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Record Nr.

UNINA9910437940003321

Titolo

Aerosol remote sensing / / Jacqueline Lenoble, Lorraine Remer, Didier Tanre, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin ; ; New York, : Springer / Praxis, c2013

ISBN

3-642-17725-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2013.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (390 p.)

Collana

Springer praxis series: environmental sciences

Altri autori (Persone)

LenobleJacqueline

RemerLorraine

TanreDidier

Disciplina

550

551.51/13

551.5113

577.27

Soggetti

Aerosols

Remote sensing

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Absorption and Scattering by Molecules and Aerosols -- Radiative Transfer in the Earth's Atmosphere -- Direct Observation of the Sun -- Observation of the Difuse Solar Radiation and the Influence of Aerosols: Determination of Aerosol Optical Properties from Direct and Inverse Methods -- Passive Shortwave Remote Sensing from the Ground -- Shortwave Remote Sensing from Space -- Major Recent or Present Instruments for Shortwave Remote Sensing -- Longwave Passive Remote Sensing -- Active Lidar Remote Sensing -- Results -- The Present Situation -- Plans for Future Research.

Sommario/riassunto

This book gives a much needed explanation of the basic physical principles of radiative transfer and remote sensing, and presents all the instruments and retrieval algorithms in a homogenous manner. The editors provide, for the first time, an easy path from theory to practical algorithms in one easily accessible volume, making the connection between theoretical radiative transfer and individual practical solutions to retrieve aerosol information from remote sensing, and providing the specifics and intercomparison of all current and historical retrieval



methods.