Remote sensing by aircraft and satellites has helped to open to intensified scientific scrutiny the cold and remote regions in which snow and ice are prevalent. In this book, the utility of remote sensing for identifying, mapping and analyzing surface and subsurface properties of worldwide ice and snow features is described. Emphasis is placed on the use of remote sensing for developing an improved understanding of the physical properties of ice and snow and understanding the interrelationships of cryosheric processes with atmospheric, hydrospheric and oceanic processes. The first chapter briefly describes the optical, thermal and electrical properties of ice and snow to give the reader a foundation for understanding the physical basis for the remote sensing of ice and snow. Chapter 2 describes the sensors, and aircract and satellite platforms that are referred to in the rest of the book. The remaining chapters cescribe in detail some of the problems associated withthe study of snow, lake and river ice, permafrost, glaciers and sea ice, and how remote sensing is used to analyze these problems. Numerous figures are included showing ice and snow features in data obtained from sensors operating inthe visible, near-infrared, thermal infrared, and microwave frequencies. The present and potential applications of remote sensing to human problems, such as seasonal river-flow forecasts and the guidance of ships through sea ice, are also described.
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