Alexander A. Kokhanovsky, Gerrit de Leeuw

Satellite Aerosol Remote Sensing Over Land

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Aerosols have a significant influence on the Earth's radiation budget, but there is considerable uncertainty about the magnitude of their effect on the Earth's climate. Currently, satellite remote sensing is being increasingly utilized to improve our understanding of the effect of atmospheric aerosols on the climate system.

Satellite Aerosol Remote Sensing Over Land is the only book that brings together in one volume the most up-to-date research and advances in this discipline. As well as describing the current academic theory, the book presents practical applications, utilizing state-of-the-art instrumentation, invaluable to the work of environmental scientists.

With contributions by an international group of experts and leaders of correspondent aerosol retrieval groups, the book is an essential tool for all those working in the field of climate change.

Produktdetails

• Springer Praxis Books
• Verlag: Springer / Springer Berlin Heidelberg / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-3-642-08889-6
• Seitenzahl: 408
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. November 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 242mm x 170mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 693g
• ISBN-13: 9783642088896
• ISBN-10: 3642088899
• Artikelnr.: 33253649

Autorenporträt

Education: PhD: Optics, B. I. Stepanov Institute of Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Minsk, Belarus, 1991. Title of PhD thesis: " The dependence of light scattering characteristics of aerosols and foams on their microstructure." Master of Science: Theoretical Physics, Belarussian State University, Minsk, Belarus, 1983. Title of thesis: "The asymptotic light regime in deep layers of optically active light scattering media." Main research areas: Radiative transfer, multiple and single light scattering, optics of aerosols and hydrosols, foams, snow and clouds, inverse problems, remote sensing of atmosphere and ocean. Present position: Senior Researcher Laboratory of Light Scattering Media Optics B. I. Stepanov Institute of Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus Skarina Avenue 72, Minsk 220072, Belarus November 1983- Present and Institute of Environmental Physics and Remote Sensing, Bremen University, Bremen, Germany March 2001 - Present

Inhaltsangabe

The dark-land MODIS collection 5 aerosol retrieval: Algorithm development and product evaluation.- The time series technique for aerosol retrievals over land from MODIS.- Iterative procedure for retrieval of spectral aerosol optical thickness and surface reflectance from satellite data using fast radiative transfer code and its application to MERIS measurements.- Aerosol retrieval over land using the (A)ATSR dual-view algorithm.- Aerosol optical depth from dual-view (A)ATSR satellite observations.- Oxford-RAL Aerosol and Cloud (ORAC): aerosol retrievals from satellite radiometers.- Benefits and limitations of the synergistic aerosol retrieval SYNAER.- Retrieval of aerosol properties over land using MISR observations.- Polarimetric remote sensing of aerosols over land surfaces.- Optimal estimation applied to the joint retrieval of aerosol optical depth and surface BRF using MSG/SEVIRI observations.- Remote sensing data combinations: superior global maps for aerosol optical depth.

Rezensionen

From the reviews: "This collective monograph includes twelve in-depth review chapters contributed by experts in various aspects of the discipline of aerosol remote sensing over land using passive measurement techniques. ... The book is beautifully produced and contains many color illustrations imbedded in the respective chapters ... . This excellent and timely book is a must for any research or university library and a valuable addition to the personal library of any researcher or graduate student specializing in aerosol science, atmospheric radiation, and remote sensing." (Michael I. Mishchenko, Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy & Radiative Transfer, Vol. 111 (1), January, 2010)