Introduction to Atmospheric Radiation (2nd Edition)

This Second Edition has been extensively revised to address the fundamental study and quantitative measurement of the interactions of solar and terrestrial radiation with molecules, aerosols, and cloud particles in planetary atmospheres. It contains 70% new material, much of it stemming from the inv...

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Main Author Liou, Kuo-Nan
Format eBook Book
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier 2002
Academic Press
Elsevier Science & Technology
Edition2
SeriesInternational geophysics series
Subjects
Atmospheric radiation
Environment & Environmental Engineering
Pollution Control & Prevention
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Table of Contents:
  • Title Page Preface Table of Contents 1. Fundamentals of Radiation for Atmospheric Applications 2. Solar Radiation at the Top of the Atmosphere 3. Absorption and Scattering of Solar Radiation in the Atmosphere 4. Thermal Infrared Radiation Transfer in the Atmosphere 5. Light Scattering by Atmospheric Particulates 6. Principles of Radiative Transfer in Planetary Atmospheres 7. Application of Radiative Transfer Principles to Remote Sensing 8. Radiation and Climate Appendices References Index
  • 6.4 Adding Method for Radiative Transfer -- 6.5 Approximations for Radiative Transfer -- 6.6 Radiative Transfer Including Polarization -- 6.7 Advanced Topics in Radiative Transfer -- Exercises -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 7. Application of Radiative Transfer Principles to Remote Sensing -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Remote Sensing Using Transmitted Sunlight -- 7.3 Remote Sensing Using Re.ected Sunlight -- 7.4 Remote Sensing Using Emitted Infrared Radiation -- 7.5 Remote Sensing Using Emitted Microwave Radiation -- 7.6 Remote Sensing Using Laser and Microwave Energy -- Exercises -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 8. Radiation and Climate -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Radiation Budget of the Earth-Atmosphere System -- 8.3 Radiative and Convective Atmospheres -- 8.4 Radiation in One-Dimensional Climate Models -- 8.5 Radiation in Energy Balance Climate Models -- 8.6 Radiation in Global Climate Models -- Exercises -- Suggested Reading -- Appendix A. Derivation of the Planck Function -- Appendix B. The Schrödinger Wave Equation -- Appendix C. Spherical Geometry -- Appendix D. Complex Index of Refraction, Dispersion of Light, and Lorentz-Lorenz Formula -- Appendix E. Properties of the Legendre Polynomials and Addition Theorem -- Appendix F. Some Useful Constants -- Appendix G. Standard Atmospheric Profiles -- Appendix H. Answers to Selected Exercises -- References -- Index -- Previous Volumes in International Geophysics Series
  • Cover -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Fundamentals of Radiation for Atmospheric Applications -- 1.1 Concepts, Denitions, and Units -- 1.2 Blackbody Radiation Laws -- 1.3 Absorption Line Formation and Line Shape -- 1.4 Introduction to Radiative Transfer -- Exercises -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 2. Solar Radiation at the Top of the Atmosphere -- 2.1 The Sun as an Energy Source -- 2.2 The Earth's Orbit about the Sun and Solar Insolation -- 2.3 Solar Spectrum and Solar Constant Determination -- Exercises -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 3. Absorption and Scattering of Solar Radiation in the Atmosphere -- 3.1 Composition and Structure of the Earth's Atmosphere -- 3.2 Atmospheric Absorption -- 3.3 Atmospheric Scattering -- 3.4 Multiple Scattering and Absorption in Planetary Atmospheres -- 3.5 Atmospheric Solar Heating Rates -- Exercises -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 4. Thermal Infrared Radiation Transfer in the Atmosphere -- 4.1 The Thermal Infrared Spectrum and the Greenhouse Effect -- 4.2 Absorption and Emission in the Atmosphere -- 4.3 Correlated K-Distribution Method for Infrared Radiative Transfer -- 4.4 Band Models -- 4.5 Broadband Approaches to Flux Computations -- 4.6 Infrared Radiative Transfer in Cloudy Atmospheres -- 4.7 Atmospheric Infrared Cooling Rates -- Exercises -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 5. Light Scattering by Atmospheric Particulates -- 5.1 Morphology of Atmospheric Particulates -- 5.2 Lorenz-Mie Theory of Light Scattering by Spherical Particles -- 5.3 Geometric Optics -- 5.4 Light Scattering by Ice Crystals: A Unified Theory -- 5.5 Light Scattering by Nonspherical Aerosols -- Exercises -- Suggested Reading -- Chapter 6. Principles of Radiative Transfer in Planetary Atmospheres -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Discrete-Ordinates Method for Radiative Transfer -- 6.3 Principles of Invariance