Measuring Precipitation from Space
EURAINSAT and the Future
Authors: Levizzani, V., Bauer, P., Turk, F. Joseph
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More than 20 years after the last book on the subject the worldwide precipitation community has produced a comprehensive overview of its activities, achievements, ongoing research and future plans. Measuring Precipitation from Space presents state-of-the-art rainfall estimation algorithms, validation strategies, precipitation modelling, and assimilation in numerical weather prediction models. Clouds and precipitation observations and modelling are addressed for the improvement of the rainfall product quality. Special attention is given to the applications to monitoring and forecasting weather events and to climate monitoring in a frame of growing public interest.
No other book can offer to scientists, Ph.D. or equivalent students, professionals in environmental disciplines, and decision makers such a powerful tool to understand the basics of remote sensing for precipitation, to make use of existing products and to have a glimpse of the near future missions and instruments.
Other categories of readers will find in the book reference material for their questions on weather and climate applications. The essays are written by the most qualified experts in the field of passive and active remote sensing, cloud and mesoscale modelling, validation and space mission planning. Top academic and research institutions and space agencies have concurred to the first joint effort ever.
- Table of contents (52 chapters)
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European Commission Research for Global Climate Change Studies: Towards Improved Water Observations and Forecasting Capability
Pages 3-6
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Is Man Actively Changing the Environment
Pages 7-24
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The Global Precipitation Climatology Project
Pages 25-35
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Oceanic Precipitation Variability and the North Atlantic Oscillation
Pages 37-47
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Global Satellite Datasets: Data Availability for Scientists and Operational Users
Pages 49-58
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Table of contents (52 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Measuring Precipitation from Space
- Book Subtitle
- EURAINSAT and the Future
- Authors
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- V. Levizzani
- P. Bauer
- F. Joseph Turk
- Series Title
- Advances in Global Change Research
- Series Volume
- 28
- Copyright
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
- eBook ISBN
- 978-1-4020-5835-6
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-1-4020-5835-6
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-1-4020-5834-9
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-94-017-7636-3
- Series ISSN
- 1574-0919
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XXVI, 724
- Topics
