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Visibility: The Seeing of Near and Distant Landscape Features
Contributor(s): Malm, William (Author)

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 ISBN: 0128044500     ISBN-13: 9780128044506
Publisher: Elsevier Science
OUR PRICE: $104.95  

Binding Type: Paperback
Published: April 2016
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BISAC Categories:
- Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental)
- Nature | Natural Resources
- Technology & Engineering | Power Resources - General
Dewey: 551.568
LCCN: 2016939677
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" L (1.24 lbs) 350 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Ecology
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps
 
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Visibility: The Seeing of Near and Distant Landscape Features reviews the science of visibility from how to measure it quantitatively to its impacts by one of the foremost experts in the field. Carefully designed pedagogy allows a diversity of readers, from regulators to researchers to use this book to further their understanding of the field.

Topics covered include the interaction of light with the atmosphere and aerosols, the transfer of light through the atmosphere especially as it relates to non-uniform haze layers, perception questions, including visibility metrics, image processing techniques for purposes of visually displaying effects of haze on scenic landscapes, visibility monitoring techniques, and the history of visibility regulatory development.
 
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