Laser Remote Sensing of the Ocean: Methods and Applications

by Alexey F. Bunkin, Konstantin I. Voliak

Overview

Recent advances in lasers and measuring devices, as well as new capabilities in automated data acquisition, have made possible the design and practical implementation of self-sufficient lidar systems.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780471389279
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	04/30/2001
Series:	Wiley Series in Lasers and Applications , #5
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.45(h) x 0.89(d)

About the Author

Alexey Fedorovich Bunkin is Russian physicist and researcher. Achievements include being the first to realize the nonlinear laser spectoscopy application for remote sencing of chemical contaminations in the ocean. He is a recipient of the Soviet Union State prize, 1984; International Science grantee, 1992-1995.

Konstantin I. Voliak is the author of Laser Remote Sensing of the Ocean: Methods and Applications, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

Preface.

Introduction.

General Principles and Applications of Lidars.

Hydrographic Lidars: Design and Basic Applications.

Laser Spectroscopy of Photosynthesizing Organisms in the Ocean.

Nonlinear Raman Spectroscopy in Water Temperature Measurement.

Appendix.

References.

Index.

Editorial Reviews

"Examines the physical aspects of laser remote sensing and gives specific examples of airborne lidar systems and their practical application." (SciTech Book News, Vol. 25, No. 3, September 2001)

"...a useful reference...provides an excellent overview of the theory and practice of spectral lidar remote sensing for the evaluation of marine environments." (Physics Today, January 2003)

From the Publisher

Examines the physical aspects of laser remote sensing and gives specific examples of airborne lidar systems and their practical application. Material is based on the authors' research in laser remote sensing of natural media, including the flight test data of airborne lidars developed by the scientists of the General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. There is also material on development of airborne lidars in other countries, including the US. Chapters cover general principles and applications of lidars, design and applications of hydrographic lidars, laser spectroscopy of photosynthesizing organisms in the ocean, and nonlinear Raman spectroscopy in water temperature measurement. The authors are affiliated with the Russian Academy of Sciences. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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