Open AccessSatellite based remote sensing of weather and climate: recent achievements and future perspectives
Author(s) -
Thies B.,
Bendix Jörg
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
meteorological applications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1469-8080
pISSN - 1350-4827
DOI - 10.1002/met.288
Subject(s) - satellite , remote sensing , atmosphere (unit) , environmental science , meteorology , weather satellite , range (aeronautics) , computer science , weather forecasting , weather prediction , geography , aerospace engineering , engineering
Spaceborne remote sensing provides valuable information about the state of the Earth‐atmosphere system and its components in an area‐wide and continuous manner. Over the past 50 years a range of satellite platforms carrying many different sensors has been constructed to monitor atmospheric parameters used in meteorological and climatological studies, and the information retrieved from satellite‐based sensors has greatly enhanced our understanding of the processes and dynamics within the Earth‐atmosphere system. The present paper gives an overview of existing satellites and sensors, together with the developed algorithms to retrieve meteorological and climatological parameters. Furthermore, it gives an outlook on new systems planned for the near future. Copyright © 2011 Royal Meteorological Society