Special Issue "Atmospheric Remote Sensing"

Guest Editor
Dr. Alexander A. Kokhanovsky
Institute of Remote Sensing, Bremen University, Otto Hahn Allee 1, D-28334, Bremen, Germany
Website: http://www.iup.physik.uni-bremen.de/~alexk
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Interests: remote sensing; light scattering; radiative transfer; inverse problems; atmospheric optics; retrieval of aerosol and cloud properties from spaceborne observations

Dear Colleagues,

Terrestrial atmosphere contains various gases and also condensed matter in forms of clouds and aerosol particles. Its chemical composition varies with time and highly dependent on a particular location. Also gases, atmospheric aerosol, and clouds are not independent entities but they highly interact. In particular, clouds can not form in atmosphere containing no aerosol and a large fraction of atmospheric aerosol is created in atmosphere from a gaseous phase.

An important scientific question is related to the quantification of the spatial distribution of various pollutants (e.g., particulate matter, NO₂, SO₂, organic compounds, soot, etc.) and also influence of changes in atmospheric composition on climate. The correspondent issues can be addressed only on the basis of observations, preferably using global satellite measurements.

The focus of this special issue is on the modern methods of atmospheric remote sensing, including remote sensing of

• trace gases;
• clouds;
• atmospheric aerosol.

Dr. Alexander A. Kokhanovsky
Guest Editor

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• atmospheric aerosol
• clouds
• trace gases
• remote sensing
• radiative transfer
• inverse theory
• light scattering and absorption
• spectroscopy
• environmental optics
• lidar
• radar