Remote Sensing of Clouds and Precipitation

This book presents current applications of remote sensing techniques for clouds and precipitation for the benefit of students, educators, and scientists. It covers ground-based systems such as weather radars and spaceborne instruments on satellites. Measurements and modeling of precipitation are at...

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Médium: Elektronický zdroj E-kniha
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Vydání:1st ed. 2018.
Edice:Springer Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry,
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ISBN:9783319725833
ISSN:2198-0721
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Obsah:
  • Part I. Ground-based remote sensing. 1. Weather radars
  • 2. Tropical storms
  • 3. Mid latitude storms
  • 4. Thunderstorms
  • 5. Tornadoes
  • 6. Cloud radars
  • Part II. Spaceborne remote sensing. 7. Remote sensing of clouds: potential and limitations
  • 8. Water vapor estimation from satellite microwave sensors
  • 9. TRMM
  • 10. GPM
  • 11. Clouds and water vapor from MODIS and VIIRS
  • 12. CloudSat and CALIPSO
  • 13. Observations of Arctic clouds
  • 14. The future of cloud systems observations
  • 15. Advances in cloud modeling.