Radiative Transfer in the Atmosphere and Ocean
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Radiative Transfer in the Atmosphere and Ocean: (Cambridge Atmospheric and Space Science Series)

Radiative Transfer in the Atmosphere and Ocean: (Cambridge Atmospheric and Space Science Series)


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This text provides a foundation in both the theoretical and practical aspects of radiative transfer, for advanced students of atmospheric, oceanic and environmental sciences. The transfer of solar and infrared radiation through optically-thick clouds, aerosol layer, and the oceanic mixed layer is presented through the use of heuristic models of scattering and absorption, and a systematic approach to formulation and solution of the radiative transfer equation. Problems such as the transmission of ultraviolet radiation through the atmosphere and ocean, remote sensing, solar heating and infrared cooling processes, UV biological dose rates, and greenhouse warming are solved using a variety of methods. This self-contained, systematic treatment will prepare students from a range of disciplines in problems concerning the effects of solar and infrared radiation on natural systems. The hardback edition received excellent reviews.

Table of Contents:
Preface; 1. Basic properties of radiation, atmospheres and oceans; 2. Basic state variables; 3. Interaction of radiation with matter; 4. Formulation of radiative transfer problems; 5. Approximate solutions of prototype problems; 6. Accurate numerical solutions of prototype problems; 7. Emission-dominated radiative processes; 8. Radiative transfer in spectrally-complex media; 9. Solar radiation driving photochemistry and photobiology; 10. The role of radiation in climate; Appendix 1. A primer on radiative transfer: absorption and scattering opacity; Appendix 2. Stokes parameters, Poincare sphere, and the Mueller matrix; Appendix 3. Nomenclature: glossary of symbols; Appendix 4. Principle of reciprocity for the bidirectional reflectance; Appendix 5. Isolation of the azimuth-dependence; Appendix 6. The streaming term in spherical geometry; Appendix 7. Reflectance and transmittance of the invariant intensity (I;n2); Appendix 8. Scaling transformation for anisotropic scattering; Appendix 9. Reciprocity, duality and effects of surface reflection; Appendix 10. Removal of overflow problems in the intensity formulas.

Review :
'... the culmination of the authors' teaching efforts over many years ... for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in atmospheric and oceanic sciences, but it is also provides a useful reference for the practitioner ... a valuable resource for those interested in terrestrial radiative transfer. It contains good discussions and physical explanations within the main text, useful summaries, notes, comments, and up-to-date references.' Lazaros Oreopoulos and Steven Platnick, Physics Today ' ... I would rate the book strongly ... it combines mathematical rigour with a strongly supportive text that gives good insight into the physical processes.' International Journal of Climatology '... this book fills a gap between descriptive texts covering the physical processes and the practical numerical approaches needed in research. Designed to convey insight into the transfer process, it can also be used as a self-contained manual for practitioners who require accurate modeling of the effects of solar and infrared radiation of natural systems.' Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 'This book should not be missing on (sic) the desk of any person seriously interested in radiative transfer ... I am sure that both instructor and student can profit a great deal from studying this excellent work.' Wilford Zdunkowski, Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780521890618
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Cambridge University Press
  • Height: 255 mm
  • No of Pages: 548
  • Returnable: N
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 27 mm
  • Width: 177 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0521890616
  • Publisher Date: 28 Jan 2002
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Returnable: N
  • Series Title: Cambridge Atmospheric and Space Science Series
  • Weight: 978 gr


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