Earth Surface Temperature Observation - Remote Sensing Applications

List of 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.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Stephan Matthiesen, Christopher John Merchant, Christopher John Sobrino Merchant, Christopher John/ Sobrino Merchant, Jose A. Sobrino, José A. Sobrino
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 01.01.2020, delayed
• EAN: 9781466554726
• ISBN: 978-1-4665-5472-6
• No. of pages: 368
• Series: Earth Observation of Global Changes; Earth Observation of Global Changes
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Miscellaneous