Remote sensing atmospheric sciences

Remote sensing of trace atmospheric trace constituents is a relatively new science. It has two driving motivations ... 

In the next few years a number of important atmospheric remote sensing missions are planned by NASDA, NASA and ESA. NASDA has constructed a second ADEOS satellite which will have POLDER and ILAS-II (Improved Limb Atmospheric Sounder) on board. The NASA-TERRA platform was launched at the end of 1999 and has the MOPITT instrument (Measurement of Pollution in the Troposphere), which aims to measure vertical profiles of carbon monoxide and methane in the troposphere. MOPITT is a Canadian instrument supported by an international science team. 

Costas A. Varotsos received his B.Sc. in Physics at Athens University in 1980, and a Ph.D. in Atmospheric Physics in 1984. He was appointed Assistant Professor in 1989 at the Laboratory of Meteorology of the Physics Department of the Athens University, where he also set up the Laboratory of the Middle and Upper Atmosphere. In 1999 he became Associate Professor of the Department of Applied Physics at Athens University. He is Editor of the International Journal of Remote Sensing and Advisor to the Environmental Science Pollution Research journal. He has published more than 300 papers and 20 books in the fields of atmospheric physics, atmospheric chemistry, and global change. 

Vaughan G (2002) Remote sensing of atmospheric chemistry - lidar. In Holton JR, Pyle J, and Currie JA (eds.) Encyclopaedia of Atmospheric Science. New York Academic Press. 

See also Atmospheric Sciences Barometry Climate Engineering Climate Modeling Measurement and Units Meteorology Remote Sensing Temperature Measmement. 

D. K. Killinger, N. Menyuk Laser remote sensing of the atmosphere. Science 235, 37 (1987)... 

Taikan Oki (global water balance and world water resources climatic variation and the Asian monsoon land-atmosphere interaction and its modeling remote sensing in hydrology temporal and spatial distribution of rainfall). Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, Komaba, Tokyo... 

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