Geographical information and climatology / edited by Pierre Carrega.

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Language: English Original language: French Series: Geographical information systems seriesPublication details: London : ISTE ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, ©2010.Description: 1 online resource (xi, 274 pages, [16] pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781118600498
1118600495
9781118557600
1118557603

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Information geographique et climatologie. English.

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Geographical information and climatology.LOC classification:

QC871 .I4313 2010eb

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Basics of climatological and meteorological observations for GIS applications / Wolfgang Schoener -- Spatial analysis, cartography and climate / Daniel Joly -- Geographical information, remote sensing and climatology / Vincent Dubreuil -- Geographical information for the initialization of numerical weather forecast models and climate modeling / Pierre Bessemoulin -- Assessing and modeling the urban climte in Lisbon / Maria João Alcoforado -- Geographical information, climate and atmospheric pollution / Isabelle Roussel -- Geographical information and climatology for hydrology / Jean-Pierre Laborde -- Geographical information, climatology and forest fires / Pierre Carrega.

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.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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