Spectral Imaging of the Atmosphere

Volume 82

von Gordon G Shepherd

304 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Optical instruments are routinely employed to obtain a wealth of information about the atmosphere, including its composition, temperature, and winds. A bewildering variety of optical instruments have been proposed over the years, making it difficult to decide which instrument should be chosen to make a specific measurement. Spectral Imaging of the Atmosphere traces the historical development of both spectral and imaging methods and places them in a unified framework relevant to observations of the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere and thermosphere. The underlying concepts of various measurement methodologies are presented and paired with appropriate applications. A selection of specific spectral imaging instruments, appropriate to illustrate each conceptual type, is described in detail.Shepherd's work provides both scientists and engineers with an in-depth understanding of the fundamental concepts they need to know in order to plan a program of atmospheric measurements. Expected future methods and developments are also presented. Problems designed to test and enhance the reader's understanding of the material are included in each chapter.

• Themen: Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften Chemie Analytische Chemie Spektroskopie, Spektrochemie, Massenspektrometrie
• ISBN: 9780126394818
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 06.08.2002
• Größe: 251 x 170 mm
• Verlag: Elsevier Science