Applications of remote sensing in agriculture
Applications of Remote Sensing in Agriculture contains the proceedings of the 48th Easter School in Agricultural Science, held at the University of Nottingham on April 3-7, 1989. The meeting invites 146 delegates from over 22 countries and contributions to this book come from nine countries. This bo...
| Other Authors: | Steven, M. D., Clark, J. A. 1938-, ScienceDirect (Online service), Easter School in Agricultural Science |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London ; Boston :
Butterworths,
1990.
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xii, 427 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color) |
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| Summary: |
Applications of Remote Sensing in Agriculture contains the proceedings of the 48th Easter School in Agricultural Science, held at the University of Nottingham on April 3-7, 1989. The meeting invites 146 delegates from over 22 countries and contributions to this book come from nine countries. This book generally presents a review of the achievements of remote sensing in agriculture, establishes the state of the art, and gives pointers to developments. This text is organized into seven parts, wherein Parts I-III cover the principles of remote sensing, climate, soil, land classification, and crop. |
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"Proceedings of the 48th Easter School in Agricultural Science, held at the University of Nottingham from 3rd-7th April 1989"--Preface. Includes bibliographical references and index. Proceedings of the 48th University of Nottingham Easter School in Agricultural Science, 3-7 April, 1989. Front Cover; Applications of Remote Sensing in Agriculture; Copyright Page; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Table of Contents; PART I: PRINCIPLES; CHAPTER 1. SENSORS, PLATFORMS AND APPLICATIONS; ACQUIRING AND MANAGING REMOTELY SENSED DATA; Introduction; Some general features of agricultural applications; Trends in technological development; Information needs for agricultural applications; The need for all-weather systems; The inescapable place of sampling: the agricultural case; Applications at various scales; Earth observation and holistic information systems -- the future. Geographical information systems at the local and national scalesFuture systems; References; CHAPTER 2. OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF VEGETATION CANOPIES; Introduction; Optical properties of the components of a vegetation canopy; Reflectance spectra of plant canopies; Effects of external factors on the reflectance of plant canopies; Influence of internal factors; Conclusions; References; CHAPTER 3. FACTORS AFFECTING THE RADIATIVE TEMPERATURE OF A VEGETATIVE CANOPY; Introduction; External environmental factors; Plant factors; Other factors; Conclusions; References; PART II. CLIMATE AND SOIL. CHAPTER 4. DISCRIMINATION AND MONITORING OF SOILSIntroduction; Remote sensing and soil mapping; Soil map scale and remote sensing; Photo/image type for interpretive studies; Digital analysis of images for discriminating soils; Remote sensing for recording the interactions of crop growth with soils and weather; Remote sensing of soil moisture; Remote sensing and soil degradation; Conclusions; References; CHAPTER 5. ESTIMATION OF RAINFALL USING GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE DATA; Introduction; Rainfall estimates from cold cloud statistics; Calibration and validation; Selected results. Utility of estimatesConclusions; Acknowledgements; References; CHAPTER 6. APPLICATION OF REMOTE SENSING AND GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN WATER MANAGEMENT; Introduction; Two methods to determine actual crop transpiration; Integration of remotely sensed imagery and SWATRE simulations in a geographical information system; Experience with transpiration mapping from remotely sensed imagery in agricultural water management; Conclusions and discussion; References; PART III: LAND CLASSIFICATION AND CROP INVENTORIES; CHAPTER 7. THEORETICAL PROBLEMS IN IMAGE CLASSIFICATION; Introduction. Image classification: The per-pixel approachDifficulties with the per-pixel approach; Conclusions; References; CHAPTER 8. ESTIMATING PRODUCTION OF WINTER WHEAT BY REMOTE SENSING AND UNIFIED GROUND NETWORK. I. SYSTEM VERIFICATION; Introduction; Results; System for collecting, transferring and storing crop information; Estimation of growing area of winter wheat; Estimation of yield and total output; Dynamic monitoring of crop growth and development; Support research techniques and methods; Conclusion; Acknowledgement; References. Applications of Remote Sensing in Agriculture contains the proceedings of the 48th Easter School in Agricultural Science, held at the University of Nottingham on April 3-7, 1989. The meeting invites 146 delegates from over 22 countries and contributions to this book come from nine countries. This book generally presents a review of the achievements of remote sensing in agriculture, establishes the state of the art, and gives pointers to developments. This text is organized into seven parts, wherein Parts I-III cover the principles of remote sensing, climate, soil, land classification, and crop. English. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xii, 427 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color) |
| Production Credits: |
Proceedings of the 48th University of Nottingham Easter School in Agricultural Science, 3-7 April, 1989. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781483161785 1483161781 |