Remote Sensing And Atmospheric Ozone

Author : Arthur Philip Cracknell,Costas Varotsos
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 662 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2012-06-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642103346

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Remote Sensing and Atmospheric Ozone by Arthur Philip Cracknell,Costas Varotsos Pdf

The destruction of the ozone layer, together with global warming, is one of the hot environmental topics of today. This book examines the effect of human activities on atmospheric ozone, namely the increase of tropospheric ozone and the general diminution of stratospheric ozone and the production of the Antarctic ozone hole. Also discussed is the role of remote sensing techniques in the understanding of the effects of human activities on atmospheric ozone as well as in the development of social and political awareness of the damage to the ozone layer by man-made chemicals, principally CFCs. This led to the formulation and ratification in 1989 of the Montreal Protocol on controlling/banning the manufacture and use of chemicals that damage the ozone layer. Since then, remote sensing has played a key role in monitoring atmospheric ozone concentration and determining the success of the Montreal Protocol in protecting the ozone layer from further damage. In this book, the renowned authors discuss the sophisticated instruments that have been launched into space to study not only ozone but also other trace gases in the atmosphere, some of which play a key role in the generation and destruction of ozone in the atmosphere. Professors Cracknell and Varotsos also examine the satellite-flown instruments which are involved in monitoring the absorption of solar ultraviolet light in the atmosphere in relation both to the generation and destruction of ozone and consequently to human health. This scholarly book, written by the foremost experts in the field, looks at remote sensing and its employment in the various aspects of ozone science. It is widely acknowledged that global warming, due to anthropogenic greenhouse gases emissions, represents a threat to the sustainability of human life on Earth. However, many other threats are potentially just as serious, including atmospheric pollution, ozone depletion, water pollution, the degradation of agricultural land, deforestation, the depletion of the world's mineral resources and population growth.

Author : Robert E. Huffman
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1992-10-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 0080918808

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Atmospheric Ultraviolet Remote Sensing by Robert E. Huffman Pdf

This book is an introduction to the use of the ultraviolet for remote sensing of the Earth's atmosphere. It covers the Earth's UV radiative environment, experimental techniques, and current applications. it is my intention to provide the information needed to "make a first approximation" concerning the use of the ultraviolet and to provide access through the literature for a more thorough study. * Contains recent UV applications not previously available in book form such as ozone, auroral images, and ionospheric sensing * Features broad coverage of fundamentals of atmospheric geophysics with values for fluxes, cross-sections, and radiances * Covers techniques that illustrate principles of measurements with typical values * Contains numerous references to original literature

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Atmosphere, Upper
ISBN : UCR:31210024943241

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UARS by Anonim Pdf

Author : James L. McElroy,Robert J. McNeal
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015025270029

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Remote Sensing of Atmospheric Chemistry by James L. McElroy,Robert J. McNeal Pdf

Author : Peter Borrell,Patricia May Borrell,John P. Burrows,Ulrich Platt
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2012-02-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642188756

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Sounding the Troposphere from Space by Peter Borrell,Patricia May Borrell,John P. Burrows,Ulrich Platt Pdf

It is now possible to determine concentrations of trace constituents and pollutants in the lower atmosphere from space, a development which heralds a new era for tropospheric chemistry. The authors describe how to develop and validate methods for determining tropospheric trace constituents from satellite data, to encourage the use of these data by atmospheric chemists, and to explore the undoubted synergism which will develop between satellite and ground-based measurements, and will eventually give rise to a permanent observation system for the troposphere. The book comprises several comprehensive overviews, prepared by acknowledged experts in the field, together with a series of individual reports from investigators whose work represents the cutting edge of the subject. A variety of results, giving global distributions of several species and their modelling are reported. Most results stem from ESA satellite data, but there is also an account of the North American work in this field which has mainly concentrated on global distributions of ozone. It is fair to say that the field, as it develops, will revolutionize the way in which atmospheric chemistry is done. This timely book provides a good introduction for anyone with an interest in the future of the troposphere.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Atmosphere, Upper
ISBN : IND:30000115863981

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Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite by Anonim Pdf

Author : Rodolfo Guzzi
Publisher : Springer
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2008-01-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540365365

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Exploring the Atmosphere by Remote Sensing Techniques by Rodolfo Guzzi Pdf

Only satellite-based remote-sensing instruments generate the wealth of global data on the concentrations of atmospheric constituents that are necessary for long-term monitoring of the atmosphere. This set of courses and lectures sponsored by ICTP in Trieste focuses on remote sensing for atmospheric applications and inverse methods to assess atmospheric components, gases, aerosols and clouds. It addresses primarily graduate students and young researchers in the atmospheric sciences but will be useful for all those wishing to study various techniques for exploring the atmosphere by remote sensing. Contributions span topics such as on IGOS (Integrated Global Observing Strategy), electromagnetic scattering by non-spherical particles, forward-modelling requirements and the information content problem, Earth radiation, and aerosol monitoring by LIDAR.

