Thermal remote sensing of urban areas: Theoretical backgrounds and case studies

Advances in Environmental Remote Sensing: Sensors, Algorithms, and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 143-158

  Weng, Qihao ^a  

^a INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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