School of Geography, Planning and Architecture The University of Queensland Copyright, 2004 Dr Gerd R Dowideit
Remote Sensing
Lecture 7, Part 1
Dr Gerd R Dowideit
An Introduction:
What is REMOTE SENSING ?
REMOTE SENSING includes all methods and techniques used to gain qualitative and quantitative information about distant objects without coming into direct contact with these objects. Look-Look, NO Touch
CHANGE may occur with progress of TIME. Change may be detected through comparison of observed states at different moments in time.
Vision
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Reflection
DATA ACQUISITION
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Electromagnetic Radiation:
Dispersion of Light through a refractive prism
Fraunhofer discovered black lines in the spectrum of light emitted by various superheated chemical elements. These lines were as Fraunhofer Lines typical for each of the elements as fingerprints for humans.
Chemical Composition of objects effects emitted ER in a unique way for each element.
(found empirically by observation)
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Electromagnetic Radiation:
Dispersion of Light through a refractive prism
Fraunhofer Lines
In Einstein's formula E = mc^2 E = Energy m = mass (of matter/object) c = propagation velocity of light What does that tell us ? There is a well defined relationship between MATTER, ENERGY and ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION (eg. light)
E = mc
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Electromagnetic Radiation:
The basic building blocks of all matter are ATOMS The basic building blocks of Atoms are the NUCLEUS (Neutrons and Protons) and several ELECTRONS. Electrons are thought to be spinning around the Nucleus at orbits of different, but well pre-defined discrete sequential radii. A change in the energy level contained in an atom (eg. by heating or cooling) changes the balance of forces inside the atom will automatically adept to energy level changes by moving electrons to higher or lower orbits.
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Electromagnetic Radiation:
The loss of energy from an atom causes electrons to drop back to lower orbits which is of interest to us. One widely accepted theory says, that atoms lose energy in form of Electromagnetic Radiation
One theory explains ER as a WAVE field, Wave another as a field of a stream of PHOTONS, particles so small that they Photon have no mass. Both are said to propagate at light speed.
E = mc^2
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Electromagnetic Radiation:
Some atoms may have been charged to a higher energy level; pushing electrons further than one orbital level. In turn they can drop back over more than one orbit level: more energy than one Quantum Gerds interpretation: Since c is constant, all photons travel about 300,000 km/sec Those with a higher energy charge will use a Wave more wiggly (thus, longer) wave path than those with lesser charge. Photon
E = mc^2
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Electromagnetic Radiation:
Wave characteristics: = Wave length = distance between consecutive wave peaks (measured in m) f = frequency = number of wave peaks (wiggles) in the wave train propagating for 1 sec (measured in Hz) =c/f Summing up: High Energy Radiation proceeds at higher frequencies (shorter wavelength compares to low Wave energy radiation. Photon Radiation wave length mix depends on amount of (heat) energy contain in matter.
=>PLANCKs LAW c = const ~ 300000 km/sec Energy differential = 1 Plancks Quantum E = mc^2
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Electromagnetic Radiation:
PLANCKs LAW WIENs LAW
Total Radiation Total Radiation Energy emitted Energy emitted Radiation Energy Curves for Radiation Energy Curve for an object (BLACK BODY) at an object (BLACK BODY) various constant temperatures. 6000K at constant temperature. 3000k 1000K peak 300K
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Wave Length
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Wave Length
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Remote Sensing
Electromagnetic Radiation:
WIENs LAW Total Radiation Energy emitted Radiation Energy Curves for an object (BLACK BODY) at various constant temperatures. 6000K The surface of the Suns outer atmosphere 3000k (photosphere) has a temperature of about 1000K 300K 5800K, hot enough to provide adequate short Wave Length long
The Average Temperature of Earths Surface rarely exceeds 300 K, an object temperature to low to provide for EMITTED RADIATION of sufficient strength to register on most of the available sensors (except in thermal IR sensors). (Even warm nights can be pitch black)
radiation energy. (Peak output in GREEN of visible light). Most RS systems utilise reflected sun light.
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Electromagnetic Radiation:
QUESTION: Does incident sun light interact in a similar way with matter as described is the case for emitted radiation? ANSWER: YES! ER (including light) is a form of energy (as is heat). Matter (atoms) can absorb as well as emit energy. Objects under illumination by sun light will partially absorb radiation. Absorption level varies with wave length depending on chemical composition of the object Radiation not absorbed is mostly reflected and available for RS. => Spectral Signatures
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Electromagnetic Radiation:
ER, the Physical Basis of RS
Examples of Spectral Signatures
% Reflectance (of Sun Light) Vegetation (green)
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Bare Soil (Grey/Brown)
Water (clear) 0
(<= UV)
0.4 (blue)
0.5 (green)
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Electromagnetic Radiation:
ER, the Physical Basis of RS
The Electromagnetic Spectrum
(not to exact scale; see Textbook)
10^-6 10^-3 Wave Length 0.1 1 100 10^5 10^8 m
Sound
not part of ER) MicroWave
-Rays
X-Ray
UV
TV/Radio Note: outside the visible Range, no colours or shades will be perceived.
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Electromagnetic Radiation:
The General Remote Sensing Model
Radiation Source I = Incident ER R = Reflected A = Absorbed T = Transmitted S = Scattering
S I
Sensor
Simplified RadiationBalance
R T
I=R+A+T R=I-A-T
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Electromagnetic Radiation:
ER, the Physical Basis of RS
% Reflectance (of Sun Light) 50
Vegetation (green) Bare Soil (Grey/Brown) Truth Table Veg. G med R low IR high+ Soil med high high m
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(<= UV) 0.4 (blue) 0.5 (green) 0.6 (red) 0.7 (IR=>) 0.8
GN238 Introduction to Remote Sensing 01/ 10/ 97
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Electromagnetic Radiation:
Truth Table
IR
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Electromagnetic Radiation:
Image Display
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Electromagnetic Radiation:
Ekati Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories
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1994
Change Detection:
Impact of Mine Development on the Environment
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Electromagnetic Radiation:
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Electromagnetic Radiation:
Using Fraunhofers Observations The variation in Radiation output from a REAL OBJECT depends on its chemical composition. Water has a different SPECTRAL SIGNATURE than soil or chlorophyll containing leaf matter, etc.
QUESTIONS: Can we use these facts to measure object temperatures? Can we use these facts to identify the chemical composition of objects and can we use the latter to identify the object itself?
Radiation Energy Curve for an object at constant temperature. Gerds real object short Wave Length
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