Research Catalog

Title

Radiation and water in the climate system : remote measurements / edited by Ehrhard Raschke.

Publication

Berlin ; New York : Springer, [1996], ©1996.

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Additional Authors

• Raschke, Ehrhard.
• North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Scientific Affairs Division.
• NATO Advanced Science Institute: "Remote Sensing of Processes Governing Energy and Water Cycles in the Climate System" (1995 : Plön, Germany)

Description

viii, 614 pages : illustrations (some color), maps; 24 cm.

Series Statement

NATO ASI series. Series I, Global environmental change ; vol. 45

Uniform Title

NATO ASI series. Series I, Global environmental change ; v. 45.

Subjects

• Hydrologic cycle > Remote sensing > Congresses
• Atmospheric physics > Remote sensing > Congresses
• Atmospheric radiation > Remote sensing > Congresses
• Meteorology
• Cloud physics > Remote sensing > Congresses
• Dynamic meteorology > Remote sensing > Congresses

Note

• "Published in cooperation with NATO Scientific Affairs Division."
• "Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Science Institute "Remote Sensing of Processes Governing Energy and Water Cycles in the Climate System", held in Plön, Germany, May 1-12, 1995"--T.p. verso.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• 1. Energy and Water Cycles in the Climate System: What can we measure from space? / E. Raschke -- 2. Observational Requirements for Modeling of Global and Regional Climate Change / A. D. Del Genio -- 3. Surface Fluxes of Momentum, Heat, and Water Vapor / J. D. Albertson, G. Kiely and M. B. Parlange -- 4. Introduction to Numerical Weather Prediction Data Assimilation / P. Courtier -- 5. Principles of Active and Passive Remote Measurements of Water in the Atmosphere and at Ground / Y. Fouquart and M. Vesperini -- 6. Extratropical Cyclones: The Mesoscale Structure, Precipitation and Role in the Transport of Water / Ronald E. Stewart -- 7. Clouds and the Radiative Heating of the Earth Surface-Atmosphere System / R. Stuhlmann -- 8. Remote Sensing of Atmospheric Water Vapor / W. B. Rossow -- 9. Properties of Clouds and Cloud Systems / W. B. Rossow -- 10. Lidar Measurements: Atmospheric Constituents, Clouds, and Ground Reflectance / G. Weitkamp --
• 11. Retrieval of Precipitation from Satellites / C. Simmer -- 12. Precipitation at the Ground: Radar Techniques / P. Joe -- 13. Ground-Based Remote Sensing of Cloud Properties Using Millimeter-Wave Radar / E. E. Clothiaux, T. P. Ackerman and D. M. Babb -- 14. Remote Sensing of Soil Moisture / S. Paloscia -- 15. Remote Sensing Parameterization of Meso-scale Land Surface Evaporation / W. G. M. Bastiaanssen -- 16. Satellite Remote Sensing of Evaporation over Sea / P. Schlussel -- 17. Applications of Passive and Active Microwave Sensors to the Study of Weather Systems over the Ocean / K. B. Katsaros -- 18. Physical Basis for Microwave Remote Sensing of Sea Ice and Snow / M. Hallikainen -- 19. Retrieval of Sea Ice and Snow Parameters from Microwave Radiometer and Radar Data / M. Hallikainen -- 20. TRMM: The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission / A. D. Del Genio -- 21. Model Development for Passive Microwave Remote Sensing at ESA ESTEC / J. Noll -- 22. Poster Summaries.

ISBN

3540614702 (hard cover : acid-free paper)

LCCN

96027902

OCLC

ocm35044000

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries