"Monumental as a compilation of the present engineering state of the art of microwave remote sensing". -- International Journal of Remote Sensing
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Showing age but great reference,
By Steve B (NY USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Microwave Remote Sensing: Only Available As Individual Volumes, See Pid 585152, 652099, 778009 (Remote sensing library) (Vols 1, 2 & 3) (Hardcover)
These books were printed between 1981 and 1986 so some of the methods discussed are no longer in use. Overall I find these books to be the best reference.
They are out of print here but you can purchase them directly from the publisher at a reasonable price [...]
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Unclear Explanations, not for first timers,
By A Customer
This review is from: Microwave Remote Sensing: Active and Passive, Volume II: Radar Remote Sensing and Surface Scattering and Emission Theory (Hardcover)
Using this book for a RADARS course, me and my friends find that this book is really unclear and poorly written. The author likes to twist words around blurring the explanations. The author does presents ideas in a more colloquial style which makes it easier to read, however I find it unhelpful in anyways to understanding concepts. The author should really learn from Jackson (Classical EM) in ways to present concepts precisely. Another problem: The author refers readers to Vol 1 of this series of books, which does not help because at ~ $$$ perbook, students won't be spending the extra $ to get his Vol 1. I think this book would serve well as a reference for those who have background in RADARS. If you are starting off learning RADARS, this book is not a good idea. Sidenote: Fortunately our professor does a good job complementing this book by adding more explanations and examples.
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Textbook,
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This review is from: Microwave Remote Sensing: Active and Passive, Volume II: Radar Remote Sensing and Surface Scattering and Emission Theory (Hardcover)
This book was used as a textbook for a graduate level course I took at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. I found it very readable considering the subject.
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The use of microwaves for remote sensing is fairly new, having been in application only since the early 1960s, whereas aerial photography has been used for over one hundred years and color photography for over forty years. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
lossless atmosphere, radiometer input, downwelling atmospheric radiation, equivalent input noise temperature, incoherent reflectivity, radiometric remote sensing, volume backscattering coefficient, radiometer receiver, relative complex dielectric, terrain medium, normalized radiation pattern, radiometric temperature, radiometer antenna, amplitude illumination, electrically scanning microwave radiometer, blackbody enclosure, permittivity profile, incoherent approach, radiometric sensitivity, apparent temperature, scalar formulation, microwave interaction, microwave remote sensing, physical temperature, microwave radiometry Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, World War, Antenna Theory, John Wiley, Academic Press, Van Vleck-Weisskopf, Book Company, Repeat Problem, University of Kansas, University of Michigan, Balancing Techniques, Bell Syst, Cambridge Res, Naval Research Laboratory, Oceanic Engineering, Office of Aerospace Research, Radar Handbook, Ann Arbor, Ohio State University, Radiation Laboratory Series, Radio Sci New!
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The use of microwaves for remote sensing is fairly new, having been in application only since the early 1960s, whereas aerial photography has been used for over one hundred years and color photography for over forty years. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
lossless atmosphere, radiometer input, downwelling atmospheric radiation, equivalent input noise temperature, incoherent reflectivity, radiometric remote sensing, volume backscattering coefficient, radiometer receiver, relative complex dielectric, terrain medium, normalized radiation pattern, radiometric temperature, radiometer antenna, amplitude illumination, electrically scanning microwave radiometer, blackbody enclosure, permittivity profile, incoherent approach, radiometric sensitivity, apparent temperature, scalar formulation, microwave interaction, microwave remote sensing, physical temperature, microwave radiometry Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, World War, Antenna Theory, John Wiley, Academic Press, Van Vleck-Weisskopf, Book Company, Repeat Problem, University of Kansas, University of Michigan, Balancing Techniques, Bell Syst, Cambridge Res, Naval Research Laboratory, Oceanic Engineering, Office of Aerospace Research, Radar Handbook, Ann Arbor, Ohio State University, Radiation Laboratory Series, Radio Sci New!
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- Radar Handbook by Merrill I. Skolnik on page 57, page 185, and page 342
- Electromagnetic Theory (Pure & Applied Physics) by Julius Adams Stratton on page 92, page 185, and page 342
- Principles of Optics: Electromagnetic Theory of Propagation, Interference and Diffraction of Light by Max Born on page 92, and page 184
- Radiative Transfer (Dover Books on Physics) by Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar on page 217, and page 255
- Electromagnetic Waves by David H. Staelin on page 92, and page 255
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