Radiation and Climate

Zusatztext 'This is, in short, an excellent book, very well suited as a textbook.' Journal of Sedimentary Research Informationen zum Autor Professor Ilias M. VardavasDepartment of Physics, University of CreteProfessor Frederic W. TaylorHalley Professor of Physics, Atmospheric Oceanic & Planetary Physics, Oxford University Klappentext Radiation theory and measurements are at the core of the climate change debate. This new book describes in detail the basic physics used in radiative transfer codes that are a key part of climate prediction models. The basic principles are extended to the atmospheres of the Earth and the other planets, illustrating the greenhouse effect and other radiation-based phenomena at work. Several chapters deal with the techniques and measurements for monitoring the Earth's radiation budget and thus tracking global change and its effects. Remote sensing instruments on satellite and the theory of remote sensing are also covered. The book is the first comprehensive new publication on atmospheric radiation in more than a decade, and the first to link the theoretical and experimental aspects of the subject to the contemporary climate problem. Zusammenfassung This new book describes the basic physics of solar and infrared radiation in the atmosphere. Radiation theory is related to the development of climate prediction models, and to measurement techniques for monitoring the Earth's energy budget and making remote sensing observations from satellites. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: The Climate System 2: Atmospheric Physics and Thermodynamics 3: Radiation Transfer Theory 4: Thermal Infrared Transfer in the Atmosphere 5: Incoming Solar Radiation 6: Solar Radiation Transfer in the Atmosphere 7: Atmospheric Photochemistry 8: The Earth's Radiation Budget 9: Theory of Radiation Measurements 10: Climate Observations by Radiometry and Spectrometry 11: Climate Modelling 12: Planetary Evolution and Comparative Climatology ...

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• Authors: Frederic Taylor, Taylor Frederic, Ilias Vardavas, Ilias M. Vardavas, Ilias M. Taylor Vardavas, Ilias Taylor Vardavas
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.09.2007
• EAN: 9780199227471
• ISBN: 978-0-19-922747-1
• No. of pages: 512
• Series: International Series of Monographs on Physics; International Series of Monogr; International Series of Monogr; International Series of Monographs on Physics; International Monographs on Ph
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; SCIENCE / Mechanics / Thermodynamics, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Meteorology & Climatology, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General, environmental science, engineering & technology, Meteorology & climatology, Atmospheric physics, Meteorology and climatology, Thermodynamics & heat, Environmental science, engineering and technology, Thermodynamics and heat