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RADIATION AND WATER IN THE CLIMATE SYSTEM: REMOTE MEASUREMENTS
by Professor E. Raschke, GKSS Forschungszentrum, Geesthacht (Germany)
The search for accurate knowledge of the amounts of energy and water transferred within our climate system is a burning issue in the environmental and climate research. As models become more complex, more complex must be the information to validate them with high spatial and temporal detail. Furthermore, many processes in the climate system, such as evapotranspiration or the cloud- radiation interactions, are still not well enough understood to be modelled accurately.
Remote measurements, either with active (lidar and radar) or with passive multispectral methods provide, in synergy with in-situ measurements and with conceptual models, a basis for closing many gaps in our knowledge of such processes. If done globally from satellites, they should provide a reliable basis for observing global climate changes and their impact on our lives.
This book (NATO ASI SERIES I45) contains 21 lectures, which were held during a Summer School in Ploen, Germany, in 1995. The aim was to educate approximately 80 participants on the most recent advances in the field. The "students" added a section with a brief description of their own posters. The major subject of this book concentrates on the measurement and modelling of energy and water transport in the climate system.
Modern word processing made it possible to give this book a unique form. All the articles have been written in a pronounced tutorial style to provide readers with some background and basics, but also guide them towards the most modern concepts in measurements, data analysis and modelling. Enhanced lists of references do not only contain special reference but also review papers to enable a deeper understanding of each subject. Therefore, this book can be recommended to all those scientists and engineers who work and teach in this field. Students of all levels will find information which will guide their projects.
Reference books: C285, C419, I5, I9, I11, I24, I34, I45