Ground-based microwave radiometry and remote sensing methods and applications

Ground-based radiometers are currently operated in research labs around the globe and are also used as routine measurement tools for water vapor and temperature profiling. This reference provides a comprehensive picture of ground-based radiometry, starting with the basic principles. It provides info...

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Otros Autores: Karmakar, Pranab Kumar, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boca Raton : CRC Press [2014]
Edición:1st ed
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009755216106719
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  • Front Cover; Contents; Preface; About the Author; Chapter 1: Ground-Based Remote Sensing; Chapter 2: Radiometry; Chapter 3: Ground-Based Zenith-Looking Radio Visibility at Microwave Frequencies over a Tropical Location; Chapter 4: Radiometric Sensing of Temperature, Water Vapor, and Cloud Liquid Water; Chapter 5: Ground-Based Radiometric Sensing of Thermodynamic Variables in the Polar Regions; Chapter 6: Radiometric Estimation of Integrated Water Vapor Content; Chapter 7: Microwave Radiometric Estimation of Excess Electrical Path
  • Chapter 8: Characterization of Rain and Attenuation in the Earth-Space PathBack Cover