Satellite Meteorology: An Introduction - Hardcover

Kidder, Stanley Q.; Vonder Haar, Thomas H.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0124064302 ISBN 13: 9780124064300

Publisher: Academic Press, 1995

Synopsis

At last, a book that has what every atmospheric science and meteorology student should know about satellite meteorology: the orbits of satellites, the instruments they carry, the radiation they detect, and, most importantly, the fundamental atmospheric data that can be retrieved from their observations.

Key Features
* Of special interest are sections on:
* Remote sensing of atmospheric temperature, trace gases, winds, cloud and aerosol data, precipitation, and radiation budget
* Satellite image interpretation
* Satellite orbits and navigation
* Radiative transfer fundamentals

About this title

Book Description:

One of CHOICEs Outstanding Academic Books for 1996!

Review:

This excellent, comprehensive book is far more than an introduction to satellite meteorology; it begins with the basics of radiation and a physical understanding of measurements from space and how they are converted to useful parameters....Good index. Great material for upper-division undergraduate and graduate students.
--Choice

About this edition

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0124064302
• ISBN 13: 9780124064300
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 480