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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Karmakar, Pranab Kumar
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boca Raton : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2014]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.