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Article: Microwave remote sensing of the global environment. (Special Feature)
- Article from:
- Microwave Journal
- Article date:
- September 1, 1992
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1992 Horizon House Publications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Introduction
The need to sense the Earth's varied environment is greater than ever. For instance, weather forecasting depends heavily on the ability to measure geophysical information, such as air and surface temperature, wind velocity and precipitation rate.
Traditional on-site sensors like thermometers, anemometers and rain gauges cannot provide a synoptic view of geophysical processes over large areas of the globe. Increasingly, such views are being obtained through electronic devices mounted on aircraft or satellites that fly over areas of interest. These devices sense geophysical processes remotely by monitoring the reflection or emission of ...