How Earth remote sensing from the International Space Station complements current satellite-based sensors

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 27, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 2613-2629

  Gebelein, Jennifer ^a   Eppler, Dean ^b  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; EARTH (PLANET); IMAGE SENSORS; SATELLITE OBSERVATORIES; SPACE PLATFORMS; SPACE STATIONS;

COMPLEX TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS); SATELLITE-BASED SENSORS;

REMOTE SENSING;

ASTROPHYSICS; DATA; IMAGE; ORBITAL FORCING; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE SENSOR;

EID: 33747134344     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160600552250     Document Type: Article

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