Remote Sensing of Clouds and Precipitation

Part I. Ground Based Remote Sensing

1. Introduction
Constantin Andronache

2. Weather Radars
Matthew R. Kumjian

3. Ground-Based Radar Technologies for Tornado Observations
David J. Bodine, James M. Kurdzo

4. Ground-Based Weather Radar to Investigate Thunderstorms
Luca Baldini, Nicoletta Roberto, Mario Montopoli, Elisa Adirosi

5. Cloud Radars
Takeshi Maesaka

Part II. Spaceborne Remote Sensing

6. The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission
Mircea Grecu, David T. Bolvin

7. Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM): Unified Precipitation Estimation from Space
Gail Skofronick-Jackson, Wesley Berg, Chris Kidd, Dalia B. Kirschbaum, Walter A. Petersen, George J. Huffman, Yukari N. Takayabu

8. Cloud Remote Sensing by Active Sensors: New Perspectives from CloudSat, CALIPSO and EarthCARE
Hajime Okamoto, Kaori Sato

9. Atmospheric Water Vapour Profiling over Ocean/Land and for Clear/Cloudy Situations Using Microwave Observations
Filipe Aires

10. Advances in Clouds and Precipitation Modeling Supported by Remote Sensing Measurements
Takamichi Iguchi, Toshihisa Matsui

Nyckelord: Geography, Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry, Atmospheric Sciences, Meteorology, Monitoring/Environmental Analysis