Overview
- Provides in-depth understanding of remote sensing of clouds and precipitation from local to global scales
- Features current research examples and case studies, and discusses the latest advances in the field
- Presents insights into advanced research methods from a team of experienced chapter authors with wide-ranging expertise
Part of the book series: Springer Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry (SPRINGERREMO)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Ground Based Remote Sensing
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Spaceborne Remote Sensing
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book presents current applications of remote sensing techniques for clouds and precipitation for the benefit of students, educators, and scientists. It covers ground-based systems such as weather radars and spaceborne instruments on satellites. Measurements and modeling of precipitation are at the core of weather forecasting, and long-term observations of the cloud system are vital to improving atmospheric models and climate projections. The first section of the book focuses on the use of ground-based weather radars to observe and measure precipitation and to detect and forecast storms, thunderstorms, and tornadoes. It also discusses the observation of clouds using ground-based millimeter radar. The second part of the book concentrates on spaceborne remote sensing of clouds and precipitation. It includes cases from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) and the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission, using satellite radars to observe precipitation systems. Then,the focus is on global cloud observations from the ClaudSat, Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation (CALIPSO), including a perspective on the Earth Clouds, Aerosols, and Radiation Explorer (EarthCARE) satellite. It also addresses global atmospheric water vapor profiling for clear and cloudy conditions using microwave observations. The final part of this volume provides a perspective into advances in cloud modeling using remote sensing observations.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Remote Sensing of Clouds and Precipitation
Editors: Constantin Andronache
Series Title: Springer Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72583-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-72582-6Published: 01 March 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-10231-9Published: 12 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-72583-3Published: 21 February 2018
Series ISSN: 2198-0721
Series E-ISSN: 2198-073X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 282
Number of Illustrations: 17 b/w illustrations, 64 illustrations in colour
Topics: Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry, Atmospheric Sciences, Meteorology, Monitoring/Environmental Analysis