UID:
almafu_9960073814102883
Umfang:
1 online resource (397 p.)
ISBN:
9780128044971
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0128044977
Inhalt:
"Visibility: The Seeing of Near and Distant Landscape Features is the only book of its kind in the field, written by the world's leading expert on the topic. Carefully designed pedagogy allows a diversity of readers, from regulators to researchers, to use this book to further their understanding of the field. It reviews the science of visibility, encompassing its history, methodologies and impacts. Topics covered include the interaction of light with the atmosphere and aerosols; the transfer of light through the atmosphere, especially as it relates to nonuniform haze layers; perception, including visibility metrics; image processing techniques for the purpose of visually displaying the effects of haze on scenic landscapes; visibility monitoring techniques; and the history of visibility regulatory development."--
Anmerkung:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Title page; Table of Contents; Copyright; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Introduction; Abstract; What is visibility?; What is visibility impairment?; Chapter 2: On the Nature of Light and Its Interaction with Atmospheric Particles; Abstract; Interaction of light and particles; Real-world estimates of mass scattering efficiencies; Aerosol water; The apportionment problem; Removal of a species from the atmosphere; What do we know about real-world mass extinction efficiencies?; Chapter 3: How the Transfer of Light (Radiation) through the Atmosphere Affects Visibility; Abstract
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AbstractBasic principles of measurement of scattering and extinction; Basic concepts of measurement of particles in the atmosphere; A more in-depth look at optical monitoring principles related to visibility; Scene and radiance measurements; Scattering measurements; Absorption measurements; Transmission measurements; Chapter 8: History of Visibility as an Esthetic Concern in the United States; Abstract; Visibility and energy development on the colorado plateau; Visibility is formally protected; Visibility monitoring; Visibility modeling; Visibility regulations; Implementation activities
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Parallel regulatory programs affect class I visibilityProgress is underway; Appendix 1: Units and Definitions; Appendix 2: Clean Air Act 169A & B; Glossary; Subject Index
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780128044506
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0128044500
Sprache:
Englisch
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