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Deserts and Arid Lands
Farouk . Ed(S): El-Baz
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Description for Deserts and Arid Lands
Hardback. Editor(s): El-Baz, Farouk. Series: Remote Sensing of Earth Resources and Environment. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBGD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 585.
Remote sensing is the study of a region from a distance, particularly from an airplane or a spacecraft. It is a tool that can be used in conjunction with other methods of research and investigation. This tool is especially applicable to the study of the deserts and arid lands of the Earth because of their immense size and their inaccessibility to detailed study by conventional means. In this book examples are given of the utility of aerial photographs and space images in the study of semi-arid, arid, and hyper-arid terrains. Emphasis is placed on the physical features and terrain types ... Read more
Remote sensing is the study of a region from a distance, particularly from an airplane or a spacecraft. It is a tool that can be used in conjunction with other methods of research and investigation. This tool is especially applicable to the study of the deserts and arid lands of the Earth because of their immense size and their inaccessibility to detailed study by conventional means. In this book examples are given of the utility of aerial photographs and space images in the study of semi-arid, arid, and hyper-arid terrains. Emphasis is placed on the physical features and terrain types ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
Series
Remote Sensing of Earth Resources and Environment
Number of Pages
222
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789024728503
SKU
V9789024728503
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99-15
Reviews for Deserts and Arid Lands
`I know of no other book with such an approach, and El-Baz has done a masterful job of compiling techniques for dealing with serious worldwide problems. ...recommend it highly to the layman or scientist who wants to learn more about the applications in this emerging field.' American Scientist (August 1985)