Radiation in the Atmosphere - A Course in Theoretical Meteorology

Informationen zum Autor Wilford Zdunkowski is Professor Emeritus at the Institute of Atmospheric Physics at Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz, Germany. Thomas Trautmann is Head of the Unit for Atmospheric Processors at the Remote Sensing Technology Institute, German Aerospace Center (DLR) Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany, and Apl. Professor for Meteorology at Universität Leipzig. Andreas Bott is a University Professor for Theoretical Meteorology at the Meteorological Institute at Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn. Klappentext This book presents the theory and applications of radiative transfer for graduate students and researchers in meteorology and related sciences. Zusammenfassung Written for graduate students and researchers in meteorology and related sciences! this book presents the theory and applications of radiative transfer in the atmosphere. Problems of varying degrees of difficulty are included at the end of each chapter! allowing readers to further their understanding of the subject. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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.

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• Authors: Andreas Bott, Andreas (Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universitat Bonn) Bott, Bott Andreas, Thomas Trautmann, Thomas R. (Universitat Leipzig) Trautmann, Wilford Zdunkowski, Wilford (Johannes Gutenberg Universita Zdunkowski, Wilford (Johannes Gutenberg Universitat Mainz Zdunkowski, Zdunkowski Wilford
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781108462723
• ISBN: 978-1-108-46272-3
• No. of pages: 496
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Miscellaneous; SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Meteorology & Climatology, Meteorology & climatology, Atmospheric physics, Meteorology and climatology