Satellite remote sensing in climatology / Andrew M. Carleton
- Author
- Carleton, Andrew M. (Andrew Mark)
- Published
- London [England] : Belhaven Press ; Boca Raton : CRC Press, 1991.
- Physical Description
- xxviii, 291 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Series
- Contents
- PRINCIPLES OF SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING APPLIED TO CLIMATE STUDIES: The electromagnetic spectrum and radiation laws -- Radiation interactions with the atmosphere and Earth surface -- Retrieval of parameters at the Earth's surface -- CLOUDS AND CLOUD CLIMATOLOGIES: Meteorological interpretations of cloud imagery -- Satellite cloud retrieval -- Satellite cloud climatologies -- CLOUD SYSTEMS: Cold air vortices -- Meso-scale convective systems -- Synoptic-scale cloud vortices -- Cloud bands -- ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE: WATER VAPOR AND PRECIPITATION ESTIMATION: Atmospheric water vapor and precipitable water -- Precipitation estimation -- MONITORING THE EARTH RADIATION BUDGET AND SURFACE VARIABLES: IMPORTANT TO CLIMATE: Satellites and the radiation budget -- Sources for satellite ERB climatologies -- Global-scale ERB climatologies -- Monitoring surface influences on the albedo and on climate.
- Subject(s)
- ISBN
- 185293039X
084937720X - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-278) and index.
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