Radiative Transfer in the Atmosphere and Ocean

Gary E. Thomas, Knut Stamnes

518 pages, parution le 24/04/2002

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Résumé

Radiative transfer is important to a range of disciplines, from the study of greenhouse warming to stellar atmospheres and ocean optics. This text provides a foundation of the theoretical and practical aspects of radiative transfer for senior undergraduate and graduate students of atmospheric, oceanic, and environmental sciences. With an emphasis on formulation, judicial approximations and numerical solutions of the radiative transfer equation, Radiative Transfer in the Atmosphere and Ocean fills a gap between descriptive texts covering the physical processes and the practical numerical approaches needed in research.

Contents

List of Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments

Ch. 1 Basic Properties of Radiation, Atmospheres, and Oceans 1
Ch. 2 Basic State Variables and the Radiative Transfer Equation 34
Ch. 3 Basic Scattering Processes 56
Ch. 4 Absorption by Solid, Aqueous, and Gaseous Media 84
Ch. 5 Principles of Radiative Transfer 130
Ch. 6 Formulation of Radiative Transfer Problems 170
Ch. 7 Approximate Solutions of Prototype Problems 217
Ch. 8 Accurate Numerical Solutions of Prototype Problems 281
Ch. 9 Shortwave Radiative Transfer 335
Ch. 10 Transmission in Spectrally Complex Media 384
Ch. 11 Radiative Transfer in Nongray Media 413
Ch. 12 The Role of Radiation in Climate 438

App. A Nomenclature: Glossary of Symbols 481
App. B Physical Constants 489
App. C Model Atmospheres 490
App. D Ocean Optics Nomenclature 503
App. E Reflectance and Transmittance at an Interface 506

Index 511

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Éditeur(s)	Cambridge University Press
Auteur(s)	Gary E. Thomas, Knut Stamnes
Parution	24/04/2002
Nb. de pages	518
Format	17,5 x 25,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	981g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780521890618
ISBN13	978-0-521-89061-8