Aerospatial remote sensing in geology / Jean-Yves Scanvic ; translator, N. Venkat Rao ; technical editor, A. Bhattacharya.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Scanvic, Jean-Yves.

Contributor:

Deroin, Jean-Paul.

Phi Beta Kappa Library Trust Fund.

Standardized Title:

Télédétection aérospatiale et informations géologiques. English.

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Geology--Remote sensing.

Geology.

Artificial satellites in remote sensing.

Astronautics in geology.

Physical Description:

viii, 239 pages, : 35 leaves of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Rotterdam ; Brookfield, VT : A.A. Balkema, 1997.

Summary:

Explains how to extract and use remotely sensed data in applied geology and mineral exploration, using numerous operational and research-oriented examples combining digital processing and specialized interpretation. Contains chapters on geological mapping and remote sensing, circular structures, problems of interpretation, geobotany and geological landscape units, and geology and digital image processing. Examples cover varied geological environments and climatic conditions. For practicing geologists, educators, and advanced students. Includes color images. First published in French as Teledetection Aerospatiale et Informations Geologiques. Updates provided by the author for the English edition in 1995. No index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Notes:

"Section pertaining to radar was coauthored by Jean-Paul Deroin."

Includes bibliographical references (pages [217]-239).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Phi Beta Kappa Library Trust Fund.

ISBN:

9054107251

OCLC:

38088351