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 provide...

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Main Author Karmakar, Pranab Kumar (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Boca Raton : CRC Press, [2014]
Subjects
Atmospherics.
Atmosphere > Research.
Radio meteorology.
Radiation > Measurement.
Microwave measurements.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781466516328
Physical Description1 online resource : text file, PDF

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Table of Contents:
  • 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 path.

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