1.1 Introduction to Remote Sensing1.1.1 Atmospheric Interactions1.1.2 Reflectance Properties of Surface Materials1.1.3 Spatial, Spectral, and Radiometric Resolution1.1.4 Scale Issues in Remote Sensing1.2 Optical Remote Sensing Systems1.3 Atmospheric Correction1.3.1 Dark Object Subtraction1.3.2 Modeling Techniques1.3.2.1 Modeling the Atmospheric Effect1.3.2.2 Steps in Atmospheric Correction1.4 Correction for Topographic Effects1.5 Remote Sensing in the Microwave Region1.6 Radar Fundamentals1.6.1 SLAR Image Resolution1.6.2 Geometric Effects on Radar Images1.6.3 Factors Affecting Radar Backscatter1.6.3.1 Surface Roughness1.6.3.2 Surface Conductivity1.6.3.3 Parameters of the Radar Equation1.7 Imaging Radar Polarimetry1.7.1 Radar Polarization State1.7.2 Polarization Synthesis1.7.3 Polarization Signatures1.8 Radar Speckle Suppression1.8.1 Multilook Processing1.8.2 Filters for Speckle SuppressionReferences