An Introduction To Atmospheric Radiation

Author : K. N. Liou
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 583 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2002-05-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780080491677

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An Introduction to Atmospheric Radiation by K. N. Liou Pdf

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

Author : Liou
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1981-01-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780080954592

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An Introduction to Atmospheric Radiation

Author : K. N. Liou
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 599 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2002-04-29
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780124514515

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An Introduction to Atmospheric Radiation by K. N. Liou Pdf

Fundamentals of radiation for atmospheric applications -- Solar radiation at the top of the atmosphere -- Absorption and scattering of solar radiation in the atmosphere -- Thermal infrared radiation transfer in the atmosphere -- Light scattering by atmospheric particulates -- Principles of radiative transfer in planetary atmospheres -- Application of radiative transfer principles to remote sensing -- Radiation and climate.

Author : Kuo-Nan Liou
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:818496989

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An Introduction to Atmospheric Radiation by Kuo-Nan Liou Pdf

Author : Grant W. Petty
Publisher : Sundog Publishing LLC
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2023-11-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781944441029

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A First Course in Atmospheric Radiation by Grant W. Petty Pdf

This textbook covers the essentials of atmospheric radiation at a level appropriate to advanced undergraduates and first-year graduate students. It was written specifically to be readable and technically accessible to students having no prior background in the subject area and who may or may not intend to continue with more advanced study of radiation or remote sensing. The author emphasizes physical insight, first and foremost, but backed by the essential mathematical relationships. The second edition adds new exercises, improved figures, a table of symbols, and discussions of new topics, such as the Poynting vector and the energy balance within the atmosphere. The book web page includes additional resources for courses taught using this book, including downloadable/printable PDF figures as well as solutions to most problems (for instructors of recognized courses only).

Author : Craig F. Bohren,Eugene E. Clothiaux
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2006-08-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783527608379

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Fundamentals of Atmospheric Radiation by Craig F. Bohren,Eugene E. Clothiaux Pdf

Meeting the need for teaching material suitable for students of atmospheric science and courses on atmospheric radiation, this textbook covers the fundamentals of emission, absorption, and scattering of electromagnetic radiation from ultraviolet to infrared and beyond. Much of the contents applies to planetary atmosphere, with graded discussions providing a thorough treatment of subjects, including single scattering by particles at different levels of complexity. The discussion of the simple multiple scattering theory introduces concepts in more advanced theories, such that the more complicated two-stream theory allows readers to progress beyond the pile-of-plates theory. The authors are physicists teaching at the largest meteorology department in the US at Penn State. The problems given in the text come from students, colleagues, and correspondents, and the figures designed especially for this book facilitate comprehension. Ideal for advanced undergraduate and graduate students of atmospheric science. * Free solutions manual available for lecturers at www.wiley-vch.de/supplements/

Author : David G. Andrews
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2010-04-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780521872201

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An Introduction to Atmospheric Physics by David G. Andrews Pdf

Contributor biographical information for An introduction to atmospheric physics / David G. Andrews. Bibliographic record and links to related information available from the Library of Congress catalog Biographical text provided by the publisher (may be incomplete or contain other coding). The Library of Congress makes no claims as to the accuracy of the information provided, and will not maintain or otherwise edit/update the information supplied by the publisher. -- -- David Andrews has been a lecturer in Physics at Oxford University and a Physics tutor at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, for 20 years. During this time he has had extensive experience of teaching a wide range of physics courses, including atmospheric physics. This experience has included giving lectures to large student audiences and also giving tutorials to small groups. Tutorials, in particular, have given him insights into the kinds of problems that physics students encounter when learning atmospheric physics, and the kinds of topics that excite them. His broad teaching experience has also helped him introduce students to connections between topics in atmospheric physics and related topics in other areas of physics. He feels that it is particularly important to expose today's physics students to the excitements and challenges presented by the atmosphere and climate. He has also published a graduate textbook, Middle Atmosphere Dynamics, with J.R. Holton and C.B. Leovy (1987, Academic Press). He is a Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society, a Member of the Institute of Physics, and a Member of the American Meteorological Society.

Author : Knut Stamnes,Gary E. Thomas,Jakob J. Stamnes
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 531 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781107094734

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Radiative Transfer in the Atmosphere and Ocean by Knut Stamnes,Gary E. Thomas,Jakob J. Stamnes Pdf

This updated edition provides a foundation of theoretical and practical aspects of radiative transfer for students and researchers in atmospheric, oceanic and environmental sciences.

Author : Muhammad Iqbal
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780323151818

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An Introduction To Solar Radiation by Muhammad Iqbal Pdf

An Introduction to Solar Radiation is an introductory text on solar radiation, with emphasis on the methods of calculation for determining the amount of solar radiation incident on a surface on the earth. Topics covered include the astronomical relationship between the sun and the earth; thermal radiation; the solar constant and its spectral distribution; and extraterrestrial solar irradiation. This book is comprised of 12 chapters and begins with an overview of the trigonometric relationships between the sun-earth line and the position of an inclined surface, followed by a discussion on the characteristics of blackbody radiation. The next chapter focuses on the solar constant and its spectral distribution, paying particular attention to extraterrestrial solar spectral irradiance and the sun's blackbody temperature. Subsequent chapters explore extraterrestrial and radiation incident on inclined planes; the optics of a cloudless-sky atmosphere; solar spectral radiation and total (broadband) radiation under cloudless skies; and solar radiation arriving at horizontal surfaces on the earth through cloudy skies. The ground albedo and its spectral and angular variation are also described, along with insolation on inclined surfaces. The last chapter is devoted to instruments for measuring solar radiation, including pyrheliometers and pyranometers. This monograph will serve as a useful guide for energy analysts, designers of thermal devices, architects and engineers, agronomists, and hydrologists as well as senior graduate students.