Author : John P. Burrows,Ulrich Platt,Peter Borrell
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 551 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2011-01-15
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783642147913

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The Remote Sensing of Tropospheric Composition from Space by John P. Burrows,Ulrich Platt,Peter Borrell Pdf

The impact of anthropogenic activities on our atmospheric environment is of growing public concern and satellite-based techniques now provide an essential component of observational strategies on regional and global scales. The purpose of this book is to summarise the state of the art in the field in general, while describing both key techniques and findings in particular. It opens with an historical perspective of the field together with the basic principles of remote sensing from space. Three chapters follow on the techniques and on the solutions to the problems associated with the various spectral regions in which observations are made. The particular challenges posed by aerosols and clouds are covered in the next two chapters. Of special importance is the accuracy and reliability of remote sensing data and these issues are covered in a chapter on validation. The final section of the book is concerned with the exploitation of data, with chapters on observational aspects, which includes both individual and synergistic studies, and on the comparison of global and regional observations with chemical transport and climate models and the added value that the interaction brings to both. The book concludes with scientific needs and likely future developments in the field, and the necessary actions to be taken if we are to have the global observation system that the Earth needs in its present, deteriorating state. The appendices provide a comprehensive list of satellite instruments, global representations of some ancillary data such as fire counts and light pollution, a list of abbreviations and acronyms, and a set of colourful timelines indicating the satellite coverage of tropospheric composition in the foreseeable future. Altogether, this book will be a timely reference and overview for anyone working at the interface of environmental, atmospheric and space sciences.

Author : Michael A. Janssen
Publisher : Wiley-Interscience
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1993-03-22
Category : Science
ISBN : UCSD:31822016275117

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Atmospheric Remote Sensing by Microwave Radiometry by Michael A. Janssen Pdf

A rapidly growing area, remote sensing is crucial to the effort of modeling the earth's atmosphere and collecting such fundamental data as temperature, winds, pressures, water vapor distribution, clouds and other active constituents. This information enables us to test existing models of the atmosphere's energy balance, depletion of the ozone layer, climatic trends and other essential environmental data. Also discussed is the application of microwave remote sensing techniques to the atmospheres of planets other than the earth.

Author : Agnès Perrin,Najate Ben Sari-Zizi,Jean Demaison
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2007-01-21
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781402050909

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Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere for Environmental Security by Agnès Perrin,Najate Ben Sari-Zizi,Jean Demaison Pdf

This volume continues presentation of the proceedings of a NATO Advanced Research Workshop (ARW) held at Rabat, Morocco on the 17-19th of November 2005 entitled Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere for Environmental Security. Coverage includes a review of recent and upcoming experimental satellite measurements of the Earth’s atmosphere, characterisation of pollution in urban areas and the growing lack of water in many countries of the Mediterranean area, and more.

Author : Claire L. Parkinson
Publisher : University Science Books
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1997-07-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 0935702415

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Earth From Above by Claire L. Parkinson Pdf

This text aims to familiarize the uninitiated with satellite data and with the reading of colour-coded satellite images of the Earth. It gives a sense of how the raw data is converted into information about the Earth and the atmosphere, and shows the range of information being collected about the Earth through satellites. There is also coverage of six of the important topics in Earth/atmosphere studies now being examined with data from satellites: atmospheric ozone; polar sea ice; continental snow cover; sea surface temperatures; land vegetation; and volcanoes.

