Atmospheric radiation : theoretical basis
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Atmospheric radiation : theoretical basis
Oxford University Press, 1995
2nd ed
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"First issued as an Oxford University Press paperback, 1995"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Earth, like the other inner planets, receives virtually all of its energy from space in the form of solar electromagnetic radiation. The Earth's total heat content does not vary significantly with time, indicating a close overall balance between absorbed solar radiation and the diffuse stream of low-temperature, thermal radiation emitted by the plant. This book, a reprint of the second edition of Goody's classic work, is concerned with the interaction of solar
electromagnetic energy with planetary atmospheres, the subsequent redistribution of this energy, and its ultimate return to space as terrestrial thermal radiation.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Theory of Radiative Transfer
- 2. Vibration-Rotation Spectra of Gaseous Molecules
- 3. Band Models
- 4. Absorption by Atmospheric Gases
- 5. Radiation Calculations in a Clear Atmosphere
- 6. Extinction by Molecules and Droplets
- 7. Radiative Transfer in a Scattering Atmosphere
- 8. Atmospheres in Radiative Equilibrium
- 9. Evolution of a Thermal Disturbance
- Appendix 1: Physical constants
- Appendix 2: Spectroscopic units
- Appendix 3: A model atmosphere
- Appendix 4: Properties of water vapor
- Appendix 5: The Planck function
- Appendix 6: The exponential integrals
- Appendix 7: The Ladenburg and Reiche function
- Appendix 8: The Elsasser function
- Appendix 9: The physical state of the sun
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