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One of the intensively developing complex scientific areas that finally took shape in the second half of the twentieth century is the study of the Earth and planets from aircraft and space vehicles. In the development of remote sensing, one of the most characteristic features of the genesis of science as a system of natural and technical knowledge of recent decades was manifested - the synthesis of various sciences. A retrospective analysis shows that remote sensing is at the intersection of sciences and various b...

The information obtained during remote sensing of our planet from space is used by a large complex of Earth sciences (in geography, geology, volcanology, geoinformatics, cartography, climatology, meteorology, oceanology, seismology, etc.), to solve applied problems in many areas of human activity and in other purposes. These «other» objectives generally refer to various aspects of military applications. Along with the obvious necessity and importance of using space methods in cartography and geodesy (recognition a...

Since the turn of the millennium, few scientific issues have become as popular in public discourse as climate change. Phenomena of climatological interest include the boundary layer of the atmosphere, circulation patterns, heat transfer (radiative, convective and latent), interactions between the atmosphere and oceans and the land surface, and the chemical and physical composition of the atmosphere. The main methods used by climatologists are analyzing observations and modeling the physical laws that govern climat...