This title gives an authoritative look at the use of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) in climatology and meterology. GIS provides a range of strategies, from traditional methods, such as those for hydromet database analysis and management, to new developing methods. As such, this book will provide a useful reference tool in this important aspect of climatology and meterology study.

This title gives an authoritative look at the use of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) in climatology and meterology. GIS provides a range of strategies, from traditional methods, such as those for hydromet database analysis and management, to new developing methods. As such, this book will provide a useful reference tool in this important aspect of climatology and meterology study.

Preface.Part 1. GIS to Manage and Distribute Climate Data.Chapter 1. GIS, climatology and meteorology (AntonioPerdigao).Chapter 2. SIGMA: a Web-based GIS for environmental applications(Carlos Frederico Angelis, Fabiano Morelli, Luiz Augusto ToledoMachado and Cintia Pereira de Freitas).Chapter 3. Web mapping: different solutions using GIS (PawelMadej, Malgorzata Barszczynska and Danuta Kubacka).Chapter 4. Comparison of geostatistical and meteorologicalinterpolation methods (what is what?) (Tamás Szentimrey, ZitaBihari and Sándor Szalai).Chapter 5. Uncertainty from spatial sampling: a case studyin the French Alps (Pierre Dumolard).Part 2. Spatial Interpolation of Climate Data.Chapter 6. The Developments in spatialization of meteorologicaland climatological elements (Ole Einar Tveito).Chapter 7. The spatial analysis of the selected meteorologicalfields in the example of Poland (Izabela Dyras and ZbigniewUstrnul).Chapter 8. Optimizing the interpolation of temperatures by GIS:a space analysis approach (Jean-Christophe Loubier).Chapter 9. Daily winter air temperature mapping inmountainous areas (Rémi Lhotellier).Chapter 10. Aspects concerning the spatialization of radiationbalance components (Cristian Valeriu Patriche).Part 3. Demo Projects.Chapter 11. The use of GIS applications in meteorology andclimatology: a need for the application of regional ecologicalmodeling approaches (Martin Wegehenkel).Chapter 12. GIS application to daily fire risk mapping(Álvaro Silva).Chapter 13. Application of GIS technology on the comparisons ofclimatological databases: an overview of winter precipitation overSpain (M.Y. Luna, M.L. Martin, M.G. Sotillo, C. Almarza, F. Valeroand J. de la Cruz).Chapter 14. Drought sensitivity research in Hungary andinfluence of climate change on drought sensitivity (SándorSzalai, Szabolcs Bella and Ákos Németh).Chapter 15. First steps towards a new temperature climatology ofthe Greater Alpine Region (GAR) (Wolfgang Schöner, IngeborgAuer and Reinhard Böhm).Chapter 16. XRWIS: a new GIS paradigm for winter roadmaintenance (John E. Thornes, Lee Chapman and Steve White).Part 4. Climate-related Applications.Chapter 17. The use of GIS in climatology: challenges in finescale applications: examples in agrometeorological and urbanclimate studies (Claude Kergomard).Chapter 18. Climate impact on the winter land use and land covermanagement in Brittany (S. Corgne, H. Quénol, O. Planchon andT. Corpetti).Chapter 19. A tool for the integrated use of remote sensingwith ground truth data: DEMETER Project (A. Perdigao, A.Jochum, A. Calera, L. Pessanha, A. Chinita and J. Maia)Chapter 20. Assessing population exposure to odorous pollutionfrom a landfill over complex terrain (Caroline Riesenmey, CharlesChemel, Hervé Vaillant and Mireille Batton-Hubert).Chapter 21. Disaggregated estimation of N2O fluxes fromagricultural soils of the Italian region by modelization in GISenvironment (Anna Carfora, Simona Castaldi, Marco Vigliotti andRiccardo Valentini).List of Authors.Index.