Microwave Remote Sensing For Oceanographic And Marine Weather Forecast Models

Author : Robin A. Vaughan
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400905092

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Microwave Remote Sensing for Oceanographic and Marine Weather-Forecast Models by Robin A. Vaughan Pdf

The power of microwave remote sensing for studying the oceans of the world was demonstrated conclusively by the SEASAT mission in 1978. Since then, no further satellite-flown instruments have been available to provide further data of this type. However, the proposed launch of ESA's ERS-1 satellite will lead to a new set of active microwave instruments being flown in space in 1990. Even though similar data has been obtained from aircraft-flown instruments SAR, scatterometers, altimeters etc. - a great deal of activity has been taking place to develop the necessary expertise in handling and analysing such data when it comes on-stream from ERS-1 and from subsequent satellites. It was against this background that the scientific Affairs Division of NATO again agreed to sponsor an ASI in Dundee in 1988. Its purpose was to review existing knowledge of the extraction of marine and atmospheric geophysical parameters from satellite-gathered microwave data and to enable scientists to prepare themselves and their computing systems to utilise the new data when it becomes available. The importance of the data is largely as input parameters to assist in the fitting of boundary conditions in large computer models. The course was concerned more with the non-imaging instruments, that is with passive radiometers, altimeters and scatterometers, than with the (imaging) synthetic aperture radar.

Author : Robin A. Vaughan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2014-01-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9400905106

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Microwave Remote Sensing for Oceanographic and Marine Weather-Forecast Models by Robin A. Vaughan Pdf

Author : N.E Fancey,I Gardiner,R.A Vaughan
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0750303506

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The Determination of Geophysical Parameters From Space by N.E Fancey,I Gardiner,R.A Vaughan Pdf

This volume gives a wide ranging overview of current issues in the acquisition and evaluation of geophysical information from space and from the air and is suitable for postgraduate and postdoctoral students as well as established workers in the field. Topics covered include the processing and interpretation of remote sensing data from aircraft and satellites; reflection and emission properties of natural surfaces; use of remote sensing data for coastal and marine environmental studies; pollution monitoring; surface temperature measurements and meteorological measurements. In addition, large parts of the material concerns itself with the various data analysis techniques employed and the accuracy of the results obtained when attempting to make geophysical measurements through the atmosphere.

Author : Ann M. Brennan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Glaciers
ISBN : STANFORD:36105133452412

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Passive Microwave Research by Ann M. Brennan Pdf

Author : Motoyoshi Ikeda
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1995-09-18
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0849345251

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Oceanographic Applications of Remote Sensing by Motoyoshi Ikeda Pdf

Oceanographic Applications of Remote Sensing describes how remotely sensed data fields can be applied to help solve problems in ocean-related studies. This timely reference, written by and for oceanographers, emphasizes the application of data to particular physical, chemical, and biological processes related to the ocean and the ocean-atmosphere system. The organization of the book reflects this emphasis, with chapters arranged by process rather than by sensor characteristics. Oceanographic Applications of Remote Sensing contains comprehensive information on the application of such relevant data sets as sea surface temperature and topography, ocean circulation, sea level variability, wind speed and stress, wave height, solar radiation flux at ocean surfaces, and sea-ice characteristics and ice motion. It also discusses the reliability of remotely sensed data and provides information about the applicability of the various data sets to particular process studies. Its completeness and relevance makes Oceanographic Applications of Remote Sensing an important reference for modern studies of ocean and coupled ocean-atmosphere processes. Its unique coverage of the physics that govern satellite processes and their applications to oceanography ensures that it will remain an important reference as new satellites are introduced.

Author : Igor V. Cherny,Victor Yu Raizer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1998-07-14
Category : Science
ISBN : UVA:35007003438854

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Passive Microwave Remote Sensing of Oceans by Igor V. Cherny,Victor Yu Raizer Pdf

Passive Microwave Remote Sensing of Oceans Igor V. Cherny and Victor Yu. Raizer In Passive Microwave Remote Sensing of Oceans, the detailed results of more than 20 years of experimental and theoretical investigations in the field of ocean remote sensing, utilising microwave radiometric techniques and multi-frequency aerospace instruments, are presented. Experimental results presented in this book to some extent contradict the traditional view that microwave radiometry and, in particular, millimetre-wave frequencies are not useful for remote sensing of oceans. The authors show that studies of the ocean and atmosphere as a coupled system, and of processes occurring at the ocean surface and in deep water, can be reliably evolved using compact passive radiometric sensors. They further demonstrate that for studies of global, large-scale and local processes in the ocean-atmosphere system, only the combination of microwave and optical techniques will reveal the spatial structure and dynamics of the ocean surface at scales from centimetres to several hundred metres. The text first introduces ocean surface phenomena, discussing the ocean-atmosphere interface, the classification of surface waves, the generation and statistics of wind waves, and wave-breaking and foaming processes. The microwave emission characteristics of the ocean surface are then described, and the influence of wind waves, bubble-foam-spray coverage, oil spills and sea ice are discussed. The instruments and methods used for passive microwave remote sensing of the oceans from both aircraft and from satellites are reviewed. Microwave observations of processes in the ocean-atmosphere system are then described in detail, incorporating a new approach for microwave diagnostics of deep-ocean processes. Examples presented include the Rossby soliton, frontal zone in the Kurosio region, influence of brief showers on the subsurface layer, and interaction of tropical cyclones with the ocean during their origin and subsequent trajectories over the ocean surface. Readership: Undergraduate and postgraduate students studying remote sensing, marine science, oceanography, geography, geophysics, meteorology, climatology, atmospheric physics and environmental science. Professional oceanographers and those interested in oceanographic remote sensing processes and their applications, marine scientists and engineers, environmental scientists, and those studying the ocean-atmosphere system.

