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Satellite Meteorology: An Introduction (International Geophysics) [Hardcover]

Stanley Q. Kidder (Author), Thomas H. Vonder Haar (Author)
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0124064302 978-0124064300 August 29, 1995 1
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


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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.
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One of CHOICEs Outstanding Academic Books for 1996!

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  • Hardcover: 466 pages
  • Publisher: Academic Press; 1 edition (August 29, 1995)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0124064302
  • ISBN-13: 978-0124064300
  • Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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4.0 out of 5 stars A Nice Introductory Book to Satellite Meteorology, June 23, 2000
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This review is from: Satellite Meteorology: An Introduction (International Geophysics) (Hardcover)
This is a very good book for atmospheric science and meteorology students and researchers. It includes many topics that are very useful for both educational and research purposes: 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. I first read this book when I was a graduate student in atmospheric sciences. Most books I have read are concerned with dynamics or physics, which are the classical fields. Very few of them discuss the practical yet not so established topics like satellite meteorology. This book is the most comprehensive one I have ever read that covers this whole new field.
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First Sentence:
IN THE MORE than 30 years since the first meteorological satellites were lauched, they have become indispensable for study of the Earth's atmosphere. Read the first page
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raining pixels, satellite subpoint, vertical transmittance, radiation budget estimates, anisotropic reflectance factor, radiation budget parameters, angular dependence models, radiation budget data, satellite soundings, bispectral technique, rawinsonde winds, zonal mean cross section, radiation budget studies, scan spots, cloud cover photos, equivalent blackbody temperature, cloud indexing, satellite meteorology, scanning microwave spectrometer, sunsynchronous orbit, radiosonde soundings, radiation budget measurements, geostationary satellite data, height assignment, solar monitor
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Climate Appl, Vonder Haar, United States, New York, Academic Press, Goddard Space Flight Center, Air Force, American Meteorological Society, Earth Observing System, Earth Radiation Budget Satellite, Microwave Sounding Unit, User's Guide, Langley Research Center, Space Res, Atmospheric Sounder, Colorado State University, Deepak Publishing, Limb Infrared Monitor of the Stratosphere, National Space Science Data Center, Second Conference, South America, Soviet Union, Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer, World Meteorological Organization, Atmospheric Radiance Module
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