| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations (chiefly color) |
| Series |
ISSI scientific report series ; 10 |
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ISSI scientific report series ; 10.
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| Contents |
Part 1. In-situ Sensors -- Thin Film Capacitive Sensors / Herman Smit, Rigel Kivi, Holger Vömel and Ari Paukkunen -- Balloon-Borne Frostpoint-Hygrometry / Holger Vömel and Pierre Jeannet -- Application of Fluorescence Methodfor Measurements of Water Vapour in the Atmosphere / Vladimir Yushkov -- Introduction / Niklaus Kämpfer -- Part 2. Remote Sensing Sensors -- Microwave Radiometry / Niklaus Kämpfer, Gerald Nedoluha, Alexander Haefele and Evelyn DeWachter -- Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometry / Matthias Schneider, Philippe Demoulin, Ralf Sussmann and Justus Notholt -- Lidar / Thierry Leblanc, Thomas Trickl and Hannes Vogelmann -- Part 3. Networks and Global Monitoring -- Role of Ground-based Networks and Long-term Programmes for Global Monitoring / Geir O. Braathen -- Satellite Sensors Measuring Atmospheric Water Vapour / Joachim Urban -- Combining and Merging Water Vapour Observations: A Multi-dimensional Perspective on Smoothing and Sampling Issues / Jean-Christopher Lambert, Coralie De Clercq and Thomas Von Clarmann -- Survey of Intercomparisons of Water Vapour Measurements / Klemens Hocke, Lorenz Martin and Niklaus Käampfer |
| Summary |
Atmospheric water plays a key role in climate. Water vapour is the most abundant greenhouse gas and its condensed forms exert a profound influence on both incoming solar and outgoing infrared radiation. Unfortunately, accurate, height-resolved global-scale measurements of atmospheric humidity are difficult to obtain. The change in concentration of five orders of magnitude from the ground to the stratosphere means there is no standard instrument that will measure everywhere. This has led to different measuring techniques, all with strengths and weaknesses. This book assesses all presently available techniques that are used in monitoring networks. Special weight is given to the different technical concepts, the accuracy of different sensor types, calibration issues and retrieval aspects |
| Analysis |
Geography |
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Meteorology |
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Remote sensing |
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Climatic changes |
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Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry |
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Meteorology/Climatology |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
English |
| Subject |
Water vapor, Atmospheric -- Remote sensing
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SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Meteorology & Climatology.
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Sciences de la terre.
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Environnement.
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Water vapor, Atmospheric -- Remote sensing
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kämpfer, Niklaus
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| ISBN |
9781461439097 |
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1461439094 |
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1461439086 |
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9781461439080 |
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