Microwave Propagation and Remote Sensing Atmospheric Influences with Models and Applications

• Main Author: Karmakar, Pranab Kumar
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: Boca Raton CRC Press 2012; Taylor & Francis Group
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: Geology, hydrology, meteorology; Microwave remote sensing; Microwaves; Radio wave propagation; Remote sensing; Earth Space Path; Water Vapor Attenuation; Ground Wave; Rain Threshold; Drop Size Distributions; Radiosonde Data; Water Vapor; Sea Water; Specific Attenuation; Water Vapor Content; Liquid Water Content; Water Vapor Density; Attenuation Function; Fresnel Zone; Integrated Water Vapor Content; Rain Rate; Radio Waves; Aerosol Optical Depth; Brightness Temperature; Cloud Base Height; Rain Cells; Isotropic Radiator; Rain Attenuation; Atmospheric Refractivity; Rain Height
• ISBN: 1439849013; 9781439849019; 9781439848999; 1439848998; 9781138076433; 1138076430
• DOI: 10.1201/b11246

This book deals with both microwave propagation and remote sensing in various atmospheric and tropospheric conditions. After discussing the derived parameters of water, the text covers free space propagation, as well as conditions and constituents such as water vapor and vapor pressure, density, and ray bending. It also explores Maxwell's equations and free space loss calculations, in addition to reflection, interference, polarization of electromagnetic waves, radio refraction, and atmospheric turbulence. The author addresses effects of snow, hail, and aerosols, and he presents radiometric models and methods of measurement of water vapor, as well as frequency/multi-frequency methodology.