Earth System Monitoring
Selected Entries from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology
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Beschreibung
Modern Earth System Monitoring represents a fundamental change in the way scientists study the Earth System. In Oceanography, for the past two centuries, ships have provided the platforms for observing. Expeditions on the continents and Earth’s poles are land-based analogues. Fundamental understanding of current systems, climate, natural hazards, and ecosystems has been greatly advanced. While these approaches have been remarkably successful, the need to establish measurements over time can only be made using Earth observations and observatories with exacting standards and continuous data. The 19 peer-reviewed contributions in this volume provide early insights into this emerging view of Earth in both space and time in which change is a critical component of our growing understanding.
Presents 19 authoritative, peer-reviewed entries from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology
Covers a wide range of data collection platforms, including satellite remote sensing, aerial surveys, and land- and ocean-based monitoring stations
Features a glossary of key terms and a concise definition of the subject for each contribution
Written for an audience of undergraduate and graduate students, as well as professionals in academia, industry, and government
Modern Earth System Monitoring represents a fundamental change in the way scientists study the Earth System. In Oceanography, for the past two centuries, ships have provided the platforms for observing. Expeditions on the continents and Earth’s poles are land-based analogues. Fundamental understanding of current systems, climate, natural hazards, and ecosystems has been greatly advanced. While these approaches have been remarkably successful, the need to establish measurements over time can only be made using Earth observations and observatories with exacting standards and continuous data. The 19 peer-reviewed contributions in this volume provide early insights into this emerging view of Earth in both space and time in which change is a critical component of our growing understanding.
Presents 19 authoritative, peer-reviewed entries from the Encyclopaedia of Sustainability Science and Technology Covers a wide range of data collection platforms, including satellite remote sensing, aerial surveys, and land- and ocean-based monitoring stations Features a glossary of key terms and a concise definition of the subject for each contribution Written for an audience of undergraduate and graduate students, as well as professionals in academia, industry, and government Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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John Orcutt
Themen in »Earth System Monitoring«
Airborne Remote Sensing Aircraft Atmospheric Measurements Contemporary Sea Level Variations Coral Reef Ecosystems DIAL Driftsondes Earth System Environmental Literacy Earth System Monitoring Earth System Monitoring Sustainability Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology GRACE Hurricane Tracking Monsoon Tracking Ocean Acidification Ocean Circulation