Remote sensing of aerosols, clouds, and precipitation. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Tanvir Islam, Yongxiang Hu, Alexander A. Kokhanovsky, Jun Wang.
• Editors: Islam, Tanvir; Hu, Yongxiang; Wang, Jun; Kokhanovsky, Alexander A
• Contents: Section 1 - Remote sensing of aerosols Atmospheric aerosol models Polarimetric aerosol remote sensing Remote sensing of atmospheric aerosol using POLDER Aerosol remote sensing using multispectral imagers Aerosol remote sensing using MODIS Multiangular remote sensing of atmospheric aerosol: MISR experience Section 2 - Remote sensing of clouds Cloud remote sensing using MODIS Fog detection from a satellite Polarimetric remote sensing of terrestrial clouds Remote sensing of optically thick clouds: theory and applications Cloud top height determination from a satellite Section 3 - Remote sensing of precipitation Land surface emissivity impact on precipitation remote sensing Passive microwave remote sensing of precipitation Precipitation retrieval using ATMS and SAPHIR Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission Satellite data assimilation for extreme precipitation events Section 4 - Remote sensing of aerosols-clouds-precipitation interaction Impact of aerosols on clouds and precipitation Aerosol-cloud-precipitation relationships from satellite measurements Cloud microphysics for satellite based precipitation retrieval Changes in precipitation and cloud patterns
• Publisher Details: Amsterdam : Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 551.50285; Atmosphere -- Remote sensing
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780128104385
• Related ISBNs: 9780128104378
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