1st Edition
Remote Sensing for Hazard Monitoring and Disaster Assessment Marine and Coastal Applications in the Mediterranean Region
266 Pages
by
CRC Press
Concern for environment hazards, plus the real or potential disasters they may prompt, is growing fast as populations and living standards rise. Fortunately, at the same time both the science and technology of space-based mapping and monitoring of our terrestrial environment are maturing fast. This book explores the principles and practices of environmental remote sensing, especially the... Read more
1. Hazards and Disasters Concepts and Challenges. 2. Remote Sensing Principles, Sensors, Platforms and Data. 3. Satellite Remote Sensing of Natural Hazards and Disasters in the Mediterranean Region. 4. The Contribution of Remote Sensing to the Identification and Monitoring of Anthropogenic Hazards and Disasters affecting the Mediterranean Sea and its Coastlines. 5. Mediterranean Coastal Hazards and Disasters Volcanic Eruptions and Earthquakes. 6. Multispectral Classification for Vegetation Monitoring in Semi-arid Landscapes Susceptible to Soil Erosion and Desertification. 7. Monitoring of Vegetation and Crop Hazards from Thermal Infrared Imagery. 8. The Use of Meteorological Satellite Imagery in Hazard Monitoring and Forecasting in the Mediterranean Region. 9. Sea State and Wave Monitoring by Remote Sensing. 10. Remote Sensing of Selected Pollution Events in the Mediterranean Sea. 11. Hazard and Disaster Information Management - The Way Forward? Sensing Principles, Sensors, Platforms and Data. 3. Satellite Remote Sensing of Natural Hazards and Disasters in the Mediterranean Region. 4. The Contribution of Remote Sensing to the Identification and Monitoring of Anthropogenic Hazards and Disasters affecting the Mediterranean Sea and its Coastlines. 5. Mediterranean Coastal Hazards and Disasters Volcanic Eruptions and Earthquakes. 6. Multispectral Classification for Vegetation Monitoring in Semi-arid Landscapes Susceptible to Soil Erosion and Desertification. 7. Monitoring of Vegetation and Crop Hazards from Thermal Infrared Imagery. 8. The Use of Meteorological Satellite Imagery in Hazard Monitoring and Forecasting in the Mediterranean Region. 9. Sea State and Wave Monitoring by Remote Sensing. 10. Remote Sensing of Selected Pollution Events in the Mediterranean Sea. 11. Hazard and Disaster Information Management - The Way Forward?
Biography
Eric C Barrett
