Inverse Problems in Atmospheric Constituent Transport

Sommario

Part I. Principles: 1. Introduction; 2. Atmospheric transport and transport models; 3. Estimation; 4. Time series estimation; 5. Observations of atmospheric composition; 6. The sources and sinks; 7. Problem formulation; 8. Ill-conditioning; 9. Analysis of model error; 10. Green's functions and synthesis inversion; 11. Time-stepping inversions; 12. Non-linear inversion techniques; 13. Experimental design; Part II. Recent Applications: 14. Global carbon dioxide; 15. Global methane; 16. Halocarbons and other global-scale studies; 17. Regional inversions; 18. Constraining atmospheric transport; 19. Conclusions; References; Appendix A. Notation; Appendix B. Numerical data; Appendix C. Abbreviations and acronyms; Appendix D. Glossary; Appendix E. Data source acknowledgements; Problems.

Info autore

Ian Enting is a senior principal research scientist at CSIRO Atmospheric Research, Aspendale, Victoria, Australia where he heads the greenhouse gas modelling team.

Riassunto

This book describes mathematical techniques for interpreting measurements of greenhouse gases in order to learn about their sources and sinks. It is aimed at researchers and graduate students embarking upon studies in this area. Established researchers will also find its extensive referencing invaluable.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Ian G. Enting, I. G. Enting, Edward Tipping, Enting I. G.
• Con la collaborazione di: Alexander J. Dessler (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge Academic
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 20.06.2002
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Altro
• EAN: 9780521812108
• ISBN: 978-0-521-81210-8
• Illustrazioni: 54 b/w illus. 12 tables, Zeichnungen, nicht spezifiziert, Tabellen, nicht spezifiziert
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 18.3 x 25.6 x 2.5 cm
• Peso (della confezione): 1’000 g
• Serie: Cambridge Atmospheric & Space; Cambridge Atmospheric and Space Science Series
• Categorie: MATHEMATICS / Applied, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Meteorology & Climatology, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General, environmental science, engineering & technology, Meteorology & climatology, Atmospheric physics, Meteorology and climatology, Applied mathematics, Environmental science, engineering and technology