An Introduction to Remote Sensing
Practical work to senior undergraduate courses of lectures: “Remote sensing of the
Environment” and “Radiative transfer in the atmosphere” by Anatoly Kuznetsov,
Irina Melnikova, Olga Seroukhova, Dmitry Pozdnyakov, Alexander Vasilyev
Abstract
The interaction of the solar and heat radiation with the atmosphere and the earth’s
surface is the subject of this book. It is useful not only for students and professors
but for wide circle of scientists involved in environmental studies.
The book contains descriptions of computer studying programs concerning
different topics of courses on the remote sensing and radiative transfer. Thus it is
not a textbook with a methodically presented subject of courses, but it includes only
the basic ground for the comprehension of key topics of courses and provides the
accomplishment of practical works using specially elaborated computer programs.
The certain eclecticism of the book is explained with these circumstances.
We need to point out that practical works have been elaborated by authors
independently that influences the style of different chapters and design of computer
codes. The first chapter is mutual, Chaps. 2–9 is written by Anatoly Kuznetsov and
Olga Seroukhova, part of the Chaps. 9, 11 and 12 – by Irina Melnikova, and Chaps. 10,
13–15 – by Alexander Vasilyev, and Chaps. 16–18 by Dmitry Pozdnyakov.
Themes of practical works reflect main sections of mentioned courses of lectures. The packet of computer programs is added to this book for the calculation of
solar and heat radiation characteristics on the base of initial parameters of the
atmosphere and surface (direct problems) and for retrieval optical parameters of
the atmosphere and surface from radiation data (observed or simulated). Programs
provide the dialog with the user and include graphics of results in some cases. For
accomplishment of the practical work the student has to prepare initial data, to
fulfill calculations with the corresponding program, to plot demanded graphics of
calculated values dependencies on initial parameters and prepare the report with the
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Practical work to senior undergraduate courses of lectures: “Remote sensing of the
Environment” and “Radiative transfer in the atmosphere” by Anatoly Kuznetsov,
Irina Melnikova, Olga Seroukhova, Dmitry Pozdnyakov, Alexander Vasilyev
Abstract
The interaction of the solar and heat radiation with the atmosphere and the earth’s
surface is the subject of this book. It is useful not only for students and professors
but for wide circle of scientists involved in environmental studies.
The book contains descriptions of computer studying programs concerning
different topics of courses on the remote sensing and radiative transfer. Thus it is
not a textbook with a methodically presented subject of courses, but it includes only
the basic ground for the comprehension of key topics of courses and provides the
accomplishment of practical works using specially elaborated computer programs.
The certain eclecticism of the book is explained with these circumstances.
We need to point out that practical works have been elaborated by authors
independently that influences the style of different chapters and design of computer
codes. The first chapter is mutual, Chaps. 2–9 is written by Anatoly Kuznetsov and
Olga Seroukhova, part of the Chaps. 9, 11 and 12 – by Irina Melnikova, and Chaps. 10,
13–15 – by Alexander Vasilyev, and Chaps. 16–18 by Dmitry Pozdnyakov.
Themes of practical works reflect main sections of mentioned courses of lectures. The packet of computer programs is added to this book for the calculation of
solar and heat radiation characteristics on the base of initial parameters of the
atmosphere and surface (direct problems) and for retrieval optical parameters of
the atmosphere and surface from radiation data (observed or simulated). Programs
provide the dialog with the user and include graphics of results in some cases. For
accomplishment of the practical work the student has to prepare initial data, to
fulfill calculations with the corresponding program, to plot demanded graphics of
calculated values dependencies on initial parameters and prepare the report with the
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