An up-to-date, detailed set of notes covering all aspects of NOAA AVHRR data collection, pre-processing, analysis and application. Includes many FTP sites, e-mail addresses and URL locations. Some chapters address particular aspects of the NOAA AVHRR system, such as radiometric calibration and geometric correction, while others provide general information of interest to any remote sensing study, such as radiative transfer modelling and atmospheric correction. The publication of a book that covers all important aspects of the treatment and understanding of the data in one volume makes the work a convenient, informative `recipe book' that is sure to become a favourite for all users of NOAA AVHRR data.

Initially designed for meteorological purposes, the NOAA-AVHRR sensor has for many years been used in a whole range of land- based applications, often in an operational manner. This volume provides an updated, detailed set of articles (19 in all) covering all aspects of NOAA AVHRR data collection, pre-processing, analysis, and application. Includes many FTP sites, e-mail addresses, and URL locations. Some chapters address particular aspects of the NOAA AVHRR system, such as radiometric calibration and geometric correction, while others provide general information of interest to any remote sensing study, such as radiative transfer modelling and atmospheric correction. Some topics include the history of AVHRR data for land applications; aerosol retrieval and atmospheric correction; use of AVHRR data for the study of vegetation fires in Africa; and AVHRR data sets for global terrestrial ecosystem monitoring.
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