Satellite radiothermovision of atmospheric processes : method and applications

Satellite radiothermovision of atmospheric processes : method and applications / Dmitry M. Ermakov.

This book summarizes the author's research resulted in developing the satellite radiothermovision approach which allows retrieving dynamical and energy characteristics of atmospheric mesoscale and synoptic-scale processes based on a close scheme of satellite passive radiometry data processing....

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Main Author: Ermakov, Dmitry M. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Chichester, UK : Springer ; Published in association with Praxis Publishing, [2021]
Series:Springer Praxis books.
Subjects:
Satellite meteorology.
Artificial satellites in earth sciences.
Cyclones > Tracking.
Artificial satellites in earth sciences
Cyclones > Tracking
Satellite meteorology
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Preface and Acknowledgements
  • About This Book
  • Contents
  • About the Author
  • Abbreviations
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 Weather, Climate and the Water Vapor
  • 1.2 Satellite Microwave Radiometry of the Atmosphere
  • 1.2.1 What Do We See?
  • 1.2.2 Where Do We See?
  • 1.2.3 When Do We See?
  • 1.2.4 What Don't We See?
  • 1.2.5 A Broader View in Conclusion
  • 2 Why Satellite Radiothermovision?
  • 2.1 Elements of Mesoscale and Synoptic Atmospheric Dynamics
  • 2.1.1 Mesoscale and Synoptic Atmospheric Processes
  • 2.1.2 Mesoscale: Tropical Cyclones
  • 2.1.3 Synoptic Scale: Atmospheric Rivers
  • 2.1.4 Planetary Scale: Global Atmospheric Circulation
  • 2.1.5 The Commonality of Research Objects of Various Scales in the Context of Satellite Radiothermovision
  • 2.2 Passive Microwave Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere in Short
  • 2.2.1 Brief Historical Overview
  • 2.2.2 Present State
  • 2.3 Instruments and Data to Our Service
  • 2.4 The Idea of "Dynamic" Data Analysis
  • 2.5 Concluding Remarks to this Chapter
  • References
  • 3 Fundamentals of Satellite Radiothermovision
  • 3.1 Physical Foundations
  • 3.2 Mathematical Apparatus
  • 3.2.1 Optical Flow Analysis Problem
  • 3.2.2 Optical Flow Analysis in Earth Remote Sensing Problems
  • 3.2.3 The Bases of the Satellite Radiothermovision Approach
  • 3.3 Algorithms and Software Realization
  • 3.3.1 Constructing Reference Fields: Transformation to a Regular Grid
  • 3.3.2 Constructing Reference Fields: Lacunae Stapling
  • 3.3.3 Spatiotemporal Interpolation
  • 3.3.4 Some Brief Notes on Software Implementation
  • 3.4 Accuracy Analysis
  • 3.5 Iterative Extension of the Basic Scheme: A Multisensory Approach
  • 3.6 New Opportunities in the Remote Sensing
  • 3.6.1 Joint Analysis of Independent Satellite Measurements
  • 3.6.2 Ensuring Spatial Connectivity of Fragmented Observations
  • 3.6.3 The Study of Vector Fields of Advection
  • 3.6.4 Calculation of the Integral Characteristics of Mass and Energy Transfer
  • 3.7 Concluding Remarks to this Chapter
  • References
  • 4 Satellite Radiothermovision of Tropical Cyclones
  • 4.1 Energy Characteristics and Energy Balance of a Tropical Cyclone
  • 4.1.1 Tropical Cyclone Energy Characteristics
  • 4.1.2 Tropical Cyclone Energy Balance Factors
  • 4.2 General Characteristics of the Data Used and Analysis Methods
  • 4.3 Evolution of Tropical Cyclones in the Field of Total Precipitable Water
  • 4.4 Complex Analysis in the Fields of Several Geophysical Parameters
  • 4.5 Expanding the Approach for Exploring a System of Interacting Typhoons
  • 4.6 Concluding Remarks to this Chapter
  • References
  • 5 Satellite Radiothermovision of Atmospheric Rivers
  • 5.1 Problems of Detecting Atmospheric Rivers
  • 5.1.1 Data Gaps
  • 5.1.2 Setting Detection Criteria
  • 5.1.3 Advection Field Accounting
  • 5.1.4 Satellite Data Synchronization
  • 5.2 Synthesis of an Algorithm for Automatic Detection of Atmospheric Rivers

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