Satellite-based Applications on Climate Change

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Qu, John (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Powell, Alfred (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Sivakumar, M.V.K (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Θέματα: Earth sciences.; Climatology.; Physical geography.; Atmospheric sciences.; Earth Sciences.; Earth System Sciences.; Environmental Monitoring/Analysis.; Atmospheric Sciences.

Climate and other environmental changes are drawing unprecedented concern and attention from national governments, international organizations and local communities. Global warming has left noticeable impacts on the environment and the ecosystems it supports (including humans), and has important imp...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• From the Contents: Introduction to Satellite Remote Sensing of Climate
• Overview of Satellite-based Measurements and Applications
• Calibrating A System of Satellites
• MODIS Ten Year Performance to Support Climate Change Study
• Introduction to NOAA Climate Data Record Program
• Comparison of Trends and Solar Forcing in MSU, ERA-40 and NCEP/NCAR Analysis of Stratospheric and Tropospheric Temperature in the period of 1979-2002
• Development of the Global Mutispectral Imager Thermal Emissive FCDRs
• Atmospheric and climate applications
• Global Precipitation Monitoring
• Developing a Historical Precipitation Record
• Atmospheric Temperature Climate Data Records from Satellite Microwave Sounders.