Screen LibraryMonitoring atmospheric water vapour : ground-based remote sensing and in-situ methods /
Atmospheric water plays a key role in climate. Water vapour is the most abundant greenhouse gas and its condensed forms exert a profound influence on both incoming solar and outgoing infrared radiation. Unfortunately, accurate, height-resolved global-scale measurements of atmospheric humidity are di...
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Springer,
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| Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
| Publication Dates: | 2013. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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ISSI scientific report series ;
10 |
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| Online Access: |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3909-7 |
| Summary: |
Atmospheric water plays a key role in climate. Water vapour is the most abundant greenhouse gas and its condensed forms exert a profound influence on both incoming solar and outgoing infrared radiation. Unfortunately, accurate, height-resolved global-scale measurements of atmospheric humidity are difficult to obtain. The change in concentration of five orders of magnitude from the ground to the stratosphere means there is no standard instrument that will measure everywhere. This has led to different measuring techniques, all with strengths and weaknesses.This book assesses all presently available techniques that are used in monitoring networks. Special weight is given to the different technical concepts, the accuracy of different sensor types, calibration issues and retrieval aspects. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: |
9781461439097 (electronic bk.) 1461439094 (electronic bk.) |
| Index Number: | QC915 |
| CLC: | P426.2 |
| Contents: |
In-situ Sensors -- Thin Film Capacitive Sensors / Balloon-Borne Frostpoint-Hygrometry / Application of Fluorescence Methodfor Measurements of Water Vapour in the Atmosphere / Introduction / Remote Sensing Sensors -- Microwave Radiometry / Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometry / Lidar / Networks and Global Monitoring -- Role of Ground-based Networks and Long-term Programmes for Global Monitoring / Satellite Sensors Measuring Atmospheric Water Vapour / Combining and Merging Water Vapour Observations: A Multi-dimensional Perspective on Smoothing and Sampling Issues / Survey of Intercomparisons of Water Vapour Measurements / |