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Radiative Transfer in the Atmosphere and Ocean

By Gary E. Thomas , Knut Stamnes

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2002
ISBN
0521890616, 9780521890618
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
21 MB (21971435 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Atmospheric and Space Science Series
Pages
548\540
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07
Науки о Земле;Метеорология и климатология;Физико-х

Description

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 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.

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