Breaking Ocean Waves - Geometry, Structure and Remote Sensing

This book represents the most comprehensive description of the physical properties including geometry, structure, spatio-temporal evolution and remotely sensed reflectance and emissivity in visible, IR and microwave ranges of one of the most important elements of disturbed sea surface - sea waves breaking.

Table des matières

and rationale.- Spatial stochastic breaking wave fields in the atmosphere-ocean system.- Linear and two-dimensional geometry of whitecapping and foam structures.- The lifetime dynamics of sea wave breakings.- The drop-spray phase over a rough sea surface.- Electrodynamics of a rough, disperse, closely packed media.- Electrodynamics of concentrated drop flows.- Field optical-microwave remote sensing of the air-sea transition zone in the atmosphere-ocean system.- Conclusions.

Résumé

This book represents the most comprehensive description of the physical properties including geometry, structure, spatio-temporal evolution and remotely sensed reflectance and emissivity in visible, IR and microwave ranges of one of the most important elements of disturbed sea surface - sea waves breaking.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Eugene Sharkov, Eugene A Sharkov, Eugene A. Sharkov
• Edition: Springer, Berlin
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 01.08.2007
• EAN: 9783540298274
• ISBN: 978-3-540-29827-4
• Pages: 278
• Dimensions: 169 mm x 248 mm x 23 mm
• Poids: 714 g
• Illustrations: XV, 278 p.
• Thèmes: Springer Praxis Books; Geophysical Sciences; Springer-Praxis Books in Geophysical Sciences; Springer Praxis Books; Geophysical Sciences
• Catégories: Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Sciences de la Terre > Autres; B, Geowissenschaften, Geographische Informationssysteme (GIS) und Fernerkundung, entdecken, Meteorologie und Klimatologie (Klimaforschung), Earth and Environmental Science, Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences, Earth Sciences, Oceanography, Ocean Sciences, Geographical information systems & remote sensing, Geographical Information System, Earth Sciences, general, Atmospheric Sciences, Remote sensing, Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry, Geotechnical engineering, Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences, Atmospheric Science, Geographical information systems and remote sensing