Title Occultations for Probing Atmosphere and Climate Author(s) Kirchengast, Gottfried;Foelsche, Ulrich;Steiner, Andrea Publication Berlin, Heidelberg, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2004. Description X, 408 p. 265 illus., 35 illus. in color : online resource Abstract Note Use of occultation methodology for observing the Earth's atmosphere and climate has become so broad as to comprise solar, lunar, stellar, navigation and satellite?? crosslink occultation methods. The atmospheric parameters obtained extend from the fundamental variables temperature, density, pressure, water vapor, and ozone via a multitude of trace gas species to particulate species such as aerosols and cloud liquid water. Ionospheric electron density is sensed as well. The methods all share the key properties of self-calibration, high accuracy and vertical resolution, global coverage, and (if using radio signals) all-weather capability. Occultation data are thus of high value in a wide range of fields including climate monitoring and research, atmospheric physics and chemistry, operational meteorology, and other fields such as space weather and planetary science. This wide area of variants and uses of the occultation method has led to a diversi?? fication of the occultation-related scientific community into a range of different sub-communities, however. The 1st International Workshop on Occultations for Probing Atmosphere and Cli?? mate-OPAC-1- held September 16-20, 2002, in Graz, Austria, has set in ex?? actly at this point. OPAC-1 aimed at providing a casual forum and stimulating at?? mosphere fertilizing scientific discourse, co-operation initiatives, and mutual learning and support amongst members of all the different sub-communities. The workshop was attended by about 80 participants from 17 different countries who actively contributed to a scientific programme of high quality and to an excellent workshop atmosphere, which was judged by the participants to have fully met the aims expressed ISBN,Price 9783662090411 Keyword(s) 1. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques 2. Astronomy???Observations 3. ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES 4. COSMOLOGY 5. EBOOK 6. EBOOK - SPRINGER 7. GEOPHYSICS 8. Geophysics/Geodesy 9. Measurement Science and Instrumentation 10. Measurement?????? 11. Observations, Astronomical 12. PHYSICAL MEASUREMENTS 13. SPACE SCIENCES 14. Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics) Item Type eBook Multi-Media Links Please Click here for eBook Circulation Data Accession#   Call# Status Issued To Return Due On Physical Location I10769     On Shelf