Year: 2014 Language: english Author: Su-Yin Tan Genre: Reference book Publisher: Springer ISBN: 978-1-4614-9420-1 Format: PDF Quality: eBook Pages count: 145 Description: A weather forecast can only be as good as the data that is available. In recent years the bulk of weather data in all environmental domains is acquired by satellite-based instrumentation. “Meteorological Satellite Systems” is a reference on weather satellites and their Earth applications, and a tool for students, engineers, scientists ad teachers. The book reviews developments and recent advancements in GEO and polar orbiting meteorological satellites. It explores the evolution of these technologies and their capabilities to monitor short- and long-term changes in weather patterns. The satellite systems of the main countries (U.S., Europe, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Indian) are reviewed, as well as international efforts to coordinate meteorological data collection and sharing are discussed.
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Meteorological Satellite Systems
Language: english
Author: Su-Yin Tan
Genre: Reference book
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 978-1-4614-9420-1
Format: PDF
Quality: eBook
Pages count: 145
Description: A weather forecast can only be as good as the data that is available. In recent years the bulk of weather data in all environmental domains is acquired by satellite-based instrumentation. “Meteorological Satellite Systems” is a reference on weather satellites and their Earth applications, and a tool for students, engineers, scientists ad teachers. The book reviews developments and recent advancements in GEO and polar orbiting meteorological satellites. It explores the evolution of these technologies and their capabilities to monitor short- and long-term changes in weather patterns. The satellite systems of the main countries (U.S., Europe, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Indian) are reviewed, as well as international efforts to coordinate meteorological data collection and sharing are discussed.
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