Atlas of satellite observations related to global change
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Atlas of satellite observations related to global change
Cambridge University Press, 1993
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Includes appendix: operational and research satellites for observing the earth in the 1990s and thereafter, bibliographical references, and index
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Global environmental change is one of the most pressing international issues of the next century. There is a need to monitor the Earth's vital signs, from atmospheric ozone to tropical deforestation to sea level change. Models used to predict global changes have not yet fully used global observational data sets. Satellite data sets will be vital in addressing global change issues, in determining natural variability and monitoring global and regional changes. This timely volume provides an illustration of the variety of satellite-derived global data sets now available, their uses, advantages and limitations, and the range of variation that has already been observed with these data. A team of distinguished contributors provide a highly illustrated and accessible account suitable for the general scientific reader.
Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Part I. Upper Atmosphere: 1. Solar irradiance
- 2. Radiation budget at the top of the atmosphere
- 3. Stratospheric chemistry, temperature and dynamics
- 4. Stratospheric ozone depletion
- 5. Stratospheric aerosols
- 6. Aurora
- Part II. Troposphere: 7. Water vapor and temperature
- 8. Winds over the ocean
- 9. Clouds
- 10. Precipitation
- 11. Tropospheric chemistry
- 12. Lightning
- Part III. Oceans: 13. Ocean surface topography and circulation
- 14. Sea surface temperature
- 15. Ocean biological productivity
- 16. Evaporation from the ocean
- Part IV. Ocean/Atmosphere Coupling: 17. El Nino oscillation: a view from space
- Part V. Land: 18. Opography
- 19. Global vegetation and deforestation
- 20. Desertification
- 21. Coastal change
- 22. Volcanoes
- Part VI. Cryosphere: 23. Snow cover
- 24. Global sea ice coverage
- 25. Ice sheets
- 26. Glaciers
- Part VII. Human-Induced Changes: 27. Indications and effects of human activities
- Conclusions and prospects.
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