Ulaby F.T., Moore R.K., Fung A.K. Microwave Remote Sensing. Active and Passive. Volume I. Microwave Remote Sensing. Fundamentals and Radiometry

Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1981. — 456 p.Microwave Remote Sensing Fundamentals and Radiometry, starts out with an introductory chapter on the history and applications of active and passive microwave remote sensing, followed by introductory treatments of electromagnetic wave propagation (Chapter 2), antennas (Chapter 3), and microwave interaction with atmospheric constituents (Chapter 5). These three chapters are intended to provide a review of those fundamental aspects of remote sensing that are common to all types of microwave sensors. The major topic of Volume I is microwave radiometry, which is treated in Chapters 4 and 6 and the latter part of Chapter 5. Chapter 4 begins by introducing radiometric concepts and quantities of interest, and then proceeds to treat the radiometric measurement problem for atmospheric and terrestrial sources of natural radiation. Emission by atmospheric gases, clouds, and rain is covered in Chapter 5 using the radiative-transfer formulations developed earlier in Chapter 4. Chapter 6 discusses the operation and performance characteristics of radiometer receivers, with special emphasis given to measurement precision, calibration techniques, and imaging considerations.Editor's forewordCotents of volume II
Cotents of volume IIIPlane waves
Antenna systems in microwave remote sensing
Radiometry
Microwave interaction with atmospheric constituents
Radiometer systems
Appendix A List of constants
Appendix B Common functions and transforms
Appendix C List of symbols
Appendix D Abbreviations, acronyms, and names of systems and satellites