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Record Nr.

UNINA9910377828203321

Titolo

Springer Series in Light Scattering : Volume 5: Radiative Transfer, Remote Sensing, and Light Scattering / / edited by Alexander Kokhanovsky

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020

ISBN

3-030-38696-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (VII, 237 p. 84 illus., 64 illus. in color.)

Collana

Springer Series in Light Scattering, , 2509-2790

Disciplina

621.36

Soggetti

Lasers

Photonics

Environmental sciences

Remote sensing

Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices

Environmental Science and Engineering

Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Application of single and multiple-scattering theories to analyses of space-borne cloud radar and lidar data -- Airborne remote sensing of Arctic clouds -- Snow albedo and radiative transfer: theory, modeling, and parameterization -- Spectral reflectance of soil -- Asymptotic methods in the theory of light scattering by nonspherical particles.

Sommario/riassunto

This book reviews the spaceborne and airborne remote sensing of clouds including cloud lidar and radar data analysis, snow and soil reflectance spectroscopy, and single light scattering by nonspherical scatterers. Providing deep insights into the latest technologies, it is a valuable resource for scientists and postgraduate students alike.