UID:
almahu_9948025741402882
Format:
1 online resource (259 p.)
ISBN:
1-282-28869-5
,
9786612288692
,
0-08-095996-2
Series Statement:
International geophysics series ; v. 54
Content:
Aerosol and clouds play important roles in determining the earth's climate, in ways that we are only beginning to comprehend. In conjunction with molecular scattering from gases, aerosol and clouds determine in part what fraction of solar radiation reaches the earth's surface, and what fraction of the longwave radiation from the earth escapes to space. This book provides an overview of the latest research on atmospheric aerosol and clouds and their effects on global climate. Subjects reviewed include the direct and indirect effects of aerosol on climate, the radiative properties of clouds a
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
,
Front Cover; Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1. Tropospheric Aerosols; I. Introduction; II. Historical Understanding of Tropospheric Aerosols; III. Contemporary Understanding of Tropospheric Aerosols; IV. Some Outstanding Problems; References; Chapter 2. Aerosol-Cloud Interactions; I. Effects of Aerosol on Clouds; II. Effects of Clouds on Aerosol; III. Conclusions; References; Chapter 3. Aerosol-Climate Interactions; I. Introduction; II. Theoretical Aspects; III. Early Applications; IV. Recent Integrated Studies
,
V. Outstanding ProblemsReferences; Chapter 4. Microphysical Structures of Stratiform and Cirrus Clouds; I. Introduction; II. Cloud Types and Occurrence; III. Liquid Water Clouds; IV. Mixed-Phase Clouds; V. Ice Clouds; VI. Some Outstanding Problems; References; Chapter 5. Radiative Properties of Clouds; I. Introduction; II. Marine Stratocumulus Clouds; III. Cirrus Clouds; IV. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 6. Radiative Effects of Clouds on Earth's Climate; I. Introduction; II. Early Work; III. Recent Advances; IV. Outstanding Problems; References
,
Chapter 7. Parameterization of Clouds in Large-Scale Numerical ModelsI. Introduction; II. Parameterization of Cloud Processes; III. Data Needs; IV. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 8. Stratospheric Aerosols and Clouds; I. Introduction; II. General Characteristics of Stratospheric Aerosols and Clouds; III. Long-Term Observations by Satellite and Ground-Based Lidar; IV. Observations from the Eruption of Mount Pinatubo; V. Concluding Remarks; References; Index; International Geophysics Series
,
English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-12-350725-1
Language:
English
