SPACE THERMAL IMAGE SENSING OF SEAS CONTINENTAL SHELVES
The article considers peculiarities and perspectives of receiving geological information as to seas continental shelves by means of thermal image sensing. New algorithm of calculation using data from space images in a thermal infra-red wave band and based on gaussian method is described. This new algorithm is applied for calculation of 3D model of heat flow density of environment. The article also reports results of sea shelf studies illustrated by Southern Vietnam, basin of the Persian gulf and the Black sea water area.