Open AccessMeteorological measurements from satellites -A review
Author(s) -
A. Mani
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
mausam
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.243
H-Index - 12
ISSN - 0252-9416
DOI - 10.54302/mausam.v22i3.4818
Subject(s) - meteorology , remote sensing , spacecraft , environmental science , atmosphere (unit) , geography , aerospace engineering , engineering
Experiments carried out from meteorological satellites during the last ten years have convincingly demonstrated that efficient and economical global observations of meteorological parameters can be made from orbiting spacecraft by “remote sensing”, i.e., by measuring the radiation emitted and reflected by the earth and atmosphere.