| Description |
1 online resource. |
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text file |
| Series |
Natural disaster research, prediction, and mitigation series
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Natural Disaster Research, Prediction and Mitigation.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 89-101) and index. |
| Contents |
DUST STORM IDENTIFICATION VIA SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING ; 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. |
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ANALYSIS OF THE SD EVENTS OVER ATHENS IN THE PERIOD 2000-2005SOURCE 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Dust storms -- Sahara -- Remote sensing.
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Dust storms. |
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Sahara. |
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Remote sensing. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Kaskaoutis, D. G.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Dust storm identification via satellite remote sensing New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2010. 9781608769063 (pbk.) (DLC) 2009047848 |
| ISBN |
9781616688899 ebook |
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1616688890 |
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9781608769063 paperback |
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1608769062 |
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