Recommended Text Books 

Asrar, G., Theory and Applications of Optical Remote Sensing. Wiley Series in Remote Sensing, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1989. (very good books for VIS RS)

Campbell, J.B., Introduction to Remote Sensing, The Guilford Press, 1996. (good general introduction in remote sensing techniques - used previously in the class as text book) 

Carsey, F., ed., Microwave remote sensing of sea ice, Geophysical Monograph 68, 1992. (best book on PM theory for sea ice applications)

Haykin, S., E. O. Lewis, R. K. Raney, and J. R. Rossiter. Remote Sensing of Sea ice and Icebergs, Wiley Series in Remote Sensing, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1994. (good summary of positon pagers on the application of remote sensing in the Arctic).

Hord, R.M., Remote Sensing: Methods and Applications. Wiley Series in Remote Sensing, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1986. (general overview of theory and some applications) 

Houghton, J.T., F.W. Taylor, and C.D. Rodgers. Remote Sounding of Atmospheres, Cambridge Planetary Science Series 5, Cambridge University Press, 1984. (good book for atmospheric scientist)

Huffman, R.E., Atmospheric Ultraviolet Remote Sensing, Academic Press, 1992. (Research of UV remote sensing is summarized in the text book, easy to understand, well written)

Ikeda, M., and F.W. Dobson, Oceanographic Applications of Remote Sensing, CRC Press, Inc., 1995. (very good book for oceanographers and climatologists, theory and applications) 

Kidder, S.q., and T.H. Vonder Haar, Satellite Meteorogoly: An Introduction, Academic Press, 1995. (best book for climatologist, good theory and applications)

Kramer, H.J. Observation of the Earth and its Environment, Springer-Verlag, 1994. (lists all sensors and satellites with lots of technical details)

Parkinson, C.L., Earth from Above, University Science Books, Sausalito, California, 1997. (using color-coded satellite images to examine the global environment - good introduction) 

Rees, W.G., Physical Principles of Remote Sensing, Topics in Remote Sensing 1. Cambridge University Press, 1990. (very good physical background)

Robinson, I.S., Satellite Oceanography: An Introduction for Oceanographers and Remote Sensing Scientists. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1985. (for oceanographers, good applications)

Stephens, G.L.. Remote Sensing of the Lower Atmosphere,Oxford University Press, 1994. (good text book for R.M. in the atmosphere, easy to understand, good examples)

Ulaby, F.T., Moore, R.K., and Fung K., Microwave Remote Sensing, Active and Passive. Microwave Remote Sensing Fundamentals and Radiometry,  Volume I. Artech House, Inc., 1981. (good book on PM theory, needs solid background in math. and phys.)

Ulaby, F.T., Moore, R.K., and Fung K., Microwave Remote Sensing, Active and Passive. Radar Remote Sensing and Surface Scattering and Emission Theory. Volume II. Artech House, Inc., 1982. (good book on PM theory, needs solid background in math. and phys.)

Ulaby, F.T., Moore, R.K., and Fung K., Microwave Remote Sensing, Active and Passive. From Theory to Applications, Volume III. Artech House, Inc., 1986. (good book on PM applications, needs some math. and phys.) 

Vaughan, R.A., Remote Sensing Applications in Meteorology and Climatology, NATO ASI Series C: Mathematical and Physical Sciences Vol. 201, D. Reidel Publishing Company, 1986.
(for climatologists, good position papers)