Interpreting aerial photographs to identify natural hazards
Glass, Charles E.Unknown
Elsevier (Amsterdam ; Boston, 2013) (eng) English9780124200180UnknownUnknownPHOTOGRAPHY, AERIAL; UnknownSuitable for any professional or student looking for a reference on how to recognize, analyze, interpret and avoid - or successfully plan for - dangerous contingencies, this book features more than 100 color photographs to explore the fundamental principles of aerial photography.
Physical dimension
xix, 164 p.23 cm.ill.
Summary / review / table of contents
Part I. Establishing baselines : look for the butterfly. Getting started --
More about photographs than you ever cared to know --
Textural information --
Color Information --
Part II. Recognizing hazards on the ground. Dangers from earthquakes and faults --
Dangers from landslides --
Dangers from floods --
Dangers from ground subsidence --
Part III. Spectral ranges beyond visible. The ultraviolet --
The near infrared --
The thermal infrared --The microwave --
Obtaining aerial photographs --
Appendix: A selection of aerial photographs for you to interpret.