Remote Sensing of Aerosols, Clouds, and Precipitation compiles recent advances in aerosol, cloud, and precipitation remote sensing from new satellite observations. The book examines a wide range of measurements from microwave (both active and passive), visible, and infrared portions of the spectrum. Contributors are experts conducting state-of-the-art research in atmospheric remote sensing using space, airborne, and ground-based datasets, focusing on supporting earth observation satellite missions for aerosol, cloud, and precipitation studies. A handy reference for scientists working in remote sensing, earth science, electromagnetics, climate physics, and space engineering. Valuable for operational forecasters, meteorologists, geospatial experts, modelers, and policymakers alike.
1. Cover image - p. iv 2. Title page - p. iv 3. Table of Contents - p. iv 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Dedication - p. v 6. Contributors - p. xi 7. Author Biographies - p. xiii 8. Preface - p. xv 9. Chapter 1: Passive Remote Sensing of Aerosol Height - p. xvi 10. Chapter 2: Vertical Profiling of Aerosol Optical Properties From LIDAR Remote Sensing, Surface Visibility, and Columnar Extinction Measurements - p. 22 11. Chapter 3: Remote Sensing of Aerosols From Space: Retrieval of Properties and Applications - p. 43 12. Chapter 4: Remote Sensing of Heavy Aerosol Pollution Episodes: Smoke and Dust - p. 83 13. Chapter 5: Aerosol and Cloud Bottom Altitude Covariations From Multisensor Spaceborne Measurements - p. 108 14. Chapter 6: Cloud-Aerosol-Precipitation Interactions Based of Satellite Retrieved Vertical Profiles of Cloud Microstructure - p. 127 15. Chapter 7: Polarimetric Technique for Satellite Remote Sensing of Superthin Clouds - p. 152 16. Chapter 8: Cloud Screening and Property Retrieval for Hyper-Spectral Thermal Infrared Sounders - p. 174 17. Chapter 9: Surface Remote Sensing of Liquid Water Cloud Properties - p. 187 18. Chapter 10: Measuring Precipitation From Space - p. 209 19. Chapter 11: Measurement of Precipitation from Satellite Radiometers (Visible, Infrared, and Microwave): Physical Basis, Methods, and Limitations - p. 221 20. Chapter 12: Development of a Rain/No-Rain Classification Method Over Land for the Microwave Sounder Algorithm - p. 248 21. Chapter 13: Remote Sensing of Precipitation from Airborne and Spaceborne Radar - p. 265 22. Chapter 14: Status of High-Resolution Multisatellite Precipitation Products Across India - p. 299 23. Chapter 15: Real-Time Wind Velocity Retrieval in the Precipitation System Using High-Resolution Operational Multi-radar Network - p. 314 24. Index - p. 341
Remote Sensing of Aerosols, Clouds, and Precipitation compiles recent advances in aerosol, cloud, and precipitation remote sensing from new satellite observations. The book examines a wide range of measurements from microwave (both active and passive), visible, and infrared portions of the spectrum. Contributors are experts conducting state-of-the-art research in atmospheric remote sensing using space, airborne, and ground-based datasets, focusing on supporting earth observation satellite missions for aerosol, cloud, and precipitation studies. A handy reference for scientists working in remote sensing, earth science, electromagnetics, climate physics, and space engineering. Valuable for operational forecasters, meteorologists, geospatial experts, modelers, and policymakers alike.
1. Cover image - p. iv 2. Title page - p. iv 3. Table of Contents - p. iv 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Dedication - p. v 6. Contributors - p. xi 7. Author Biographies - p. xiii 8. Preface - p. xv 9. Chapter 1: Passive Remote Sensing of Aerosol Height - p. xvi 10. Chapter 2: Vertical Profiling of Aerosol Optical Properties From LIDAR Remote Sensing, Surface Visibility, and Columnar Extinction Measurements - p. 22 11. Chapter 3: Remote Sensing of Aerosols From Space: Retrieval of Properties and Applications - p. 43 12. Chapter 4: Remote Sensing of Heavy Aerosol Pollution Episodes: Smoke and Dust - p. 83 13. Chapter 5: Aerosol and Cloud Bottom Altitude Covariations From Multisensor Spaceborne Measurements - p. 108 14. Chapter 6: Cloud-Aerosol-Precipitation Interactions Based of Satellite Retrieved Vertical Profiles of Cloud Microstructure - p. 127 15. Chapter 7: Polarimetric Technique for Satellite Remote Sensing of Superthin Clouds - p. 152 16. Chapter 8: Cloud Screening and Property Retrieval for Hyper-Spectral Thermal Infrared Sounders - p. 174 17. Chapter 9: Surface Remote Sensing of Liquid Water Cloud Properties - p. 187 18. Chapter 10: Measuring Precipitation From Space - p. 209 19. Chapter 11: Measurement of Precipitation from Satellite Radiometers (Visible, Infrared, and Microwave): Physical Basis, Methods, and Limitations - p. 221 20. Chapter 12: Development of a Rain/No-Rain Classification Method Over Land for the Microwave Sounder Algorithm - p. 248 21. Chapter 13: Remote Sensing of Precipitation from Airborne and Spaceborne Radar - p. 265 22. Chapter 14: Status of High-Resolution Multisatellite Precipitation Products Across India - p. 299 23. Chapter 15: Real-Time Wind Velocity Retrieval in the Precipitation System Using High-Resolution Operational Multi-radar Network - p. 314 24. Index - p. 341
