UID:
almafu_9960073579702883
Umfang:
1 online resource (409 p.)
ISBN:
1-282-28956-X
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9786612289569
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0-08-095459-6
Serie:
International geophysics series ; v. 26
Inhalt:
An introduction to atmospheric radiation
Anmerkung:
Includes indexes.
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Front Cover; An Introduction to Atmospheric Radiation; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Fundamentals of Radiation; 1.1 Concepts, Definitions, and Units; 1.2 Blackbody Radiation; 1.3 Absorption (Emission) Line Formation and Line Shape; 1.4 Simple Aspects of Radiative Transfer; Exercises; Suggested References; Chapter 2. Solar Radiation at the Top of the Atmosphere; 2.1 The Sun as an Energy Source; 2.2 The Earth's Orbit about the Sun; 2.3 The Solar Spectrum and Solar Constant; 2.4 Determinations of the Solar Constant; 2.5 Distribution of Isolation outside the Atmosphere; Exercises
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Suggested ReferencesChapter 3. Absorption and Scattering of Solar Radiation in the Atmosphere; 3.1 Composition and Structure of the Earth's Atmosphere; 3.2 Absorption in the Ultraviolet; 3.3 Photochemical Processes and the Formation of Ozone Layers; 3.4 Absorption in the Visible and Infrared; 3.5 Computation of Solar Heating Rates; 3.6 Representation of Polarized Light and Stokes Parameters; 3.7 Rayleigh Scattering; Exercises; Suggested References; Chapter 4. Infrared Radiation Transfer in the Atmosphere; 4.1 The Thermal Infrared Spectrum and Atmospheric Effect
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4.2 General Characteristics of Infrared Absorption Spectra of Atmospheric Gases4.3 Theory of Infrared Transfer in Plane-Parallel Atmospheres; 4.4 Concept of Transmission Function (Transmittance); 4.5 Band Models for Transmission Functions (Transmittances); 4.6 Curtis-Godson Approximation for Inhomogeneous Atmospheres; 4.7 Computation of Infrared Cooling Rates; 4.8 Infrared Flux in Terms of Stefan-Boltzmann Law and Radiation Chart; 4.9 Carbon Dioxide and Climate; Exercises; Suggested References; Chapter 5. Light Scattering by Particulates in the Atmosphere; 5.1 Maxwell Equations
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5.2 The Electromagnetic Wave Equation and Its Solution5.3 Formal Scattering Solution; 5.4 The Far Field Solution and Extinction Parameters; 5.5 The Scattering Phase Matrix; 5.6 Ray Optics; 5.7 Light Scattering by Nonspherical Ice Crystals; Exercises; Suggested References; Chapter 6. Principle of Multiple Scattering in Plane-Parallel Atmospheres; 6.1 Formulation of the Scattering of Sunlight in Plane-Parallel Atmospheres; 6.2 Approximations for Radiative Transfer; 6.3 Discrete-Ordinates Method for Radiative Transfer; 6.4 Principles of Invariance; 6.5 The Inclusion of Surface Reflection
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6.6 Adding Method for Multiple Scattering6.7 Multiple Scattering Including Polarization; 6.8 Equations for Multiple Scattering by Oriented Nonspherical Particles; 6.9 Equations for Multiple Scattering in Three-Dimensional Space; Exercises; Suggested References; Chapter 7. Applications of Radiative Transfer to Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Scattered Sunlight as Means of Remote Sensing; 7.3 Infrared Sensing From Satellites; 7.4 Microwave Sensing From Satellites; 7.5 Lidar (or Radar) Backscattering; Exercises; Suggested References; Chapter 8. Radiation Climatology
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8.1 General Survey of Radiation Budget Studies of the Earth-Atmosphere
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English
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0-12-451450-2
Sprache:
Englisch
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