Stamping the Earth from Space

• Main Author: Dicati, Renato (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: Popular works.; Genetic engineering.; Astronomy.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Biomedical engineering.; Popular Science.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; Genetic Engineering.; Biomedical Engineering.; Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics).; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.

This unique book presents a historical and philatelic survey of Earth exploration from space. It covers all areas of research in which artificial satellites have contributed in designing a new image of our planet and its environment: the atmosphere and ionosphere, the magnetic field, radiation belts...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Prologue: from Sputnik to the Internation Space Station
• Satellite Geodesy
• Researches on the atmosphere
• Ionospheric research with satellites
• Researches on the Earth’s Magnetosphere
• Meteorological Satellites
• The study of micro-meteorites and cosmic dust
• Earth remote sensing
• Cartography and mapping from space
• Oceanography from space
• Bibliography
• Index.