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Satellite Remote Sensing Technologies (Space Science and Technologies)
by Jindong LiThis book provides in-depth explanations of design theories and methods for remote sensing satellites, as well as their practical applications. There have been significant advances in spacecraft remote sensing technologies over the past decade. As the latest edition of the book “Space Science and Technology Research,” it draws on the authors’ vast engineering experience in system design for remote sensing satellites and offers a valuable guide for all researchers, engineers and students who are interested in this area. Chiefly focusing on mission requirements analyses and system design, it also highlights a range of system design methods.
Satellite Systems for Personal Applications
by Leslie David Westbrook Madhavendra RichhariaPresents the concepts, technology, and role of satellite systems in support of personal applications, such as mobile and broadband communications, navigation, television, radio and multimedia broadcasting, safety of life services, etc.This book presents a novel perspective on satellite systems, reflecting the modern personal technology context, and hence a focus on the individual as end-user. The book begins by outlining key generic concepts before discussing techniques adopted in particular application areas; next, it exemplifies these techniques through discussion of state-of-art current and emerging satellite systems. The book concludes by contemplating the likely evolution of these systems, taking into consideration influences and trends in technology, in conjunction with growing user expectations.In addition to addressing satellite systems that directly interact with personal devices, the book additionally considers those indirect applications where there is an increasing interest by individuals - notably, in remote sensing. As such, the book uniquely encompasses the entire gamut of satellite-enabled personal / end-user applications.Key Features:Broad scope - views satellite systems generically with regards to their applicability across a wide range of personal application areasStrong foundation in underlying conceptsState-of-the-art system examplesReview of trends in relevant areas of satellite technologyRevision questions at the end of each chapterThe book is suited to individuals, engineers, scientists, service providers, system operators, application developers and managers interested or involved in the use of satellite technology for personal applications. It should also hold interest for use in research institutes interested in promoting inter-disciplinary cross-fertilization of ideas, as well as by financiers, policy makers, and strategists interested in gaining a better understanding of this technology.
Satellite Technology
by Maini Varsha AgrawalFully updated edition of the comprehensive, single-source reference on satellite technology and its applicationsCovering both the technology and its applications, Satellite Technology is a concise reference on satellites for commercial, scientific and military purposes. The book explains satellite technology fully, beginning by offering an introduction to the fundamentals, before covering orbits and trajectories, launch and in-orbit operations, hardware, communication techniques, multiple access techniques, and link design fundamentals. This new edition also includes comprehensive chapters on Satellite Networks and Satellite Technology - Emerging Trends. Providing a complete survey of applications, from remote sensing and military uses, to navigational and scientific applications, the authors also present an inclusive compendium on satellites and satellite launch vehicles. Filled with diagrams and illustrations, this book serves as an ideal introduction for those new to the topic, as well as a reference point for professionals.Fully updated edition of the comprehensive, single-source reference on satellite technology and its applications - remote sensing, weather, navigation, scientific, and military - including new chapters on Satellite Networks and Satellite Technology - Emerging TrendsCovers the full range of satellite applications in remote sensing, meteorology, the military, navigation and science, and communications, including satellite-to-under sea communication, satellite cell-phones, and global Xpress system of INMARSATThe cross-disciplinary coverage makes the book an essential reference book for professionals, R&D scientists and students at post graduate levelCompanion website provides a complete compendium on satellites and satellite launch vehiclesAn ideal introduction for Professionals and R&D scientists in the field. Engineering Students. Cross disciplinary information for engineers and technical managers.
Satellite Technology
by Maini Varsha AgrawalA comprehensive, single-source reference on satellite technology and its applications, Satellite Technology: Principles and Applications, Second Editionincludes the latest developments on the topic. Covering the features and facilities of satellites and satellite launch vehicles, with an emphasis on the fundamental principles and concepts, the authors provide readers with a complete understanding of the technology. This book explains the past, present and future satellite missions, as well as non-communication related applications. Coverage ranges from remote sensing and navigational uses to meteorological and military areas.This second edition contains an additional chapter on earth station design and gives extensive focus to space based weapon systems, satellite interference and future trends in satellite technology. Extra information has also been provided on all of the first edition's topics to enhance the existing coverage.Fully updated new edition with latest technological developments Covers the full range of important applications such remote sensing, weather forecasting, navigational, scientific and military applications Amply illustrated with figures and photographs, this book also contains problems with solutions, which is of benefit students at undergraduate and graduate levels An indispensible book for professionals and students in the field of satellite technology Companion website provides a complete and updated compendium on satellites and satellite launch vehicles
Satellite Towns in Neo-metropolitan Development in India: Lessons from Selected Cities (Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements)
by Amit Chatterjee R. N. ChattopadhyayThis book discusses population growth and the resultant problems, and highlights the need for immediate action to develop a set of planned satellite towns around Indian megacities to reduce their population densities and activity concentrations. It addresses problems like unplanned spatial expansion, over-concentration of populations, unmanageable situations in industrial growth, and poor traffic management, concluding that only megacities and their satellites, when planned properly, can together mitigate the urgent problem of urban concentration in and around the megacities.Identifying the general problems, the book develops a quantitative and spatially fitting regional allocation model of population and economic activities. It also offers a policy-based planned program of development for the selected megacities in India along with their satellites and fringe areas to ensure a healthy, balanced and prospective urban scenario for India in the coming decades.
