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.
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"The book is well written and filled with excellent illustrations and photographs. The satellite images are astounding." -- Northeastern Geology and Environmental Sciences
"an excellent introductory volume...This small book is packed with information clearly and concisely presented." -- Journal of Geoscience Education
A fine work. -- Science Books & Films
"an excellent introductory volume...This small book is packed with information clearly and concisely presented." -- Journal of Geoscience Education
A fine work. -- Science Books & Films
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Claire L. Parkinson is at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
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There are two very important elements which come together in this excellent book: intelligent, understandable text and excellent illustrations. An added bonus is that Dr. Parkinson is noted for her thorough, well-reserched approach to her writings. She also has a unique ability to summarize this infomation in straight-forward, organized text. I highly recommend this book to those interested in remote sensing, or looking for an introductory text for their students. Also, see another wonderful publication edited by Dr. Parkinson, "Atlas of Satellite Observations Related to Global Change'.
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Many images from space can be readily understood by almost everyone, irrespective of scientific training. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
milli atmospheres, nighttime visible images, average snow thicknesses, atmospheric ozone amounts, sulfur dioxide amounts, ozone images, ozone calculations, snow coverage, sea ice concentrations, continental land surfaces, satellite observations related, polarized data, sea surface temperature data, sea ice coverage, satellite detection, snow extents, satellite instrument, ozone data, radiation values, major habitat types, volcanic cloud, volcanic emissions, north polar region, ozone decreases, land contamination Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, Mount Pinatubo, Cerro Hudson, North America, Review Questions, South America, North Atlantic, Goddard Space Flight Center, Oceans Pathfinder Project, United States, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index, Gulf Stream, New Zealand, Arctic Ocean, Hudson Bay, Mount Saint Helens, Questions Regarding the Satellite Imagery, Sea of Okhotsk, Additional Reading, Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer, Barents Sea, Mount Tambora, Ozone Processing Team, Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer New!
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Many images from space can be readily understood by almost everyone, irrespective of scientific training. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
milli atmospheres, nighttime visible images, average snow thicknesses, atmospheric ozone amounts, sulfur dioxide amounts, ozone images, ozone calculations, snow coverage, sea ice concentrations, continental land surfaces, satellite observations related, polarized data, sea surface temperature data, sea ice coverage, satellite detection, snow extents, satellite instrument, ozone data, radiation values, major habitat types, volcanic cloud, volcanic emissions, north polar region, ozone decreases, land contamination Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, Mount Pinatubo, Cerro Hudson, North America, Review Questions, South America, North Atlantic, Goddard Space Flight Center, Oceans Pathfinder Project, United States, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index, Gulf Stream, New Zealand, Arctic Ocean, Hudson Bay, Mount Saint Helens, Questions Regarding the Satellite Imagery, Sea of Okhotsk, Additional Reading, Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer, Barents Sea, Mount Tambora, Ozone Processing Team, Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer New!
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- Healing the Planet: Strategies for Resolving the Environmental Crisis by Paul R. Ehrlich in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Atlas of Satellite Observations Related to Global Change by Robert J. Gurney in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Embracing Earth by P. Stevens in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Global Climate Change: Human and Natural Influences by S. Fred Singer in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Remote Sensing of Ice and Snow (Remote Sensing Applications Series) by Dorothy Hall in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Basics of Environmental Science by Michael Allaby on page 259, and Back Matter
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- Introduction To Three-dimensional Climate Modeling by Warren M. Washington; Claire L. Parkinson in Back Matter
- Vital Signs 2000: The Environment Trends That are Shaping our Future by Lester R. Brown in Back Matter
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