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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...
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Springer,
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| Publisher Address: | Dordrecht ; New York : |
| Publication Dates: | 2013. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer atmospheric sciences
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| Online Access: |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5872-8 |
| Summary: |
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 implications for sustainable economic and social development in the future. Satellite observations of climate and environmental change have become an increasingly important tool in recent years in helping to shape the response of international communities to this critical global challenge. The book presents the latest advances in satellite-based remote sensing of the Earth's environment - ranging from applications in climate and atmospheric science to hydrology, oceanography, hydrology, geomorphology, ecology and fire studies. Introductory chapters also cover key technical aspects such as instrumentation, calibration, data analysis, and GIS tools for decision-making. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (x, 371 p.) : ill. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9789400758728 (electronic bk.) 9400758723 (electronic bk.) |
| Index Number: | QC981 |
| CLC: | P467 |
| Contents: |
An Introduction to Satellite-Based Applications and Research for Understanding Climate Change / Calibrating a System of Satellite Instruments / MODIS Instrument Characteristics, Performance, and Data for Climate Studies / Evaluation of the Temperature Trend and Climate Forcing in the Pre- and Post Periods of Satellite Data Assimilation / Development of the Global Multispectral Imager Thermal Emissive FCDRs / Global Precipitation Monitoring / Developing a Historical Precipitation Record / Atmospheric Temperature Climate Data Records from Satellite Microwave Sounders / Monitoring Change in the Arctic / Assessing Hurricane Intensity Using Satellites / Satellite-Based Ocean Surface Turbulent Fluxes / Satellite-Monitored Snow Cover in the Climate System / Evapotranspiration Estimates from Remote Sensing for Irrigation Water Management / Snow Cover / Climate-Scale Oceanic Rainfall Based on Passive Microwave Radiometry / Integrating Landsat with MODIS Products for Vegetation Monitoring / Satellite Applications for Detecting Vegetation Phenology / Monitoring a Sentinel Species from Satellites: Detecting Emiliania huxleyi in 25 Years of AVHRR Imagery / Land Surface Temperature (LST) Retrieval from GOES Satellite Observations / Remote Sensing of Leaf, Canopy, and Vegetation Water Contents for Satellite Environmental Data Records / Recent Advances and Challenges of Monitoring Climate Change from Space / |