Radiative Transfer in the Atmosphere and Ocean
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Radiative Transfer in the Atmosphere and Ocean

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Radiative Transfer in the Atmosphere and Ocean

About this book

This new and completely updated edition gives a detailed description of radiative transfer processes at a level accessible to advanced students. The volume gives the reader a basic understanding of global warming and enhanced levels of harmful ultraviolet radiation caused by ozone depletion. It teaches the basic physics of absorption, scattering and emission processes in turbid media, such as the atmosphere and ocean, using simple semi-classical models. The radiative transfer equation, including multiple scattering, is formulated and solved for several prototype problems, using both simple approximate and accurate numerical methods. In addition, the reader has access to a powerful, state-of-the-art computational code for simulating radiative transfer processes in coupled atmosphere-water systems including snow and ice. This computational code can be regarded as a powerful educational aid, but also as a research tool that can be applied to solve a variety of research problems in environmental sciences.

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Yes, you can access Radiative Transfer in the Atmosphere and Ocean by Knut Stamnes,Gary E. Thomas,Jakob J. Stamnes in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Physical Sciences & Meteorology & Climatology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright information
  5. Table of contents
  6. List of Illustrations
  7. List of Tables
  8. 1 Basic Properties of Radiation, Atmospheres, and Oceans
  9. 2 Basic State Variables and the Radiative Transfer Equation
  10. 3 Basic Scattering Processes
  11. 4 Absorption by Solid, Aqueous, and Gaseous Media
  12. 5 Principles of Radiative Transfer
  13. 6 Formulation of Radiative Transfer Problems
  14. 7 Approximate Solutions of Prototype Problems
  15. 8 The Role of Radiation in Climate
  16. 9 Accurate Numerical Solutions of Prototype Problems
  17. 10 Shortwave Radiative Transfer in the Atmosphere and Ocean
  18. Appendix A Nomenclature: Glossary of Symbols
  19. Appendix B Physical Constants
  20. Appendix C Ocean Optics Nomenclature
  21. Appendix D Reflectance and Transmittance at an Interface
  22. References
  23. Index