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In this presentation, the physical principles controlling the reflection and emission of radiation from natural and from man-made surfaces will be considered. The interaction of the downwelling radiance field with the atmosphere will be considered, as will the interaction of the global irradiance field with the anisotropic reflectance, absorbtance and emissivity characteristics of clouds and of terrestrial surfaces. The interaction of the upwelling radiance field with the sensor will be considered. The impact of these factors and their interactions will be considered for the visible-reflective infrared part of the spectrμm (0.4 μm – 2.0 μm), for the mid-infrared region (3.5 μm – 4.1 μm) and for the thermal infrared regions (8 – 12 μm). The need for sensors capable of recording radiance with high signal-to-noise ratios in several different portions of the spectrum will be considered. The need for multiband sensors in order to discriminate cloud and land cover types will be discussed.
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Duggin, M.J. (1987). The Physical Principles Controlling the Remote Sensing Process. In: Vaughan, R.A. (eds) Remote Sensing Applications in Meteorology and Climatology. NATO ASI Series, vol 201. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3881-6_3
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