An Introduction to Atmospheric Radiation
eBook - ePub

An Introduction to Atmospheric Radiation

  1. 583 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

An Introduction to Atmospheric Radiation

About this book

This Second Edition of An Introduction to Atmospheric Radiation has been extensively revised to address the fundamental study and quantitative measurement of the interactions of solar and terrestrial radiation with molecules, aerosols, and cloud particles in planetary atmospheres. It contains 70% new material, much of it stemming from the investigation of the atmospheric greenhouse effects of external radiative perturbations in climate systems, and the development of methodologies for inferring atmospheric and surface parameters by means of remote sensing. Liou's comprehensive treatment of the fundamentals of atmospheric radiation was developed for students, academics, and researchers in atmospheric sciences, remote sensing, and climate modeling. - Balanced treatment of fundamentals and applications - Includes over 170 illustrations to complement the concise description of each subject - Numerous examples and hands-on exercises at the end of each chapter

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Information

Publisher
Academic Press
Year
2002
Print ISBN
9780124514515
eBook ISBN
9780080491677
Edition
2
Topic
Physical Sciences
Subtopic
Meteorology & Climatology

Table of contents

  1. Cover image
  2. Title page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Inside Front Cover
  5. Front Matter
  6. Copyright page
  7. Preface
  8. Chapter 1: Fundamentals of Radiation for Atmospheric Applications
  9. Chapter 2: Solar Radiation at the Top of the Atmosphere
  10. Chapter 3: Absorption and Scattering of Solar Radiation in the Atmosphere
  11. Chapter 4: Thermal Infrared Radiation Transfer in the Atmosphere
  12. Chapter 5: Light Scattering by Atmospheric Particulates
  13. Chapter 6: Principles of Radiative Transfer in Planetary Atmospheres
  14. Chapter 7: Application of Radiative Transfer Principles to Remote Sensing
  15. Chapter 8: Radiation and Climate
  16. Appendix A: Derivation of the Planck Function
  17. Appendix B: The Schrödinger Wave Equation
  18. Appendix C: Spherical Geometry
  19. Appendix D: Complex Index of Refraction, Dispersion of Light, and Lorentz–Lorenz Formula
  20. Appendix E: Properties of the Legendre Polynomials and Addition Theorem
  21. Appendix F: Some Useful Constants
  22. Appendix G: Standard Atmospheric Profilesa
  23. Appendix H: Answers to Selected Exercises
  24. References
  25. Index
  26. International Geophysics Series