Satellites: Learn All About Satellites and Their Special Missions to Connect, Inform, and Protect All of US on Planet Earth (Adventures in Tech)
by Kate PeridotAn informative and beautiful guide to satellites for children.Satellites introduces children aged 7-9 to smart satellite technology and the ways satellites monitor the planet's health and help us take action.Every day, thousands of satellites orbit the Earth doing important jobs. Meet NOAA, Galileo, Aura, James Webb, and more, and find out about their special missions to connect, inform, and protect all of us on planet Earth.This science book for children offers: The start of a new series that combines space technology and earth science with elements of communication, conservation, and exploration.An inspiring book on the positive impact of technology in protecting and preserving our planet.A refreshing new perspective for space and technology curriculum activities that also explains how everyday tech works.Look up into a clear night sky and soon enough, you'll see a dot of light zip past. It’s not a shooting star, it's a satellite.The book uniquely combines Earth science and the latest space tech and is designed to fascinate and reassure. It includes a multitude of news-related themes: climate change, deforestation, wildlife tracking, storm/fire warnings, exploration, space junk, and more. There has never been a better time to learn about our 'eyes in the sky’.
Satisfaction: The Science of Finding True Fulfillment
by Gregory BernsWhat can an ultramarathoner, an Icelandic priest, and a couple in an S&M relationship teach us about satisfaction?
Satoumi Science: Co-creating Social-Ecological Harmony Between Human and the Sea (Ecological Research Monographs)
by Shinichiro Kakuma Tetsuo Yanagi Tetsu SatoThis book guides readers to the new concept of “Satoumi” and explains how its practice works to solve challenges in complex social-ecological systems of coastal areas. The book describes the significance of Satoumi Science as a transdisciplinary process. It starts with introducing the definition of Satoumi, highlights the important distinction between active measures (direct actions to improve ecosystem functions and services) and passive measures (a variety of management activities), and presents the concept of Integrated Local Environmental Knowledge (ILEK) as a knowledge base for Satoumi activities. It also introduces residential researchers and bilateral knowledge translators as the key actors of Satoumi co-creation through the transdisciplinary processes. The concept of Satoumi goes beyond the idea of protecting pristine nature by eliminating humans. It is about creating coastal environments where humans closely connect with the sea, which leads to the effective conservation and sustainable management of various natural resources and ecosystem services. This book will be of high interest to managers, governments, environmental groups, and the research community. Chapters cover current and emerging concerns, such as over- and under-use of natural resources, restoration of damaged ecosystems, and co-creation of new relations between humans and coastal seas, from transdisciplinary approaches to tackle with complex and 'wicked' challenges of coastal social-ecological systems.
Saturation: An Elemental Politics (Elements)
by Melody Jue and Rafico RuizBringing together media studies and environmental humanities, the contributors to Saturation develop saturation as a heuristic to analyze phenomena in which the elements involved are difficult or impossible to separate. In ordinary language, saturation describes the condition of being thoroughly soaked, while in chemistry it is the threshold at which something can be maximally dissolved or absorbed in a solution. Contributors to this collection expand notions of saturation beyond water to consider saturation in sound, infrastructure, media, Big Data, capitalism, and visual culture. Essays include analyses of the thresholds of HIV detectability in bloodwork, militarism's saturation of oceans, and the deleterious effects of the saturation of cellphone and wi-fi signals into the human body. By channeling saturation to explore the relationship between media, the environment, technology, capital, and the legacies of settler colonialism, Saturation illuminates how elements, the natural world, and anthropogenic infrastructures, politics, and processes exist in and through each other.Contributors. Marija Cetinić, Jeff Diamanti, Bishnupriya Ghosh, Lisa Yin Han, Stefan Helmreich, Mél Hogan, Melody Jue, Rahul Mukherjee, Max Ritts, Rafico Ruiz, Bhaskar Sarkar, John Shiga, Avery Slater, Janet Walker, Joanna Zylinska
Saturn: A MyReportLinks.com Book
by Stephen FeinsteinIn 1610, Galileo was the first person to observe Saturn through a telescope, and he was amazed to find what he called "cup handles" around the planet. Fifty years would pass before these cup handles were correctly identified by a Dutch astronomer, Christiaan Huygens, as rings. Saturn, the most distant of the planets known to the ancients, is examined in this book by Stephen Feinstein. Included is information about current and future missions to study the planet described by NASA as "the most varied natural laboratory within our reach. "
Saturn (Planets in Our Solar System)
by Steve FoxeSaturn is famous for its rings. This very windy planet has another claim to fame, it has the most moons of all eight planets! Discover more amazing facts about the sixth planet in the solar system!