Author : Rabin Sen Gupta,Erlich Desa
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9058092232

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The Indian Ocean - A Perspective by Rabin Sen Gupta,Erlich Desa Pdf

The Indian Ocean represents a part of the global Ocean that has been less studied by modern oceanography than the Atlantic and Pacific parts. This is remarkable, since the Indian Ocean was subject to much historic exploration through navigators from Asia, India, the Middle East and lastly from Europe. This unique, comprehensive reference set on the Indian Ocean, covers all oceanographical aspects with its physics, chemistry, biology and geology in 21 peer-reviewed expert-written chapters. Besides the well-ground basis on the Ocean’s characteristics and a wealth of data, some unique features presented are the monsoon - the biennial reversal of winds and the resultant surface circulation; the tropical and sub-tropical jet streams, namely the Somali current, the Agulhas current and the Leevwin current; the oxygen-poor intermediate waters in its northern part which significantly contribute several green house gases to the atmosphere, for example, carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, methane and dimethyl sulphide; its exhaustive coral reefs and mangrove vegetation; and the polymetallic nodules at its depths and its other mineral resources. Moreover, an analysis is provided of the anthropogenic contributions and their impacts on the health of the Indian Ocean; and that of estuary environments of important rivers of the 15 littoral countries. Intended for research scientists, professionals and students working in physical, chemical and geological oceanography.

Author : Arthur P Cracknell
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1992-09-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789814569361

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Space Oceanography: An Intensive Course by Arthur P Cracknell Pdf

The advent of Earth-observing satellites has revolutionised the gathering of oceanographic data and the visualisation of oceanographic processes. This course was for postgraduate students and young post-doctoral research workers and covered the instruments and satellite systems used to gather visible, infrared and microwave data over the oceans. It also covered the uses of these various types of data to provide information about ocean colour, biological productivity, surface temperature, currents and circulation patterns, near-surface windspeeds, bottom topography and the geoid.

Author : Arthur P. Cracknell
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2007-04-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781420008975

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Introduction to Remote Sensing by Arthur P. Cracknell Pdf

Addressing the need for updated information in remote sensing, Introduction to Remote Sensing, Second Edition provides a full and authoritative introduction for scientists who need to know the scope, potential, and limitations in the field. The authors discuss the physical principles of common remote sensing systems and examine the processin

Author : Glenn Dale Hamilton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Artificial satellites in oceanography
ISBN : UCSD:31822010434538

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Satellite Data Requirements for Marine Meteorological Services by Glenn Dale Hamilton Pdf

Author : Arthur P. Cracknell
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 558 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1997-04-23
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0748402098

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advanced very high resolution radiometer AVHRR by Arthur P. Cracknell Pdf

Since the launch of the first of the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometers (AVHRRs) in 1978, the data from these instruments has used for a wide range of non-meteorological applications. In this book, the author describes satellite system, AVHRRs, control of the spacecraft, and data- recovery arrangements. The book covers processing of the data to extract useful environmental information. The applications of the data to marine problems, based primarily on the study of sea-surface temperatures from the thermal-infrared channels of the instrument, are considered, as well as the study of vegetation and a whole variety of other land-based and hydrological applications.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 604 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Marine meteorology
ISBN : UCBK:C049815111

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Mariners Weather Log by Anonim Pdf

November issue includes abridged index to yearly volume, -1981.

Author : W.M Boerner,Leonard A. Cram,William A. Holm,David E. Stein,Werner Wiesbeck,Wolfgang Keydel,Dino Giuli,Dag T. Gjessing,Frédéric A. Molinet,Hans Brand
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 1076 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-09
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789401092432

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Direct and Inverse Methods in Radar Polarimetry by W.M Boerner,Leonard A. Cram,William A. Holm,David E. Stein,Werner Wiesbeck,Wolfgang Keydel,Dino Giuli,Dag T. Gjessing,Frédéric A. Molinet,Hans Brand Pdf

This foreword deals exclusively with the planning, organization, and execution of the Workshop's scientific as well as cultural programs. It is opened with a synopsis on how the global political changes that occurred immediately after the Workshop caused the ~elay in producing the proceedings, followed by a brief exposition on need, timeliness, and importance of this second ARW in the field of electromagnetic imaging, radar remote sensing, and target versus clutter di~rimination; and an outline of the objectives. An informal discussion about some of the organizational details, a retrospective summary of events, and a preview of the third workshop, planned for 1993 September 19-25, is intended to recapture the spirit of this second NATO Advanced Research Workshop (1988 September 18-24), and will reveal how successful it was in compar ison to the first of 1983 September 18-24, how its accomplishments may be appreciated and why a third and last workshop was requested by its participants to take place during 1993 September 19-25.

Author : Victor Raizer
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2017-03-27
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781351649988

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Advances in Passive Microwave Remote Sensing of Oceans by Victor Raizer Pdf

This book demonstrates the capabilities of passive microwave technique for enhanced observations of ocean features, including the detection of (sub)surface events and/or disturbances while laying out the benefits and boundaries of these methods. It represents not only an introduction and complete description of the main principles of ocean microwave radiometry and imagery, but also provides guidance for further experimental studies. Furthermore, it expands the analysis of remote sensing methods, models, and techniques and focuses on a high-resolution multiband imaging observation concept. Such an advanced approach provides readers with a new level of geophysical information and data acquisition granting the opportunity to improve their expertise on advanced microwave technology, now an indispensable tool for diagnostics of ocean phenomena and disturbances.

Author : Thomas D. Allan
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 542 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Science
ISBN : UCAL:B3137982

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Satellite Microwave Remote Sensing by Thomas D. Allan Pdf