Radiation in the Atmosphere: A Course in Theoretical Meteorology

by Wilford Zdunkowski , Thomas Trautmann , Andreas Bott

• ISBN13: 9780521871075
• ISBN10: 0521871077
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-04-16
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

This book presents the theory and applications of radiative transfer in the atmosphere. It is written for graduate students and researchers in the fields of meteorology and related sciences. The book begins with important basic definitions of the radiative transfer theory. It presents the hydrodynamic derivation of the radiative transfer equation and the principles of variance. The authors examine in detail various quasi-exact solutions of the radiative transfer equation and give a thorough treatment of the radiative perturbation theory. A rigorous treatment of Mie scattering is given, including Rayleigh scattering as a special case, and the important efficiency factors for extinction, scattering and absorption are derived. The fundamentals of remote sensing applications of radiative transfer are presented. Problems of varying degrees of difficulty are included at the end of each chapter, so readers can further their understanding of the materials covered in the book.

Table of Contents

Introduction

The radiative transfer equation

Principles of invariance

Quasi-exact solution methods for the radiative transfer equation

Radiative perturbation theory

Two-stream methods for the solution of the radiative transfer equation

Transmission in individual spectral lines and in bands of lines

Absorption by gases

Light scattering theory for spheres

Effects of polarization in radiative transfer

Remote sensing applications of radiative transfer

Influence of clouds on the climate of the Earth

Answers to problems

List of frequently used symbols

References and bibliography

Index

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