Author : John M. Wallace,Peter V. Hobbs
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 507 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2006-03-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780080499536

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Atmospheric Science by John M. Wallace,Peter V. Hobbs Pdf

Atmospheric Science, Second Edition, is the long-awaited update of the classic atmospheric science text, which helped define the field nearly 30 years ago and has served as the cornerstone for most university curricula. Now students and professionals alike can use this updated classic to understand atmospheric phenomena in the context of the latest discoveries, and prepare themselves for more advanced study and real-life problem solving. This latest edition of Atmospheric Science, has been revamped in terms of content and appearance. It contains new chapters on atmospheric chemistry, the Earth system, the atmospheric boundary layer, and climate, as well as enhanced treatment of atmospheric dynamics, radiative transfer, severe storms, and global warming. The authors illustrate concepts with full-color, state-of-the-art imagery and cover a vast amount of new information in the field. Extensive numerical and qualitative exercises help students apply basic physical principles to atmospheric problems. There are also biographical footnotes summarizing the work of key scientists, along with a student companion website that hosts climate data; answers to quantitative exercises; full solutions to selected exercises; skew-T log p chart; related links, appendices; and more. The instructor website features: instructor’s guide; solutions to quantitative exercises; electronic figures from the book; plus supplementary images for use in classroom presentations. Meteorology students at both advanced undergraduate and graduate levels will find this book extremely useful. Full-color satellite imagery and cloud photographs illustrate principles throughout Extensive numerical and qualitative exercises emphasize the application of basic physical principles to problems in the atmospheric sciences Biographical footnotes summarize the lives and work of scientists mentioned in the text, and provide students with a sense of the long history of meteorology Companion website encourages more advanced exploration of text topics: supplementary information, images, and bonus exercises

Author : Daniel J. Jacob
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780691001852

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Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry by Daniel J. Jacob Pdf

Atmospheric chemistry is one of the fastest growing fields in the earth sciences. Until now, however, there has been no book designed to help students capture the essence of the subject in a brief course of study. Daniel Jacob, a leading researcher and teacher in the field, addresses that problem by presenting the first textbook on atmospheric chemistry for a one-semester course. Based on the approach he developed in his class at Harvard, Jacob introduces students in clear and concise chapters to the fundamentals as well as the latest ideas and findings in the field. Jacob's aim is to show students how to use basic principles of physics and chemistry to describe a complex system such as the atmosphere. He also seeks to give students an overview of the current state of research and the work that led to this point. Jacob begins with atmospheric structure, design of simple models, atmospheric transport, and the continuity equation, and continues with geochemical cycles, the greenhouse effect, aerosols, stratospheric ozone, the oxidizing power of the atmosphere, smog, and acid rain. Each chapter concludes with a problem set based on recent scientific literature. This is a novel approach to problem-set writing, and one that successfully introduces students to the prevailing issues. This is a major contribution to a growing area of study and will be welcomed enthusiastically by students and teachers alike.

Author : E.M. Feigelson
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1984-07-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 9027718032

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Radiation in a Cloudy Atmosphere by E.M. Feigelson Pdf

Radiative heat transfer is a fundamental factor in the energetics of the terrestrial atmosphere: the system consisting of the atmosphere and the underlying layer is heated by the Sun, and this heating is compensated, on the average, by thermal radia tion. Only over a period of 1-3 days from some specified initial moment can the dynamic processes in the atmosphere be considered to be adiabatic. Global dynamic processes of long duration are regulated by the actual influxes of heat, one of the main ones being the radiative influx. Radiation must be taken into account in long-term, weather forecasting and when considering the global circulation of the atmosphere, the theory of climate, etc. Thus it is necessary to know the albedo of the system, the amount of solar radiation transmitted by the atmosphere, the absorptivity of the atmosphere vis-a-vis solar radiation, and also the effective radiation flux, the divergence of which represents the radiative cooling or heating. All these quantities have to be integrated over the wavelength spectrum of the solar or thermal radiation, and they must be ascertained as functions of the determining factors. The relation ships between the indicated radiation characteristics, the optical quantities directly determining them, the optically active compo nents of the atmosphere, and the meteorological fields will be discussed in this book.

Author : Boris M. Smirnov
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2020-02-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783110629033

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Transport of Infrared Atmospheric Radiation by Boris M. Smirnov Pdf

This book sets out to give a rigorous mathematical description of the greenhouse effect through the theory of infrared atmospheric emission. In contrast to traditional climatological analysis, this approach eschews empirical relations in favour of a strict thermodynamical derivation, based on data from NASA and from the HITRAN spectroscopy database. The results highlight new aspects of the role of clouds in the greenhouse effect.

Author : R. M. Goody,Y. L. Yung
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780195102918

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Atmospheric Radiation: Theoretical Basis by R. M. Goody,Y. L. Yung Pdf

A complete revision of Goody's classic 1964 work, this volume offers a systematic discussion of atmospheric radiation processes that today are at the center of worldwide study and concern. It deals with the ways in which incident solar radiation is transformed into scattered and thermal radiation, and the thermodynamic consequences for the Earth's gaseous envelope, identifying aspects of the interaction between radiation and atmospheric motions as the central theme for atmospheric radiation studies. As a complete treatment of physical and mathematical foundations, the text assumes no prior knowledge of atmospheric physics. The theoretical discussion is systematic, and can therefore be applied with minor extension to any planetary atmosphere.

Author : Grant W. Petty
Publisher : Sundog Publishing
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Atmospheric radiation
ISBN : UCSD:31822033350976

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A First Course in Atmospheric Radiation by Grant W. Petty Pdf

An introductory textbook on atmospheric radiation written for undergraduate and first-year graduate meteorology students.