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The Art of Radiometry (SPIE Press Monograph Vol. PM184) ReviewAlthough the title leaves out the word science, there should be no doubt that this volume addresses the science behind the art of radiometry, and in a very easily digestible manner. In fact, this volume addresses the basis for remote sensing technologies as well as the basis for observational astronomy. Unfortunately, many programs of study in Earth and space science ignore the instruments which allow us to study the Earth from space or distant celestial objects. Some observational courses are merely data analysis courses. However, it would be well worth it for all students of remote sensing and astronomy to understand the very nature of the instruments which provide these scientists their data. This volume is extremely well written, as if you can still hear the lead author posthumously teaching his students. In fact it is a student of the lead author who saw the completion of the volume, like Copernicus' students saw his opus published. Unfortunately, Palmer did not see his own opus published, having died in 2007. This volume contains an enormous amount of references, and its appendices are themselves a treasure trove of information for scientist and engineer alike. Its handling of error, noise and signal-to-noise ratio is deftly accomplished in chapter 7. Two examples of the writing style are: "it is usually very helpful to be able to see exactly what is being measured" (p.224); and, "if you are really doing optics, you get photons under your fingernails" (p.4). The only difficulty in using this book as a text for a course, at the upper undergraduate level or beginning graduate level, is the lack of questions and problems at the end of each chapter.The Art of Radiometry (SPIE Press Monograph Vol. PM184) Overview

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