Advances in Passive Microwave Remote Sensing of Oceans

This new edition demonstrates the recent state-of-the-art of microwave data and provides guidance for explaining complex ocean studies and advanced applications. All chapters are thoroughly updated with detailed analysis of space-based microwave missions and a new chapter on space-based microwave radiometer experiments has been added.

Victor Raizer, PhD, DSc, physicist and researcher, has over 40 years of experience in the field of electromagnetic wave propagation, radiophysics, microwave radiometer/ radar and optical techniques, and remote sensing of the Earth's environment. He graduated from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology in 1974 with an MS degree in engineering physics. He earned a PhD in experimental physics in 1979 and a DSc (Doctor of Science) in major physics and mathematics in 1996. Dr. Raizer worked in Russia and the USA providing a broad spectrum of scientific research including developments of airspace observation technology, nonacoustic detection capabilities, modeling, simulation, and prediction of complex remotely sensed data. He is the author of several books and a senior member of IEEE.

Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Ocean Phenomena Chapter 3 Microwave Emission of the Ocean Chapter 4 Modeling and Simulation of Ocean Microwave Data Chapter 5 High-Resolution Imagery and Observations Chapter 6 Space-Based Microwave Observations Chapter 7 Applications for Advanced Studies Chapter 8 Summary