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Acoustic Remote Sensing Applications

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  • © 1997

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  1. S. P. Singal
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  • The reader gets information on acoustic remote sensing and its applications from the very basics to the latest developments by renowned experts.

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences (LNEARTH, volume 69)

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Physical grounds for acoustic remote sensing of the atmospheric boundary layer

    • M. A. Kallistratova
    Pages 3-34

  3. An overview of the technological development of atmospheric echosounders (SODARS)

    • John A. Kleppe
    Pages 35-84

  4. Design of a tri-monostatic doppler sodar system

    • Yoshiki Ito
    Pages 85-104

  5. A modular PC-based multiband sodar system

    • G. Mastrantonio, S. Argentini
    Pages 105-116

  6. Mini acoustic sounding, a powerful tool for ABL applications: Recent advances

    • D. N. Asimakopoulos, C. G. Helmis, M. Petrakis
    Pages 117-132

  7. Radio-acoustic temperature profiling in the troposphere

    • G. Bonino
    Pages 133-141

  8. Radio acoustic sounding system (RASS) for studying the lower atmosphere

    • S. P. Singal, Malti Goel
    Pages 142-176

  9. Determination of the turbulent structure parameters

    • Pan Naixian
    Pages 179-190

  10. Turbulence variables derived from sodar data

    • R. L. Coulter
    Pages 191-201

  11. Development of sodar detection and its application for studies of atmospheric boundary layer in Beijing, China

    • Mingyu Zhou
    Pages 202-235

  12. Influence of the nocturnal low-level-jet on the vertical and mesoscale structure of the stable boundary layer as revealed from doppler-sodar-observations

    • Frank Beyrich, Dieter Kalass, Ulrich Weisensee
    Pages 236-246

  13. Dynamics of the continental boundary layer: The CRPE sodar results (1984–1993)

    • Christine Amory-Mazaudier
    Pages 247-274

  14. Sodar investigations of gravity waves by cross spectral analysis

    • Günther Bull
    Pages 275-292

  15. Sodar monitoring of nocturnal boundary layer during the harmattan in Ile-Ife, Nigeria

    • J. A. Adedokun
    Pages 293-306

  16. An overview of similarity methods to estimate turbulence quantities from sodar measurements in the convective boundary layer

    • Dimitrios Melas
    Pages 307-324

  17. Sodar: A tool to characterize hazardous situations in air pollution and communication

    • S. P. Singal, B. S. Gera, Neeraj Saxena
    Pages 325-384

  18. Application of sodar in urban air-quality monitoring systems

    • Jacek Walczewski
    Pages 385-394

  19. Operational use of sodar information in nowcasting

    • Th. Foken, H.-J. Albrecht, K. Sasz, F. Vogt
    Pages 395-405

  20. Acoustic remote sensing of ocean flows

    • Antony Joseph K, Ehrlich Desa
    Pages 409-448
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This book, which is divided into three parts, gives a state-of-the-art report on technical developments in instrumentation and on theoretical advancements in acoustic remote sensing. It explains the utilization of acoustic techniques in studies related to the structure of the lower atmosphere and oceans and discusses various atmospheric and oceanic applications. The potential and limitations of acoustic remote sensing are also described. This book will be useful to researchers, graduate students, and teachers interested in the structure of the atmosphere and oceans.

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