The foundation book in the new IEEE Press Series on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, this text covers the full range of remote sensing technologies and applications. It examines all of the various satellite remote sensing technologies and briefly introduces their applications to a wide range of atmosphere, ocean, and land applications. Based on courses taught by the authors in various remote sensing areas, this accessible source serves as both an introduction to remote sensing, and as an excellent reference text for practicioners of remote sensing science applications.