Remote Sensing and Climate Modeling: Synergies and Limitations : Springer : 9789048156481 : 9048156483 : 22 Oct 2010 : 1 2 Michel M. VERSTRAETE and Martin BENISTON 1 Space Applications Institute, EC Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy 2 Department of Geography, University of Fribourg, Switzerland This volume contains the proceedings ofthe workshop entitled ?Satellite Remote Sensing and Climate Simulations: Synergies and Limitations? that took place in Les Diablerets, Switzerland, September 20?24, 1999. This international scientific conference aimed at addressing the current and pot- tial role of satellite remote sensing in climate modeling, with a particular focus on land surface processes and atmospheric aerosol characterization. Global and regional circulation models incorporate our knowledge ofthe dynamics ofthe Earth's atmosphere. They are used to predict the evolution of the weather and climate. Mathematically, this system is represented by a set ofpartial differential equations w