Saturn
by Christine Taylor-ButlerFeatures: - Includes vocabulary word hunt with pronunciations, glossary, and index - Labeled diagrams and timelines - Beautiful, full-color photographs - Simple interior design and easy-to-read fonts - Web sites for further research and information - Vocabulary preview and review pages plus backmatter pages that invite readers to think further on the study topics - Fits science curriculum standards for earth & space science and science and technology What's New: - Updated illustrations and photos - Updated art of solar system shows 8 planets and their orbits instead of 9 - New Pluto book includes a list of other dwarf planets, in addition to Pluto, in our solar system - Updated information on space missions, moons, and planets - Updated Web sites for further information in backmatter - Updated indexes
Saturn and Uranus (World Book's Solar System and Space Exploration Library)
by Robert N. KnightAccessible to primary and intermediate grade readers, this ten-volume set provides access to basic facts about the solar system and human space exploration. Typically, a question (such as "From where does the sun's energy come?") is followed by about a paragraph or two of basic explanation and accompanied on the facing page by a color photograph or illustration. Included in each approximately 60-page volume are a page of "fun facts," a glossary, an index, and an age appropriate guide to further resources. The volumes individually cover the Sun and other stars; Mercury and Venus; Earth and the Moon; Mars; Jupiter, Ceres, and the asteroids; Saturn and Uranus; Neptune and the distant dwarf planets; galaxies and the universe; telescopes and space probes; and human space exploration. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Saturn from Cassini-Huygens
by Michele Dougherty Stamatios Krimigis Larry EspositoThis book comprehensively reviews our current knowledge of Saturn featuring the latest results obtained by the Cassini-Huygens mission. A global author team addresses the planet's origin and evolution, internal structure, composition and chemistry, the atmosphere and ionosphere, the magnetosphere, as well as its ring system. Furthermore, Saturn's icy satellites are discussed. The book closes with an outlook beyond the Cassini-Huygens mission. Colorfully illustrated, this large size book will serve as an authoritative reference to researchers as well as an introduction for students.
Saturn in the 21st Century (Cambridge Planetary Science #20)
by Kevin H. Baines F. Michael Flasar Norbert Krupp Tom StallardThe Cassini Orbiter mission, launched in 1997, has provided state-of-the-art information into the origins and workings of Saturn. Drawing from new discoveries and scientific insight from the mission, this book provides a detailed overview of the planet as revealed by Cassini. Chapters by eminent planetary scientists and researchers from across the world comprehensively review the current state of knowledge regarding Saturn's formation, interior, atmosphere, ionosphere, thermosphere and magnetosphere. Specialised chapters discuss the planet's seasonal variability; the circulation of strong zonal winds; the constantly changing polar aurorae; and the Great Storm of 2010–2011, the most powerful convective storm ever witnessed by humankind. Documenting the latest research on the planet, from its formation to how it operates today, this is an essential reference for graduate students, researchers and planetary scientists.
Saturn (Planet Guides)
by Duncan BrewerThis small book, al be it, small, is chock full of fascinating facts about the sixth planet from the Sun Saturn. It talks about its physical make up, its history and discoveries made about it over the years, as well as some interesting facts about its mythology. Worth a look if you are at all interested in astronomy.
Saturn V Rocket (Images of Modern America)
by Alan LawrieIn 1961, Pres. John F. Kennedy set the challenge of landing a man on the moon by the end of the decade. In order to achieve this, NASA partnered with US industry to build the largest rocket ever produced, the Saturn V. It was designed and tested in record time and made its first flight in 1967. Less than two years later and within the timescales set by the president, the crew of Apollo 11 was launched on a Saturn V and watched live by millions of people on televisions around the world. From this launch, Neil Armstrong made his famous giant leap for mankind, later to be followed by 11 other astronauts who also walked on the moon.
