1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910895260903321

Titolo

Annual report / University of London, School of Advanced Studies, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : IALS, [2005?]-

Descrizione fisica

Online-Ressource

Disciplina

340

Soggetti

Zeitschrift

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico

Note generali

Fortsetzung der Druck-Ausgabe

Gesehen am 16. November 2016

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910346859903321

Autore

Michaelides Silas

Titolo

Remote Sensing of Precipitation: Volume 2 / Silas Michaelides

Pubbl/distr/stampa

MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2019

Basel, Switzerland : , : MDPI, , 2019

ISBN

9783039212880

3039212885

Descrizione fisica

1 electronic resource (318 p.)

Soggetti

History of engineering and technology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Precipitation is a well-recognized pillar in global water and energy balances. An accurate and timely understanding of its characteristics at



the global, regional, and local scales is indispensable for a clearer understanding of the mechanisms underlying the Earth's atmosphere-ocean complex system. Precipitation is one of the elements that is documented to be greatly affected by climate change. In its various forms, precipitation comprises a primary source of freshwater, which is vital for the sustainability of almost all human activities. Its socio-economic significance is fundamental in managing this natural resource effectively, in applications ranging from irrigation to industrial and household usage. Remote sensing of precipitation is pursued through a broad spectrum of continuously enriched and upgraded instrumentation, embracing sensors which can be ground-based (e.g., weather radars), satellite-borne (e.g., passive or active space-borne sensors), underwater (e.g., hydrophones), aerial, or ship-borne.