Abstract
The chapter deals with the fundamentals of remote sensing, basic principle of electromagnetic radiation and its interaction with the earth, atmosphere and surface materials. The types of sensors, digital data formats, basic image processing techniques, including image enhancement techniques and classification methods are explained in details. Besides the image processing techniques, applications of remote sensing in Kuwait are presented in a section on applications, that include techniques for mapping subsidence in oil fields, estimation of recharge to shallow aquifers and freshwater lenses, calibration of satellite precipitation data and mapping of hydrocarbon contamination using land surface temperature estimates.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, Volume 3: Anthropogenic Compounds |
| Pages | 41-123 |
| Number of pages | 83 |
| Volume | 3 U |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2009 |
Publication series
| Name | Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, Volume 3: Anthropogenic Compounds |
|---|---|
| Volume | 3 U |
| ISSN (Print) | 14336847 |
Keywords
- EMR
- Hydrocarbon pollution
- Image enhancement
- Interferometry
- LST
- TRMM
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Environmental Chemistry
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Al Ajmi, D., & Saif ud din, U. D. (2009). Remote sensing: Fundamentals, types and monitoring applications of environmental consequences of war. In Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, Volume 3: Anthropogenic Compounds (Vol. 3 U, pp. 41-123). (Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, Volume 3: Anthropogenic Compounds; Vol. 3 U). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-87963-3_3