Agriculture and Remote Sensing
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Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series ENCYCLOPEDIA OF REMOTE SENSING Volume Editor
Eni G. Njoku is a Senior Research Scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA. He has a B.A. from the University of Cambridge, and S.M. and Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His research focuses on spaceborne microwave sensing with application to land surface hydrology and the global water cycle. Amongst his awards are the NASA Exceptional Service Medal (1985) and Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (1995).
Section Editors
Michael J. Abrams Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA 91109 USA
Vincent V. Salomonson Department of Geography University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT 84112 USA
Ghassem R. Asrar World Climate Research Programme World Meteorological Organization 1211 Geneva Switzerland
Vernon H. Singhroy Canada Centre for Remote Sensing Ottawa Ontario K1A 0Y7 Canada
Frank S. Marzano Department of Information Engineering Sapienza University of Rome 00184 Rome, Italy and Centre of Excellence CETEMPS University of L'Aquila 67100 L'Aquila Italy
F. Joseph Turk Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA 91109 USA
Peter J. Minnett Meteorology and Physical Oceanography Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science University of Miami Miami, FL 33149 USA Aims of the Series The Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series provides comprehensive and authoritative coverage of all the main areas in the Earth Sciences. Each volume comprises a focused and carefully chosen collection of contributions from leading names in the subject, with copious illustrations and reference lists. These books represent one of the world’s leading resources for the Earth Sciences community. Previous volumes are being updated and new works published so that the volumes will continue to be essential reading for all professional earth scientists, geologists, geophysicists, climatologists, and oceanographers as well as for teachers and students. See the back of this volume for a current list of titles in the Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. Go to http://www.springerlink.com/reference-works/ and springerreference.com to visit the “Earth Sciences Series” on-line. About the Series Editor Professor Charles W. Finkl has edited and/or contributed to more than eight volumes in the Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. For the past 25 years he has been the Executive Director of the Coastal Education & Research Foundation and Editor-in-Chief of the international Journal of Coastal Research. In addition to these duties, he is Professor at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida, USA. He is a graduate of the University of Western Australia (Perth) and previously worked for a wholly owned Australian subsidiary of the International Nickel Company of Canada (INCO). During his career, he acquired field experience in Australia; the Caribbean; South America; SW Pacific islands; southern
