Author: S. C. OuPublisher:
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Category : Cirrus clouds
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Remote Sounding of Cirrus Cloud Parameters During Daytime
Author: S. C. OuPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cirrus clouds
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Remote Sounding of Cirrus Cloud Parameters During Daytime
Author: S. C. OuPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cirrus clouds
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Airborne Remote Sounding of Cirrus Cloud Parameters Using ARES Channel Data
Author: Airborne Remote Sounding of Cirrus Cloud Parameters Using ARES Channel Data
Author: Phillips LaboratoryPublisher:
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Category : Cirrus clouds
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Results of the phase function, single scattering albedos, and extinction coefficients for three representative cirrus cloud ice crystal size distributions are presented for the Airborne Remote Earth Sensing (ARES) System 2-6.4 microns wavelengths. The ice crystal sizes range from 5 to 800 microns with shapes spanning from bullet rosettes, hollow and solid columns, plates, to aggregates. The computations are carried out on the basis of a unified theory for light scattering by ice crystals recently developed by our research group. Effects of incorporating small ice crystals on the scattering and absorption calculations are assessed. An airborne retrieval algorithm to infer cirrus cloud temperature, optical depth, and mean effective sizes is subsequently presented using the ARES 5.1-5.3 and 3.7 microns channels data. This scheme has been applied to the ARES data collected on September 16, 1995, over the Hanscom AFB area. Validation of the retrieved cloud temperature, optical depth, and mean effective size is carried out using the collocated and coincident ground-based 8.6-mm radar data and in-situ size distributions from the 2D probe on board HARP.
Advances in Atmospheric Remote Sensing with Lidar
Author: Albert AnsmannPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3642606121
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 603
Book Description
Lidar or laser radar, the depth-resolved remote measurement of atmospheric parameters with optical means, has become an important tool in the field of atmospheric and environmental remote sensing. In this volume the latest progress in the development of Lidar methods, experiments, and applications is described. The content is based on selected and thoroughly refereed papers presented at the 18th International Laser Radar Conference, Berlin, 22 - 26 July 1996. The book is divided into six parts which cover the topics of tropospheric aerosols and clouds, Lidar in space, wind, water vapor, troposheric trace gases and plumes, and stratospheric and mesospheric profiling. As a supplement to fundamental LIDAR textbooks this volume may serve as a guide through the blossoming field of modern Lidar techniques.
Cirrus
Author: David K. LynchPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195351398
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 499
Book Description
Cirrus clouds are high, thin, tropospheric clouds composed predominately of ice. In the last ten years, considerable work has shown that cirrus is widespread--more common than previously believed--and has a significant impact on climate and global change. As the next generation weather satellites are being designed, the impact of cirrus on remote sensing and the global energy budget must be recognized and accommodated. This book, the first to be devoted entirely to cirrus clouds, captures the state of knowledge of cirrus and serves as a practical handbook as well. Each chapter is based on an invited review talk presented at Cirrus, a meeting hosted by the Optical Society of America and co-sponsored by the American Geophysical Union and the American Meteorological Society. All aspects of cirrus clouds are covered, an approach that reaches into diverse fields. Topics include: the definition of cirrus, cirrus climatologies, nucleation, evolution and dissipation, mixed-phase thermodynamics, crystallinity, orientation mechanisms, dynamics, scattering, radiative transfer, in situ sampling, processes that produce or influence cirrus (and vice versa), contrails, and the influence of cirrus on climate.
Light Scattering by Ice Crystals
Author: Kuo-Nan LiouPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521889162
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 461
Book Description
This volume outlines the fundamentals and applications of light scattering, absorption and polarization processes involving ice crystals.
Comprehensive Remote Sensing
Author: Shunlin LiangPublisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0128032219
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 3183
Book Description
Comprehensive Remote Sensing, Nine Volume Set covers all aspects of the topic, with each volume edited by well-known scientists and contributed to by frontier researchers. It is a comprehensive resource that will benefit both students and researchers who want to further their understanding in this discipline. The field of remote sensing has quadrupled in size in the past two decades, and increasingly draws in individuals working in a diverse set of disciplines ranging from geographers, oceanographers, and meteorologists, to physicists and computer scientists. Researchers from a variety of backgrounds are now accessing remote sensing data, creating an urgent need for a one-stop reference work that can comprehensively document the development of remote sensing, from the basic principles, modeling and practical algorithms, to various applications. Fully comprehensive coverage of this rapidly growing discipline, giving readers a detailed overview of all aspects of Remote Sensing principles and applications Contains ‘Layered content’, with each article beginning with the basics and then moving on to more complex concepts Ideal for advanced undergraduates and academic researchers Includes case studies that illustrate the practical application of remote sensing principles, further enhancing understanding
Remote Sensing Applications in Meteorology and Climatology
Author: Robin A. VaughanPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9400938810
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
This was the fourth postgraduate summer school on remote sensing to be held in Dundee. These summer schools were originated by, and continue to remain in, the programme of EARSel (European Association of Remote Sensing Laboratories) Working Group 3 on Education and Training in Remote Sensing. The first of these summer schools was held in 1980 on "Remote Sensing in Meteorology, Oceanography and Hydrology". This was followed in 1982 by a more specialised summer school on "Remote Sensing Applications in Marine Science and Technology" which built on the foundation laid in 1980 and then concentrated on the marine applications of remote sensing techniques. The present summer school was another follow-up of the original 1980 summer school but this time concentrating on the atmospheric rather than the marine applications of remote sensing techniques. The 1984 summer school had not specifically involved atmospheric and marine applications but had been involved with the use of remote sensing in the field of civil engineering. This year's summer school was extremely successful. First of all, this was due to our sponsors, for without their very significant material contributions there would have been no summer school. These sponsors included the Scientific Affairs Division of NATO, together with the European Association of Remote Sensing Laboratories, the Council of Europe, the European Space Agency, the German Aerospace Establishment (DFVLR) and the Natural Environment Research Council.
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