Thermal Remote Sensing In Land Surface Processes

Thermal Remote Sensing in Land Surface Processes Thermal Remote Sensing in Land Surface Processes EDITED BY Dale A.Quattrochi and Jeffrey C.Luvall CRC PRESS Boca Raton London New York Washington, D.C. This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2005. “To purchase your own copy of this or any of Taylor & Francis or Routledge’s collection of thousands of eBooks please go to www.eBookstore.tandf.co.uk.” Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Catalog record is available from the Library of Congress This is a work of the United States Government under the provisions of Title 17, Section 105 of the U.S. Code and, therefore, U.S. copyright protection is not available. Under U.S. law, no U.S. copyright may be assigned. U.S. Government works are in the public domain and may be used by members of the U.S. public without copyright restrictions. The work shall not be used in any manner that would suggest or imply endorsement by NASA or any NASA employees. NASA provides no warranties of any kind, including but not limited to any warranty of mechantability or fitness for a particular purpose, and any warranty with respect to infringement of copyright or other rights of others; and nothing herein shall be construed to constitute the grant of any license or permission under any NASA patent, patent application, or other rights. Direct all inquiries to CRC Press LLC, 2000 N.W. Corporate Blvd., Boca Raton, Florida 33431. Trademark Notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation, without intent to infringe. Visit the CRC Press Web site at www.crcpress.com ISBN 0-203-50217-5 Master e-book ISBN ISBN 0-203-57286-6 (Adobe eReader Format) International Standard Book Number 0-415-30224-2 Contents Biographical sketch of Dale A.