Remote Sensing of Snow and Ice

"Many advances in spaceborne instrumentation, remote sensing, and data analysis have occurred in recent years, but until now there has been no book that reflects these advances while delivering a uniform treatment of the remote sensing of frozen regions. Remote Sensing of Snow and Ice identifies unifying themes and ideas in these fields and presents them in a single volume." "This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the remote sensing of the Earth's cryosphere. Explaining why cryospheric observations are important and why remote sensing observations are essential, it offers thorough surveys of the physical properties of ice and snow, and of current and emerging remote sensing techniques."--BOOK JACKET.

Ch. 1. The cryosphere

Ch. 2. Remote sensing systems for observation of the earth's surface

Ch. 3. Image processing techniques

Ch. 4. Physical properties of snow and ice

Ch. 5. Remote sensing of snow cover

Ch. 6. Remote sensing of sea ice

Ch. 7. Remote sensing of freshwater ice

Ch. 8. Remote sensing of glaciers, ice sheets, and ice shelves

Ch. 9. Remote sensing of icebergs

Ch. 10. Conclusions.