Section I: Introduction Chapter 1: Remote Sensing Scale and Data Selection Issues Chapter 2: Remote Sensing Policy Section II: Electromagnetic Radiation and the Terrestrial Environment Chapter 3: Visible, Near-IR, and Shortwave IR Spectral Characteristics of Terrestrial Surfaces Chapter 4: Interactions of Middle Infrared (3–5 μm) Radiation with the Environment Chapter 5: Thermal Remote Sensing in Earth Science Research Chapter 6: Polarimetric SAR Phenomenology and Inversion Techniques for Vegetated Terrain Section III: Digital Sensors and Image Characteristics Chapter 7: Optical Sensor Technology Chapter 8: Fine Spatial Resolution Optical Sensors Chapter 9: Moderate Spatial Resolution Optical Sensors Chapter 10: Coarse Spatial Resolution Optical Sensors Chapter 11: Airborne Digital Multispectral Imaging Chapter 12: Imaging Spectrometers Chapter 13: Active and Passive Microwave Systems Chapter 14: Airborne Laser Scanning Section IV: Remote Sensing Analysis: Design and Implementation Chapter 15: Radiometry and Reflectance: From Terminology Concepts to Measured Quantities Chapter 16: Pre-Processing of Optical Imagery Chapter 17: Surface Reference Data Collection Chapter 18: Integrating Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems Chapter 19: Image Classification Chapter 20: Quantitative Models and Inversion in Optical Remote Sensing Chapter 21: Accuracy Assessment Section V: Remote Sensing Applications A. Lithosphericsciences Chapter 22: Making Sense of the Third Dimension Through Topographic Analysis Chapter 23: Remote Sensing of Geology Chapter 24: Remote Sensing of Soils B. Plant Sciences Chapter 25: Remote Sensing for Studies of Vegetation Condition: Theory and Application Chapter 26: Remote Sensing of Cropland Agriculture C. Hydrospheric and Cryospheric Sciences Chapter 27: Optical Remote Sensing of the Hydrosphere: From the Open Ocean to Inland Waters Chapter 28: Remote Sensing of the Cryosphere D. Global Change and Human Environments Chapter 29: Remote Sensing for Terrestrial Biogeochemical Modeling Chapter 30: Remote Sensing of Urban Areas Chapter 31: Remote Sensing and the Social Sciences Chapter 32: Hazard Assessment and Disaster Management Using Remote Sensing Chapter 33: Remote Sensing of Land Cover Change Section VI: Conclusions Chapter 34: A Look to the Future