Author : Christos Zerefos,G. Contopoulos,Gregory Skalkeas
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2009-05-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789048124695

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Twenty Years of Ozone Decline by Christos Zerefos,G. Contopoulos,Gregory Skalkeas Pdf

Homer speaks of lightning bolts after which ‘a grim reek of sulphur bursts forth’ and the air was ‘?lled with reeking brimstone’. (Homer 3000 BC). The odour was not actually the smell of sulphur dioxide associated with burning sulphur, but rather was the ?rst recorded detection of the presence of another strong odour, that of ozone (O ) in Earth’s atmosphere. These molecules were formed by the passage of 3 lightning through the air, created by splitting the abundant molecular oxygen (O ) 2 molecules into two, followed by the addition of each of the free O atoms to another O to form the triatomic product. In fact, most of the ozone molecules present 2 in the atmosphere at any time have been made by this same two-step splitti- plus-combination process, although the initiating cause usually begins with very energetic solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation rather than lightning. Many thousands of years later, the modern history of ozone began with its synthesis in the laboratory of H. F. Schonbein in 1840 (Nolte 1999), although the positive con?rmation of its three-oxygen atom chemical formula came along sometime later. Scienti?c interest in high-altitude stratospheric ozone dates back to 1881 when Hartley measured the spectrum of ozone in the laboratory and found that its ability to absorb UV light extended only to 293nm at the long wavelength end (Hartley 1881a).

Author : Adarsh Deepak
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 656 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780323143851

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Remote Sensing of atmospheres and Oceans by Adarsh Deepak Pdf

Remote Sensing of Atmospheres and Oceans presents the technical proceedings of a workshop on the interpretation of remotely sensed data, held in Williamsburg, Virginia in May 1979. The main topic of the workshop is the interpretation and assessment of measurements acquired in remote sounding of different atmospheric and ocean parameters. The book contains 25 papers that cover the following topics: remote sounding of atmospheric temperature; trace gases; precipitation and aerosols; sea surface temperature; ocean color; and winds. These papers are grouped into eight parts under major topics such as inversion methods, aerosol sounding, remote sounding, gaseous constituent retrievals, and interpretation of results from space. The text is a valuable source of information to students and professionals in the fields of atmospheric physics, applied science, meteorology, and engineering.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate,Committee on Atmospheric Chemistry
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2001-05-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309074148

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Global Air Quality by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate,Committee on Atmospheric Chemistry Pdf

The National Research Council's Committee on Atmospheric Chemistry (NRC/CAC) was established to serve as a focal point for NRC activities on issues related to atmospheric chemical change and its impacts on air quality, climate, stratospheric ozone depletion, and other related issues. The committee consists of 12 members with expertise covering the areas of tropospheric and stratospheric chemistry; urban/regional air pollution; modeling of climate, chemistry, and atmospheric dynamics; in situ and remote sensing observational systems; and interfaces of science and public policy. This CAC study was motivated by a concern that, in the coming decades, dramatic increases in global population and urbanization levels, as well as changes in global climate, may significantly affect air quality over large regions of the globe. The charge to the committee was to examine the linkages among regional/ global changes in atmospheric composition, climate change, and air quality.

Author : Jens Bösenberg,David J. Brassington,Paul C. Simon
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783662034057

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Instrument Development for Atmospheric Research and Monitoring by Jens Bösenberg,David J. Brassington,Paul C. Simon Pdf

Jens Bosenberg Max-Planck-Institut fur Meteorologie, Bundesstr. 55, D-20146 Hamburg, Germany TESLAS, which stands for Tropospheric Environmental Studies by Laser Sounding, was formed in November 1987 as a subproject of EUROTRAC to enhance the measurement capabilities for vertical profiling of ozone in the troposphere by means of laser remote sensing. For studies of several atmospheric processes related to the formation and redistribution of photo-oxidants there was a clear need for measuring extended time series with appropriate vertical and temporal resolution. These could not be obtained by conventional in situ techniques, at least not with affordable effort, so remote sensing appeared to be the best way to obtain the required information. At the beginning of the subproject, some Differential Absorption Lidar (DIAL) systems for measuring the vertical distribution of ozone already existed, but their use was restricted to very few laboratories and very few measurement campaigns, since the instruments were highly complex, rather unreliable, and required extensive efforts for maintenance and operation by skilled scientists. In addition, the accuracy of these measurements under a variety of meteorological conditions was not really well established. The main tasks within TESLAS therefore were to develop fully the DIAL-methodology for remote sensing of tropospheric ozone, and to develop instruments which are accurate, reliable, easy to operate, and suitable for field deployment or airborne operation.