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Atmospheric Radiation

Atmospheric Radiation

Paperback

Series: Wiley Atmospheric Physics and Remote Sensing

Environmental StudiesPhysics

ISBN10: 3527410988
ISBN13: 9783527410989
Publisher: Wiley-Vch
Published: Sep 16 2014
Pages: 256
Weight: 1.30
Height: 0.60 Width: 6.70 Depth: 9.40
Language: English
A first-look at radiative transfer in planetary atmospheres with a particular focus on the Earth's atmosphere and climate. The textbook covers the basics of the radiative transfer of sunlight, treating absorption and scattering, and the transfer of the thermal infrared appropriate for local thermodynamic equilibrium, absorption and emission. The examples included show how the solutions of the radiative transfer equation are used in remote sensing to probe the thermal structure and composition of planetary atmospheres. This motivates students by leading them to a better understanding of and appreciation for the computer-generated numerical results.
Aimed at upper-division undergraduates and beginning graduate students in physics and atmospheric sciences, the book is designed to cover the essence of the material in a 10-week course, while the material in the optional sections will facilitate its use at the more leisurely pace and in-depth focus of a semester course.

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