Book description
Remote Sensing plays a key role in monitoring the various
manifestations of global climate change. It is used routinely in the
assessment and mapping of biodiversity over large areas, in the
monitoring of changes to the physical environment, in assessing threats
to various components of natural systems, and in the identification of
priority areas for conservation.
This book presents the fundamentals of remote sensing technology, but
rather than containing lengthy explanations of sensor specifications
and operation, it concentrates instead on the application of the
technology to key environmental systems. Each system forms the basis
of a separate chapter, and each is illustrated by real world case
studies and examples.
Readership
The book is intended for advanced undergraduate and graduate students
in earth science, environmental science, or physical geography taking
a course in environmental remote sensing. It will also be an
invaluable reference for environmental scientists and managers who
require an overview of the use of remote sensing in monitoring and
mapping environmental change at regional and global scales.
Additional resources for this book can be found at:
http://www.
wiley. com/go/purkis/remote.
Samuel J. Purkis
(PhD) is an Associate Professor at the National Coral Reef Institute,
Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center, Florida, USA. Here,
he directs a team focused on remote sensing solutions for the
regional-scale appraisal of shallow-water tropical ecosystems. His
experience in the Earth and Marine Sciences spans more than fifteen
years and all of Earth's major coral reef provinces, ranging from
ecological assessment, through sophisticated geostatistical modelling,
to carbonate geology.
Victor V. Klemas (PhD) is Professor Emeritus at the College of
Earth, Ocean and Environment, University of Delaware. Since 1976 he
has directed the university's Center for Remote Sensing, where he has
pioneered the application of a wide range of remote sensing techniques
to studies of wetland and estuarine ecosystems along major coasts of
the world. He has served on six scientific committees of the National
Research Council (NAS) and various government advisory panels.
