| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Natural disaster research, prediction, and mitigation series |
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Natural Disaster Research, Prediction and Mitigation
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| 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [89]-101) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher |
| Subject |
Dust storms -- Sahara -- Remote sensing
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SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Meteorology & Climatology.
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Sahara
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kaskaoutis, D. G
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| LC no. |
2020679282 |
| ISBN |
9781616688899 |
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1616688890 |
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