Thermal infrared characterization of ground targets and backgrounds [electronic resource] / Pieter A. Jacobs.

This new edition updates the technologies that deal with the characterization of the thermal infrared radiation contrast between ground targets and backgrounds. Samples have been updated to comply with the current status of technology in sensor systems and countermeasures. New topics on mine detecti...

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Online Access: Full Text (via SPIE Digital Library)
Main Author: Jacobs, Pieter A.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Bellingham, Wash. : SPIE, ©2006.
Edition:2nd ed.
Series:Tutorial texts in optical engineering ; v. TT 70.
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Summary:This new edition updates the technologies that deal with the characterization of the thermal infrared radiation contrast between ground targets and backgrounds. Samples have been updated to comply with the current status of technology in sensor systems and countermeasures. New topics on mine detection and polarization have been included, and the section covering multispectral camouflage of personnel has been extended. The basic principles and meteorological parameters are presented, followed by calibration procedures, signature measurements, and data analyses.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 183 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781615837144
1615837140
9780819481160
0819481165
DOI:10.1117/3.651915