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Remotely-sensed data has been transformative for our understanding of oceanography, marine and fisheries resources, and space exploration of other planets and extra-planetary areas. This chapter provides a few examples of how satellite remote sensing has been applied to managing vulnerable resources and gaining a better understanding of our universe.

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  1. Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management , University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA

    Siamak Khorram

  2. Center for Earth Observation, North Carolina State University, 5123 Jordan Hall 7106, Raleigh, NC, 27695-7106, USA

    Siamak Khorram & Stacy A. C. Nelson

  3. Forestry Sciences Laboratory, USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station, 3041 E. Cornwallis Road, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709, USA

    Frank H. Koch

  4. 715 Shepherd St., Durham, NC, 27701, USA

    Cynthia F. van der Wiele

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Khorram, S., Koch, F.H., van der Wiele, C.F., Nelson, S.A.C. (2012). Oceanographic and Planetary Applications. In: Remote Sensing. SpringerBriefs in Space Development. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3103-9_6

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