Airborne Measurements for Environmental Research

This first comprehensive review of airborne measurement principles covers all atmospheric components and surface parameters. It describes the common techniques to characterize aerosol particles and cloud/precipitation elements, while also explaining radiation quantities and pertinent hyperspectral and active remote sensing measurement techniques along the way. As a result, the major principles of operation are introduced and exemplified using specific instruments, treating both classic and emerging measurement techniques.
The two editors head an international community of eminent scientists, all of them accepted and experienced specialists in their field, who help readers to understand specific problems related to airborne research, such as immanent uncertainties and limitations. They also provide guidance on the suitability of instruments to measure certain parameters and to select the correct type of device.
While primarily intended for climate, geophysical and atmospheric researchers, its relevance to solar system objects makes this work equally appealing to astronomers studying atmospheres of solar system bodies with telescopes and space probes.

Manfred Wendisch is a full professor and director of the Institute of Meteorology at the University of Leipzig, Germany, and holds a permanent guest professor appointment at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing. His teaching expertise includes the fields of atmospheric radiative transfer, cloud physics, atmospheric dynamics, and synoptic meteorology, and he is actively involved in numerous research projects focusing on airborne measurements and impacts of atmospheric clouds and their radiative properties.

Jean-Louis Brenguier joined Météo-France in 1981 as a researcher on aerosol and cloud physics. From 1998 to 2011, he was the head of the Experimental Research Unit of Météo-France. He is now coordinating MET R&D for aviation and also leads the European SESAR project for MET services developments for aviation. Dr. Brenguier is the coordinator of the European Network for Airborne Research EUFAR. Furthermore, he is co-chair of the international committee of the ISPRS for international coordination of airborne activities in environmental research.