Can I read Atmosphere Applications on EtoBox?

Atmosphere Applications by William Emery; Adriano Camps is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Atmosphere Applications about?

There are many books on atmospheric remote sensing that are listed in the references so the purpose of this chapter is not to present a comprehensive review of atmospheric remote sensing. Instead a brief review of some of the primary application of satellite remote sensing to the atmosphere will be provided. ## CLOUD REMOTE SENSING One of the prime atmospheric elements that can be sensed by satellites is clouds. For many Earth surface applications clouds are merely a hindrance as reflected and emitted thermal radiation do not pass through clouds, but clouds are prime indicators of conditions of the atmosphere. Clouds are related to the atmospheric elements (gases and aerosols) that make them up, and they will be addressed separately. ## CLOUD TOP TEMPERATURE Accurate cloud top temperature and height information is very important for aviation forecasting and for early warning of thunderstorm development. For optically thick clouds, weather satellite imagery provides a reasonable estimate of cloud top temperature. Atmospheric absorption above the cloud may be neglected and the brightness temperature of a thermal window channel can be taken as the thermodynamic cloud top temperature.

Author

William Emery; Adriano Camps

Publisher

Elsevier

Published

2017

Language

EN