Saturn V Rocket
by Ed Stewart II Mike Jetzer Alan LawrieIn 1961, Pres. John F. Kennedy set the challenge of landing a man on the moon by the end of the decade. In order to achieve this, NASA partnered with US industry to build the largest rocket ever produced, the Saturn V. It was designed and tested in record time and made its first flight in 1967. Less than two years later and within the timescales set by the president, the crew of Apollo 11 was launched on a Saturn V and watched live by millions of people on televisions around the world. From this launch, Neil Armstrong made his famous giant leap for mankind, later to be followed by 11 other astronauts who also walked on the moon.
Säuren-Basen-Haushalt: Azidosen und Alkalosen verstehen, erkennen und behandeln
by Frank WaltherDieses Buch beinhaltet Grundlagen, Diagnostik und Therapie von Störungen des Säuren-Basen-Haushalts.Wer sich dafür interessiert, wie eine diabetische Ketoazidose entsteht, wie man sie behandelt, welchen Stellenwert die Therapie mit Puffersubstanzen bei Störungen des Säuren-Basen-Haushaltes hat, wie sich eine Hypothermie auf den Säuren-Basen-Haushalt auswirkt, was eine posthyperkapnische Alkalose ist, oder wer wissen möchte, wodurch sich BE- und Standardbikarbonat-Wert im Säuren-Basen-Status unterscheiden, findet die Erklärungen und Grundlagen dafür und noch etliches mehr in diesem Buch. Neben Kapiteln, die sich mit den weitgehend unveränderlichen Grundlagen und Grundsätzen der therapeutischen Möglichkeiten beschäftigen bzw. für Bereiche mit noch unzureichender Evidenzgrundlage die aktuell führenden Expertenmeinungen wiedergeben, werden zur Veranschaulichung 12 klinische Fälle präsentiert, an deren Beispiel die diagnostische Vorgehensweise bei unterschiedlichen Säuren-Basen-Störungen und die klinischen bzw. therapeutischen Schlussfolgerungen erläutert werden. Ziel des Buches ist die Vermittlung von fundiertem und doch praxisrelevanten, am Krankenbett einsetzbaren Wissen auf der Grundlage des Wissens aus der Biochemie und Physiologie-Ausbildung des Physikums. Es wendet sich an Ärztinnen und Ärzte verschiedener Facharztausbildungen sowie Medizinstudentinnen und -studenten.
Säuren-Basen-Haushalt: Azidosen und Alkalosen verstehen, erkennen und behandeln
by Frank WaltherDieses Buch beinhaltet Grundlagen, Diagnostik und Therapie von Störungen des Säuren-Basen-Haushalts. Wer sich dafür interessiert, wie eine diabetische Ketoazidose entsteht, wie man sie behandelt, welchen Stellenwert die Therapie mit Puffersubstanzen bei Störungen des Säuren-Basen-Haushaltes hat, wie sich eine Hypothermie auf den Säuren-Basen-Haushalt auswirkt, was eine posthyperkapnische Alkalose ist, oder wer wissen möchte, wodurch sich BE- und Standardbikarbonat-Wert im Säuren-Basen-Status unterscheiden, findet die Erklärungen und Grundlagen dafür und noch etliches mehr in diesem Buch. Neben Kapiteln, die sich mit den weitgehend unveränderlichen Grundlagen und Grundsätzen der therapeutischen Möglichkeiten beschäftigen bzw. für Bereiche mit noch unzureichender Evidenzgrundlage die aktuell führenden Expertenmeinungen wiedergeben, werden zur Veranschaulichung 12 klinische Fälle präsentiert, an deren Beispiel die diagnostische Vorgehensweise bei unterschiedlichen Säuren-Basen-Störungen und die klinischen bzw. therapeutischen Schlussfolgerungen erläutert werden. Ziel des Buches ist die Vermittlung von fundiertem und praxisrelevanten, am Krankenbett einsetzbaren Wissen auf der Grundlage des Wissens aus der Biochemie und Physiologie-Ausbildung des Physikums. Es wendet sich an Ärztinnen und Ärzte verschiedener Facharztausbildungen sowie Medizinstudentinnen und -studenten. In der 2. Auflage wurde das Buch sorgfältig überarbeitet und aktualisiert und um neue Informationen ergänzt, z. B. zum Kalzium-Phosphat-Haushalt und zur 2022 erschienenen neuen Leitlinie für die Behandlung der diabetischen Ketoazidose im Kindesalter.
