Earth Surface Temperature Observation : Remote Sensing Applications (Earth Observation of Global Changes)

Merchant, Christopher John/ Sobrino, Jose A./ Matthiesen, Stephan

CRC Pr I Llc（2020/06発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 368 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781466554726
• DDC分類 551

Full Description

The book gives a unified account of how to use contemporary satellite observations to infer the temperature of Earth's surface. It describes the general principles involved; discusses in turn the aspects that are specific to different types of surface (sea, land, ice/snow, lake and urban); reviews the state of research in each case; and shows how the observations benefit society by providing information relevant to climate, weather, oceans, agriculture and health.

Contents

Section 1 Fundamentals. Motivation for surface temperature observation. Physics for surface temperature observation. Sensors for surface temperature observation. Mathematics for surface temperature observation. From radiance to insight. Section 2 Earth Observation of Surface Temperature. Sea surface temperature. Lake surface water temperature. Ice and snow temperature. Land surface temperature. Urban temperature. Section 3 Applications. Climatology. Meteorology. Oceanography. Health. Agriculture. Conclusion. Possibilities and opportunities.