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Dust storm identification via satellite remote sensing / D.G. Kaskaoutis ... [et al.].

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Kaskaoutis, D. G.
Series:
Natural Disaster Research, Prediction and Mitigation
Natural disaster research, prediction, and mitigation series
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Dust storms--Sahara--Remote sensing.
Dust storms.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (123 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2010.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
Focusing mainly on the Sahara desert, this book provides a review on the knowledge about the dust aerosol optical and physico-chemical properties, the seasonal variability of dust outbreaks, the dust source regions, the main pathways towards Southern Europe, which is mostly influenced, and the main results of similar studies.
Contents:
Intro
DUST STORM IDENTIFICATION VIA SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING
CONTENTS
PREFACE
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
INTRODUCTION
MAJOR DUST SOURCE REGIONS
DUST CHARACTERISTICS AND EFFECTS
3.1. SAHARAN DUST EMISSIONS
3.2. DUST EFFECTS ON SOLAR RADIATION AND CLIMATE
3.3. DUST MINERALOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
3.4. SAHARAN DUST VARIABILITY
TECHNIQUES FOR DUST IDENTIFICATION AND MONITORING
DUST TRANSPORT MODEL (DREAM)
IDENTIFICATION OF THE SD EVENTS OVER ATHENS IN THE PERIOD 2000-2005
ANALYSIS OF THE SD EVENTS OVER ATHENS IN THE PERIOD 2000-2005
SOURCE REGIONS AND PATHWAYS OF THE SD TRANSPORT OVER ATHENS IN THE PERIOD 2000-2005
SEASONAL VARIATIONS OF THE SD OCCURENCES AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES
ANALYSIS OF THE DUST-TRANSPORT MECHANISMS OVER ATHENS
THE USE OF AI FOR THE DUST DETECTION
COMBINATION OF SATELLITE RETRIEVALS AND MODEL APPLICATIONS FOR THE DUST MONITORING
12.1. SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY OF THE THREE DATES
12.2. AIR-MASS BACK-TRAJECTORY ANALYSIS
12.3. DREAM PREDICTIONS
12.4. MODIS DATA
12.5. TOMS DATA
APPLICATION OF THE METHOD
CONCLUSIONS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
REFERENCES
INDEX.
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [89]-101) and index.
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
ISBN:
1-61668-889-0
OCLC:
923662525

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