"--Preface.
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Remote sensing the land surface water budget / R.J. Gurney --;The use of visible satellite imagery over ice sheets / D.G. Vaughan, C.S.M. Doake --;L̀ong-term' land surface processes : erosion, tectonics and climate history in mountain belts / B.L. Isacks --;Applications of satellite remote sensing techniques to volcanology / P. Francis, C. Oppenheimer --;Soil/vegetation characteristics at microwave wavelengths / A.M. Shutko --;Synergistic use of multispectral satellite data for monitoring arid lands / B.J. Choudhury, S.E. Nicholson --;Remote sensing inputs to climate models / P.R. Rowntree --;Atmosphere-biosphere exchange of CO₂ / P.G. Jarvis, J.B Moncrieff --;Observational studies of the land/atmosphere interaction / W.J. Shuttleworth --;Monitoring global tropical deforestation : a challenge for remote sensing / J.P. Malingreau, M.M. Verstraete, F. Achard --;Achievements and unresolved problems in vegetation monitoring / M.D. Steven, T.J. Malthus, J.A. Clark --;ERS-1 land and ice applications / C.G. Rapley --;The EOS Data and Information System (EOSDIS) / J. Dozier. The ESA Earth Observation Polar Platform Programme / M. Rast, C.J. Readings --;Temperature-independent thermal infrared spectral indices and land surface temperature determined from space / F. Becker, Z.-L. Li --;Extracting surface properties from satellite data in the visible and near-infrared wavelengths / M.M. Verstraete, B. Pinty --;Remote sensing and geographical information systems / P.M. Mather --;Automated knowledge-based segmentation of SAR images / S. Quegan, R. Caves, P. Harley --;Large-scale environmental databases : the example of CORINE / B.K. Wyatt.
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This text aims to offer information on research approaches to assessing global environment changes. It includes suggestions for the exchange of ideas between those studying land surface and remote sensing specialists, and advocates synthesizing the findings of different disciplines.
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Earth sciences -- Remote sensing -- Congresses.
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SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- General.
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SCIENCE -- Physics -- Geophysics.
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British Aerospace (Firm)
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Natural Environment Research Council (Great Britain)
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Paul M Mather
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