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Interpreting aerial photographs to identify natural hazards

Glass, Charles E. Unknown Elsevier (Amsterdam ; Boston, 2013) (eng) English 9780124200180 Unknown Unknown PHOTOGRAPHY, AERIAL; Unknown Suitable 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.


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