Satellite Meteorology

About the Book: Satellite Meteorology is the youngest and fastest growing branch of the science of meteorology. This book traces its fascinating history, describes the current state of art, and envisions its potential and possibilities. The book can serve as a text book for university courses, as a guide for operational meteorologists and as a source of reference for scientists and research workers in atmospheric and environmental sciences, oceanography and remote sensing. The book covers * Interpretation of satellite images * Derivation of atmosphere, ocean and land parameters from satellite * Active meteorological remote sensing * Applications to monsoons and tropical meteorology * Use of satellite data for climate change studies * INSAT and Kalpana satellites * Future space missions CONTENTS: 1. FUNDAMENTALS, 2. WEATHER SYSTEMS OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY, 3. ESTIMATION OF ATMOSPHERE, OCEAN AND LAND PARAMETERS, 4. MEASUREMENT OF PARAMETERS BY ACTIVE SENSORS, 5. SATELLITE INPUTS FOR NUMERICAL MODELLING AND CLIMATE STUDIES, 6. FUTURE SCENARIO About the Author: R. R. Kelkar joined the India Meteorological Department (IMD) in 1965, and has worked in the Satellite Meteorology Division of IMD between 1980 and 1994. He retired from IMD in 2003 as the Director General of Meteorology, and is currently ISRO Space Chair Professor at the University of Pune. He is a member of the ISRO Advisory Committee on Space Sciences and the Governing Council of the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune. He has published over 50 research papers in various National ,International Journals. Prof. Kelkar was the President of the Indian Meteorological Society from 1997 to 1999. He served as the Permanent Representative of India with the World Meteorological Organization, Geneva from 1999 to 2003 and was an elected Member of the WMO Executive Council. He is a recipient of the J. Das Gupta Award of the Indian Meteorological Society.