Sensors for Desert Surveillance

B. S. Chauhan, E. David, P. K. Datta
2005 Defence Science Journal  
Various types of sensors-visible, passive night vision, infrared, synthetic aperture radar, etc can be used for desert surveillance. The surveillance capability of these sensors depends to a large extent, on various atmospheric effects, viz., absorption, scattering, aerosol, turbulence, and optical mirage. In this paper, effects of various atmospheric phenomena on the transmission of signals, merits and demerits of different means of surveillance under desert environmental conditions are
more » ... ed. Advanced surveillance techniques, ie, multisensor fusion, multi and hyperspectral imaging, having special significance for desert surveillance, have also been discussed.
doi:10.14429/dsj.55.2012 fatcat:i7r2xiptp5btxatytvunj6bkpm