Remote Sensing of Atmosphere and Ocean from Space: Models, Instruments and Techniques

This book is a collection of the lectures, held at the International Summer School ISSAOS-2000 in L'Aquila (Italy), given by invited lecturers coming from both Europe and the USA. The goal of the book is to provide a broad panorama of spaceborne remote sensing techniques, at both microwave and...

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Other Authors: Marzano, Frank S. (Editor), Visconti, Guido (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2002, 2002
Edition:1st ed. 2002
Series:Advances in Global Change Research
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Models and Inversion Methods for Remote Sensing
  • Atmospheric Backscatter and Lidars
  • Precipitation Modeling for Inversion Purposes
  • Profile Retrieval Estimation Techniques
  • Bayesian Techniques in Remote Sensing
  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing by Microwave and Visible-Infrared Sensors
  • Atmospheric Temperature Analysis Using Microwave Radiometry
  • Microwave Limb Sounding
  • Retrieval of Integrated Water Vapour and Cloud Liquid Water Contents
  • Precipitation Retrieval From Spaceborne Microwave Radiometers and Combined Sensors
  • Clouds and Rainfall by Visible-Infrared Radiometry
  • Tropospheric Aerosols by Passive Radiometry
  • Ocean Remote Sensing by Microwave and Visible-Infrared Sensors
  • Sea Modeling by Microwave Altimetry
  • Sea Scatterometry
  • Sea Surface Characterization by Combined Data
  • Data Assimilation and Remote Sensing Programs
  • Mesoscale Modeling and Methods Applications
  • COST Action 712: Microwave Radiometry