TY - CHAP
T1 - Thermal Infrared Spectroscopy in the Laboratory and Field in Support of Land Surface Remote Sensing
AU - Hecker, Christoph A.
AU - Smith, Thomas E.L.
AU - Ribeiro da Luz, Beatriz
AU - Wooster, Martin J.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Thermal infrared (TIR) spectra of Earth surface materials are used in a wide variety of applications. These applications can fall into either of two groups: (a) where the TIR emissivity spectra themselves are the primary interest, and are used to determine the chemical/physical parameters of minerals and rocks, soil, vegetation and man-made materials, or (b) where the primary interest is in the temperature of the objects under study, and where emissivity spectra are required inorder to best determine kinetic from radiant temperature. Unlike visible-near infrared (VNIR) and shortwave infrared (SWIR) instruments, TIR spectroscopy instrumentation often requires customization in order to acquire reliable and reproducible data, making thermal spectroscopy a potentially complex process. Within this chapter we intend to provide a simple starting point for the new user of thermal infrared spectroscopy, and a synoptic overview of the technique for the more experienced practitioner. We discuss the theoretical background, give examples of instrument setups and provide typical measurement scenarios for a number of land applications.
AB - Thermal infrared (TIR) spectra of Earth surface materials are used in a wide variety of applications. These applications can fall into either of two groups: (a) where the TIR emissivity spectra themselves are the primary interest, and are used to determine the chemical/physical parameters of minerals and rocks, soil, vegetation and man-made materials, or (b) where the primary interest is in the temperature of the objects under study, and where emissivity spectra are required inorder to best determine kinetic from radiant temperature. Unlike visible-near infrared (VNIR) and shortwave infrared (SWIR) instruments, TIR spectroscopy instrumentation often requires customization in order to acquire reliable and reproducible data, making thermal spectroscopy a potentially complex process. Within this chapter we intend to provide a simple starting point for the new user of thermal infrared spectroscopy, and a synoptic overview of the technique for the more experienced practitioner. We discuss the theoretical background, give examples of instrument setups and provide typical measurement scenarios for a number of land applications.
U2 - 10.1007/978-94-007-6639-6_3
DO - 10.1007/978-94-007-6639-6_3
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9789400766389
VL - N/A
T3 - Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing
SP - 43
EP - 67
BT - Thermal Infrared Remote Sensing
A2 - Kuenzer, Claudia
A2 - Dech, Stefan
PB - Springer
CY - Netherlands
ER -