Satellite Meteorology: An IntroductionIntroduction: History of Satellite Meteorology. Scope of The Book. Orbits and Navigation: Newton's Laws. Keplerian Orbits. Orbit Perturbations. Meteorological Satellite Orbits. Satellite Positioning, Tracking and Navigation. Space-Time Sampling. Launch Vehicles and Profiles. Radiative Transfer: Basic Quantities. Blackbody Radiation. The Radiative Transfer Equation. Gaseous Absorption. Scattering. Surface Reflection. Solar Radiation. Meteorological SatelliteInstrumentation: Operational Polar-Orbiting Satellites. Operational Geostationary Satellites. Other Satellite Instruments. Satellite Data Archives. Image Interpretation: Satellite Imagery. Spectral Properties. Image Enhancement Techniques. Geolocation and Calibration. Atmospheric and Surface Phenomena. A Final Note. Temperature and Trace Gases: Sounding Theory. Retrieval Methods. Operational Retrievals. Limb Sounding Retrievals. Ozone and Other Gases. The Split-Window Technique. Winds: Cloud and Vapor Tracking. Winds from Soundings. Ocean Surface Winds. Doppler Wind Measurements. Clouds and Aerosols: Clouds from Sounders. Clouds from Imagers. Clouds from Microwave Radiometry. Stratospheric Aerosols. Tropospheric Aerosols. Precipitation: Visible and Infrared Techniques. Passive Microwave Techniques. Radar. Severe Thunderstorms. Earth Radiation Budget: The Solar Constant. Top of the Atmosphere Radiation Budget. Surface Radiation Budget. The Future: NOAA K, L, M. Mission to Planet Earth. Other Possibilities. A Final Comment. Appendixes: List of Meteorological Satellites. |
Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction | 1 |
Chapter 2 Orbits and Navigation | 15 |
Chapter 3 Radiative Transfer | 47 |
Chapter 4 Meteorological Satellite Instrumentation | 87 |
Chapter 5 Image Interpretation | 145 |
Chapter 6 Temperature and Trace Gases | 183 |
Chapter 7 Winds | 233 |
Chapter 8 Clouds and Aerosols | 259 |
Chapter 10 Earth Radiation Budget | 363 |
Chapter 11 The Future | 403 |
List of Meteorological Satellites | 421 |
Abbreviations | 439 |
Principal Symbols | 447 |
Systeme International Units | 451 |
Physical Constants | 455 |
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