Geographical information and climatology /

This book includes two parts. The first part is more theoretical and general, and it covers fundamental principles : geospatial climate data measurement ; spatial analysis, mapping and climate ; geographical information, remote sensing and climatology ; and geographical information for initialisatio...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Information geographique et climatologie.
Other Authors: Carrega, Pierre
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Hoboken, NJ : ISTE ; Wiley, ©2010.
Series:Geographical information systems series.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This book includes two parts. The first part is more theoretical and general, and it covers fundamental principles : geospatial climate data measurement ; spatial analysis, mapping and climate ; geographical information, remote sensing and climatology ; and geographical information for initialisation of forecasting and climate models. The second part describes geographical information used in various climate applications of importance today, related to risk : urban climate ; air pollution ; hydrological problems linked to climatology ; forest fires.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 274 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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