Radiation in the Atmosphere

A course in theoretical meteorology

Wilford Zdunkowski, Thomas Trautmann, Andreas Bott

480 pages, parution le 05/04/2007

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Résumé

This book presents the theory and applications of radiative transfer in the atmosphere. It is written for graduate students and researchers in the fields of meteorology and related sciences. The book begins with important basic definitions of the radiative transfer theory. It presents the hydrodynamic derivation of the radiative transfer equation and the principles of variance. The authors examine in detail various quasi-exact solutions of the radiative transfer equation and give a thorough treatment of the radiative perturbation theory. A rigorous treatment of Mie scattering is given, including Rayleigh scattering as a special case, and the important efficiency factors for extinction, scattering and absorption are derived. The fundamentals of remote sensing applications of radiative transfer are presented. Problems of varying degrees of difficulty are included at the end of each chapter, so readers can further their understanding of the materials covered in the book.

All equations are derived in detail making it easy for the student to follow the mathematical developments
The book contains exercises of varying levels of difficulty for which solutions are given
This book complements the authors' previous two books Dynamics of the Atmosphere and Thermodynamics of the Atmosphere

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Introduction
The radiative transfer equation
Principles of invariance
Quasi-exact solution methods for the radiative transfer equation
Radiative perturbation theory
Two-stream methods for the solution of the radiative transfer equation
Transmission in individual spectral lines and in bands of lines
Absorption by gases
Light scattering theory for spheres
Effects of polarization in radiative transfer
Remote sensing applications of radiative transfer
Influence of clouds on the climate of the Earth
Answers to problems

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Éditeur(s)	Cambridge University Press
Auteur(s)	Wilford Zdunkowski, Thomas Trautmann, Andreas Bott
Parution	05/04/2007
Nb. de pages	480
Format	18 x 25,5
Couverture	Relié
Poids	1110g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780521871075
ISBN13	978-0-521-87107-5