Sovremennye problemy distantsionnogo zondirovaniya Zemli iz kosmosa, 2010, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 29-48
Remote Sensing of Tropical Cyclogenesis:
Features and Scientific Advances in the Present State of the Art
Space Research Institute, Russian Academy of sciences, 117997 Moscow, Profsouznaya str., 84/32
The problem of tropical cyclones genesis and evolution is complicated and unresolved for human needs. In the paper, the critical review of present physical hypothesizes and theoretical approaches on which to base satellite missions for investigating tropical cyclones genesis and evolution has been presented. The best-investigated cases in the history of scientific progression on tropical cyclones that had been originally published in the proceedings of All-Russian Open conferences Modern Problems of Earth Remote Sensing from space were noted. The role of optical, IR and microwave remote sensing was analyzed. The principal contribution of Russian investigators and developers of satellite missions and remote instruments in forming up-date scientific structure of microwave remote sensing for cyclone-excited atmosphere
Keywords: tropical cyclones, remote sensing, local and plural cyclogenesises, ionosphere, sea surface temperature
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