Remote Sensing of the Mine Environment

1 Introduction 1.1 Sustainability in mining 1.2 Environmental impacts of mining 1.3 Environmental impact monitoring in mining 1.4 Mine land monitoring 1.5 Role of remote sensing in mine monitoring 1.6 Scope of the book References 2 Principles of remote sensing 2.1 Definition of remote sensing 2.2 Principles of electromagnetic radiation 2.3 Physical laws of electromagnetic energy 2.4 The electromagnetic spectrum 2.5 The interaction of electromagnetic energy with the atmosphere 2.6 The interaction of electromagnetic energy with the object surfaces on the earth 2.7 Role of spectral reflectance cu. Read more... Abstract: 1 Introduction 1.1 Sustainability in mining 1.2 Environmental impacts of mining 1.3 Environmental impact monitoring in mining 1.4 Mine land monitoring 1.5 Role of remote sensing in mine monitoring 1.6 Scope of the book References 2 Principles of remote sensing 2.1 Definition of remote sensing 2.2 Principles of electromagnetic radiation 2.3 Physical laws of electromagnetic [...]energy 2.4 The electromagnetic spectrum 2.5 The interaction of electromagnetic energy with the atmosphere 2.6 The interaction of electromagnetic energy with the object surfaces on the earth 2.7 Role of spectral reflectance cu