Theory of Reflectance and Emittance Spectroscopy (Topics in Remote Sensing, Series Number 3) - Hardcover

Hapke, Bruce

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521307899 ISBN 13: 9780521307895

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1993

Synopsis

This book is aimed at students and researchers who wish to use reflectance and emittance as quantitative tools to measure the properties of surfaces and materials. It is intended primarily for use in the interpretation of remote observations of the surfaces of the Earth and other planets, and it will also be useful to chemists, physicists, geologists, engineers and others who deal with particulate media. Topics include propagation and absorption of light in continuous media, reflection by smooth surfaces, scattering by spheres and irregular particles, reflectances and emissivities of particulate media, reflectance and emittance spectroscopy, and the polarization of light scattered by particulate media. Many examples of applications are given.

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Review

..".a rigorous textbook which explores the ccomplex interactions that take place between light and matter. It is written at an advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate level...will be an excellent reference for the interested professional or serious student ...the text is thorough and complete...a comprehensive new book that examines the theories and models needed to explore the universe around us through the reflection of light. It should not be surprising if someday it becomes a standard reference of reflectance spectroscopy." Grant Miller, The Planetarian

Book Description

This book is aimed at students and researchers who wish to use reflectance and emittance as quantitative tools to measure the properties of surfaces and materials. It is intended primarily for use in the interpretation of remote observations of the surfaces of the Earth and other planets, and it will also be useful to chemists, physicists, geologists, engineers and others who deal with particulate media.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521307899
• ISBN 13: 9780521307895
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 469