Remote Sensing of Precipitation
Volume 1
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Beschreibung
Precipitation is a well-recognized pillar in global water and energy balances. An accurate and timely understanding of its characteristics at the global, regional, and local scales is indispensable for a clearer understanding of the mechanisms underlying the Earth’s atmosphere–ocean complex system. Precipitation is one of the elements that is documented to be greatly affected by climate change. In its various forms, precipitation comprises a primary source of freshwater, which is vital for the sustainability of almost all human activities. Its socio-economic significance is fundamental in managing this natural resource effectively, in applications ranging from irrigation to industrial and household usage. Remote sensing of precipitation is pursued through a broad spectrum of continuously enriched and upgraded instrumentation, embracing sensors which can be ground-based (e.g., weather radars), satellite-borne (e.g., passive or active space-borne sensors), underwater (e.g., hydrophones), aerial, or ship-borne.
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Silas Michaelides
Themen in »Remote Sensing of Precipitation«
GPM IMERG satellite precipitation adjustment numerical weather prediction heavy precipitation flood-inducing storm complex terrain precipitation geostationary microwave sensors polar systems synoptic weather types drop size distribution (DSD) microstructure of rain disdrometer radar reflectivity–rain rate relationship