The Sauropod Dinosaurs: Life in the Age of Giants
by Mark Hallett Mathew J. WedelThe best illustrated and most comprehensive book ever published on the largest land animals the world has ever known.From The Land Before Time to Jurassic Park, images of fantastically large, long-necked, plant-eating dinosaurs have captured our imaginations. These are the sauropods: centerpieces of museums and gentle giants of the distant past. Imagine what it must have been like to crest a hill and see in the valley below not just one sauropod, but an entire herd, feeding its way across the landscape. The most massive land animals ever to have lived, sauropods roamed widely across the continents through most of the "Age of Dinosaurs" from about 220 to 65 million years ago. They reached incredible sizes, giving rise to the question: Why were they so big? Early guesses suggested that they gained protection from predators by virtue of their size, which also allowed them to reach the tops of trees in order to eat leaves and conifer needles. More recent hypotheses hold that they needed a long and complicated digestive tract due to their consumption of low-nutrient food sources: size was an offshoot of that need. Whatever the explanation, there is little doubt that natural selection produced something extraordinary when the Sauropoda diversified into a wide variety of species. This book combines majestic artwork and the best of paleontological research to resurrect the lives of sauropods. The Sauropod Dinosaurs shows how these amazing creatures raised and defended their young, traveled in groups, and interacted with the rich diversity of Mesozoic plants and animals. Beautiful enough to sit on the coffee table, the book also serves as the best reference available on these bygone giants. Anyone with a passion for dinosaurs or prehistoric life will cherish this once-in-a-generation masterpiece.The book includes the following features: Over 200 full-color illustrations More than 100 color photographs from museums, field sites, and collections around the world Thoughtfully placed drawings and charts Clearly written text reviewed by major sauropod researchers Descriptions of the latest sauropod concepts and discoveries A field guide to major groups of sauropods Detailed skeletal reconstructions and anatomical restorations A comprehensive glossary
The Sauropods: Evolution and Paleobiology
by Kristina A. Curry Rogers Jeffrey A. WilsonThis volume explores sauropod anatomy, details its variations, and questions the myth that life at large size led to evolutionary stagnation and eventual replacement by more "advanced" herbivorous dinosaurs.
Savage Tsunamis
by Michael PortmanIntroduces tsunamis, describing how they are formed, the damages that result from them, and the devices that are being developed to predict them.
Savages and Beasts: The Birth of the Modern Zoo (Animals, History, Culture)
by Nigel RothfelsTo modern sensibilities, nineteenth-century zoos often seem to be unnatural places where animals led miserable lives in cramped, wrought-iron cages. Today zoo animals, in at least the better zoos, wander in open spaces that resemble natural habitats and are enclosed, not by bars, but by moats, cliffs, and other landscape features. In Savages and Beasts, Nigel Rothfels traces the origins of the modern zoo to the efforts of the German animal entrepreneur Carl Hagenbeck.By the late nineteenth century, Hagenbeck had emerged as the world's undisputed leader in the capture and transport of exotic animals. His business included procuring and exhibiting indigenous peoples in highly profitable spectacles throughout Europe and training exotic animals—humanely, Hagenbeck advertised—for circuses around the world. When in 1907 the Hagenbeck Animal Park opened in a village near Hamburg, Germany, Hagenbeck brought together all his business interests in a revolutionary zoological park. He moved wild animals out of their cages and into "natural landscapes" alongside "primitive" peoples from Africa, Asia, the Americas, and the islands of the Pacific. Hagenbeck had invented a new way of imagining captivity: the animals and people on exhibit appeared to be living in the wilds of their native lands. By looking at Hagenbeck's multiple enterprises, Savages and Beasts demonstrates how seemingly enlightened ideas about the role of zoos and the nature of animal captivity developed within the essentially tawdry business of placing exotic creatures on public display. Rothfels provides both fascinating reading and much-needed historical perspective on the nature of our relationship with the animal kingdom.
Savanna Monkeys: The Genus Chlorocebus
by Trudy R. Turner Christopher A. Schmitt Jennifer Danzy CramerLiving across Africa and the Caribbean, this widely dispersed primate population must adapt to different environmental challenges. How do members of the genus Chlorocebus live in desert-like conditions and in areas with freezing temperatures and snow in winter? This book examines the ways these primates adapt genetically, hormonally, physically and behaviourally to their changing landscapes. It features summary chapters for major topics such as behavioural ecology, life history, taxonomy, genetics and ethnoprimatology. Shorter essays supplement the work, with experts detailing their particular research on these primates. The combination of scholarship provides both a comprehensive view of this adaptable genus while enabling the reader to gain depth in specific topics. Developed from a symposium, this book combines decades of experience working with savanna monkeys into a tangible resource, for students and researchers in primatology as well as evolutionary and behavioural studies.