Spectral Imaging of the Atmosphere, Volume 82

G. G. Shepherd

Academic Press, Aug 6, 2002 - Medical - 324 pages

Optical instruments are routinely employed to obtain a wealth of information about the atmosphere, including its composition, temperature, and winds. A bewildering variety of optical instruments have been proposed over the years, making it difficult to decide which instrument should be chosen to make a specific measurement. Spectral Imaging of the Atmosphere traces the historical development of both spectral and imaging methods and places them in a unified framework relevant to observations of the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere and thermosphere. The underlying concepts of various measurement methodologies are presented and paired with appropriate applications. A selection of specific spectral imaging instruments, appropriate to illustrate each conceptual type, is described in detail.

Shepherd's work provides both scientists and engineers with an in-depth understanding of the fundamental concepts they need to know in order to plan a program of atmospheric measurements. Expected future methods and developments are also presented. Problems designed to test and enhance the reader's understanding of the material are included in each chapter.

Contents

• II: xiii
• IV: 6
• VI: 8
• VII: 9
• VIII: 10
• IX: 11
• X: 14
• XI: 16
• XII: 18
• XIII: 24
• XIV: 26
• XV: 27
• XVI: 28
• XIX: 29
• XX: 31
• XXI: 33
• XXII: 34
• XXIII: 35
• XXIV: 36
• XXV: 37
• XXVI: 38
• XXVII: 39
• XXVIII: 42
• XXIX: 43
• XXX: 45
• XXXI: 49
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• XXXIII: 52
• XXXV: 55
• XXXVII: 57
• XXXVIII: 59
• XXXIX: 60
• XL: 61
• XLII: 62
• XLIII: 63
• XLIV: 64
• XLVI: 66
• XLVII: 68
• L: 70
• LII: 71
• LIII: 72
• LIV: 74
• LV: 78
• LVI: 79
• LVII: 80
• LVIII: 82
• LIX: 84
• LX: 85
• LXII: 86
• LXIII: 87
• LXVI: 88
• LXVII: 90
• LXIX: 91
• LXX: 93
• LXXI: 96
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• LXXIV: 100
• LXXV: 101
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• LXXVII: 106
• LXXVIII: 107
• LXXIX: 110
• LXXX: 112
• LXXXI: 114
• LXXXII: 115
• LXXXIII: 117
• LXXXIV: 119
• LXXXVI: 120
• LXXXVII: 122
• LXXXVIII: 124
• LXXXIX: 125
• XC: 127
• XCII: 128
• XCIII: 131
• XCIV: 132
• XCV: 133
• XCVII: 134
• XCVIII: 135
• C: 136
• CII: 137
• CIV: 140
• CV: 147
• CVI: 149
• CVII: 150
• CVIII: 152
• CX: 154
• CXI: 156
• CXII: 158
• CXIII: 162
• CXIV: 164
• CXV: 166
• CXVII: 170
• CXVIII: 171
• CXIX: 173
• CXX: 174
• CXXI: 175
• CXXII: 176
• CXXIII: 177
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• CXXV: 179
• CXXVI: 180
• CXXVII: 181
• CXXVIII: 183
• CXXX: 185
• CXXXI: 187
• CXXXII: 189
• CXXXVI: 192
• CXXXVII: 193
• CXXXVIII: 194
• CXXXIX: 195
• CXL: 197
• CXLI: 198
• CXLII: 199
• CXLIII: 205
• CXLVI: 206
• CXLVII: 207
• CXLVIII: 209
• CXLIX: 211
• CLI: 213
• CLII: 214
• CLIV: 215
• CLV: 218
• CLVII: 219
• CLVIII: 221
• CLX: 225
• CLXI: 228
• CLXIII: 231
• CLXIV: 233
• CLXVI: 235
• CLXVII: 237
• CLXVIII: 238
• CLXX: 239
• CLXXI: 242
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• CLXXIII: 249
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• CLXXV: 253
• CLXXVIII: 255
• CLXXIX: 256
• CLXXXI: 258
• CLXXXIII: 260
• CLXXXIV: 262
• CLXXXV: 264
• CLXXXVI: 265
• CLXXXVII: 267
• CLXXXVIII: 269
• CXC: 270
• CXCI: 271
• CXCII: 272
• CXCIII: 275
• CXCIV: 277
• CXCVI: 279
• CXCVII: 295
• CXCVIII: 298
• CXCIX: 303
• CC: 308

Bibliographic information

• Title: Spectral Imaging of the Atmosphere, Volume 82; Volume 82 of International Geophysics, ISSN 0074-6142; Spectral Imaging of the Atmosphere
• Author: G. G. Shepherd
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Academic Press, 2002
• ISBN: 0126394814, 9780126394818
• Length: 324 pages
• Subjects: Medical / General; Nature / Weather; Science / Earth Sciences / Geology; Science / Earth Sciences / Meteorology & Climatology; Science / Environmental Science; Science / Physics / General; Science / Physics / Geophysics; Science / Spectroscopy & Spectrum Analysis; Technology & Engineering / Engineering (General); Technology & Engineering / Imaging Systems; Technology & Engineering / Remote Sensing & Geographic Information Systems