Remote Sensing and Climate Change: Role of Earth Observation (Springer Praxis Books)

Cracknell, Arthur P.

ISBN 10: 1852333219 / ISBN 13: 9781852333218

Published by Springer, 2001

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Remote Sensing and Climate Change: Role of Earth Observation (Springer Praxis Books)
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1852333219
• ISBN 13: 9781852333218
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Data captured from remote sensing systems in space yield evidence of global climate changes. In this book international experts consider the potential value of such data. In particular they address the problem of calibration to ensure that detected changes do not arise from drift in the calibration of the instrument. Consideration is given to large international projects on cloud climatology, archived meteorological satellite data, and to vegetation indices derived from the global sets. This book concludes with a discussion on the future role of satellite data.

Review

From the reviews:

"This book is about the changing face of the planet Earth, especially the climate, as seen from satellites. ... This book helps readers get a good understanding of Earth climate changes through different satellite archives. At the end of the book are about ten pages of references for anyone interested in more details." (Fouad Michael, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Vol. 86 (2), February, 2002)