An Introduction to Atmospheric Radiation

K. N. Liou

584 pages, parution le 16/05/2002 (2^eme édition)

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This Second Edition of An Introduction to Atmospheric Radiation bas 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.

Contents

Preface

Chapter 1 : Fundamentals of Radiation for Atmospheric Applications

1.1 Concepts, Definitions, and Units
1.2 Blackbody Radiation Laws
1.3 Absorption Line Formation and Line Shape
1.4 Introduction to Radiative Transfer

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 and Solar Insolation
2.3 Solar Spectrum and Solar Constant Determination

Chapter 3 : Absorption and Scattering of Solar Radiation in the Atmosphere

3.1 Composition and Structure of the Earth's Atmosphere
3.2 Atmospheric Absorption
3.3 Atmospheric Scattering
3.4 Multiple Scattering and Absorption in Planetary Atmospheres
3.5 Atmospheric Solar Heating Rates

Chapter 4 : Thermal Infrared Radiation Transfer in the Atmosphere

4.1 The Thermal Infrared Spectrum and the Greenhouse Effect
4.2 Absorption and Emission in the Atmosphere
4.3 Correlated K-Distribution Method for Infrared Radiative Transfer
4.4 Band Models
4.5 Broadband Approaches to Flux Computations
4.6 Infrared Radiative Transfer in Cloudy Atmospheres
4.7 Atmospheric Infrared Cooling Rates

Chapter 5 : Light Scattering by Atmospheric Particulates

5.1 Morphology of Atmospheric Particulates
5.2 Lorenz-Mie Theory of Light Scattering by Spherical Particles
5.3 Geometric Optics
5.4 Light Scattering by Ice Crystals: A Unified Theory
5.5 Light Scattering by Nonspherical Aerosol

Chapter 6 : Principles of Radiative Transfer in Planetary Atmospheres

6.1 Introduction
6.2 Discrete-Ordinates Method for Radiative Transfer
6.3 Principles of Invariance
6.4 Adding Method for Radiative Transfer
6.5 Approximations for Radiative Transfer
6.6 Radiative Transfer Including Polarization
6.7 Advanced Topics in Radiative Transfer

Chapter 7 : Application of Radiative Transfer Principles to Remote Sensing

7.1 Introduction
7.2 Remote Sensing Using Transmitted Sunlight
7.3 Remote Sensing Using Reflected Sunlight
7.4 Remote Sensing Using Emitted Infrared Radiation
7.5 Remote Sensing Using Emitted Microwave Radiation
7.6 Remote Sensing Using Laser and Microwave Energy

Chapter 8 : Radiation and Climate

8.1 Introduction
8.2 Radiation Budget of the Earth-Atmosphere System
8.3 Radiative and Convective Atmospheres
8.4 Radiation in One-Dimensional Climate Models
8.5 Radiation in Energy Balance Climate Models
8.6 Radiation in Global Climate Models

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Éditeur(s)	Academic Press
Auteur(s)	K. N. Liou
Parution	16/05/2002
Édition	2^eme édition
Nb. de pages	584
Format	15,5 x 23,5
Couverture	Relié
Poids	934g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780124514515
ISBN13	978-0-12-451451-5