Andreas Bott, Thomas Trautmann, Wilford Zdunkowski

Radiation in the Atmosphere

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book presents the theory and applications of radiative transfer for graduate students and researchers in meteorology and related sciences.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 498
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Februar 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 851g
• ISBN-13: 9781108462723
• ISBN-10: 1108462723
• Artikelnr.: 51381983

Autorenporträt

Wilford Zdunkowski is Professor Emeritus at the Institute of Atmospheric Physics at Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz, Germany.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. The radiative transfer equation
3. Principles of invariance
4. Quasi-exact solution methods for the radiative transfer equation
5. Radiative perturbation theory
6. Two-stream methods for the solution of the radiative transfer equation
7. Transmission in individual spectral lines and in bands of lines
8. Absorption by gases
9. Light scattering theory for spheres
10. Effects of polarization in radiative transfer
11. Remote sensing applications of radiative transfer
12. Influence of clouds on the climate of the Earth
Answers to problems
List of frequently used symbols
References and bibliography
Index.