Satellite radiothermovision of atmospheric processes : method and applications /: method and applications. ([2021])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Dmitry M. Ermakov.
• Authors: Ermakov, Dmitry M
• Contents: Intro -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- About This Book -- Contents -- About the Author -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Weather, Climate and the Water Vapor -- 1.2 Satellite Microwave Radiometry of the Atmosphere -- 1.2.1 What Do We See? -- 1.2.2 Where Do We See? -- 1.2.3 When Do We See? -- 1.2.4 What Don't We See? -- 1.2.5 A Broader View in Conclusion -- 2 Why Satellite Radiothermovision? -- 2.1 Elements of Mesoscale and Synoptic Atmospheric Dynamics -- 2.1.1 Mesoscale and Synoptic Atmospheric Processes -- 2.1.2 Mesoscale: Tropical Cyclones 2.1.3 Synoptic Scale: Atmospheric Rivers -- 2.1.4 Planetary Scale: Global Atmospheric Circulation -- 2.1.5 The Commonality of Research Objects of Various Scales in the Context of Satellite Radiothermovision -- 2.2 Passive Microwave Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere in Short -- 2.2.1 Brief Historical Overview -- 2.2.2 Present State -- 2.3 Instruments and Data to Our Service -- 2.4 The Idea of "Dynamic" Data Analysis -- 2.5 Concluding Remarks to this Chapter -- References -- 3 Fundamentals of Satellite Radiothermovision -- 3.1 Physical Foundations -- 3.2 Mathematical Apparatus 3.2.1 Optical Flow Analysis Problem -- 3.2.2 Optical Flow Analysis in Earth Remote Sensing Problems -- 3.2.3 The Bases of the Satellite Radiothermovision Approach -- 3.3 Algorithms and Software Realization -- 3.3.1 Constructing Reference Fields: Transformation to a Regular Grid -- 3.3.2 Constructing Reference Fields: Lacunae Stapling -- 3.3.3 Spatiotemporal Interpolation -- 3.3.4 Some Brief Notes on Software Implementation -- 3.4 Accuracy Analysis -- 3.5 Iterative Extension of the Basic Scheme: A Multisensory Approach -- 3.6 New Opportunities in the Remote Sensing 3.6.1 Joint Analysis of Independent Satellite Measurements -- 3.6.2 Ensuring Spatial Connectivity of Fragmented Observations -- 3.6.3 The Study of Vector Fields of Advection -- 3.6.4 Calculation of the Integral Characteristics of Mass and Energy Transfer -- 3.7 Concluding Remarks to this Chapter -- References -- 4 Satellite Radiothermovision of Tropical Cyclones -- 4.1 Energy Characteristics and Energy Balance of a Tropical Cyclone -- 4.1.1 Tropical Cyclone Energy Characteristics -- 4.1.2 Tropical Cyclone Energy Balance Factors -- 4.2 General Characteristics of the Data Used and Analysis Methods 4.3 Evolution of Tropical Cyclones in the Field of Total Precipitable Water -- 4.4 Complex Analysis in the Fields of Several Geophysical Parameters -- 4.5 Expanding the Approach for Exploring a System of Interacting Typhoons -- 4.6 Concluding Remarks to this Chapter -- References -- 5 Satellite Radiothermovision of Atmospheric Rivers -- 5.1 Problems of Detecting Atmospheric Rivers -- 5.1.1 Data Gaps -- 5.1.2 Setting Detection Criteria -- 5.1.3 Advection Field Accounting -- 5.1.4 Satellite Data Synchronization -- 5.2 Synthesis of an Algorithm for Automatic Detection of Atmospheric Rivers
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland Chichester, UK : Springer Published in association with Praxis Publishing
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 551.552; Satellite meteorology; Artificial satellites in earth sciences; Cyclones -- Tracking; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030570859; 3030570851
• Related ISBNs: 3030570843; 9783030570842
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 20, 2020).
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