Light scattering by ice crystals : fundamentals and applications
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Light scattering by ice crystals : fundamentals and applications
Cambridge University Press, 2016
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 392-426) and index
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Description
This research volume outlines the scientific foundations that are central to our current understanding of light scattering, absorption and polarization processes involving ice crystals. It also demonstrates how data from satellite remote sensing of cirrus clouds can be combined with radiation parameterizations in climate models to estimate the role of these clouds in temperature and precipitation responses to climate change. Providing a balanced treatment of the fundamentals and applications, this book synthesizes the authors' own work, as well as that of other leading researchers in this area. Numerous illustrations are included, including three-dimensional schematics, to provide a concise discussion of the subject and enable easy visualization of the key concepts. This book is intended for active researchers and advanced graduate students in atmospheric science, climatology, and remote sensing, as well as scholars in related fields such as ice microphysics, electromagnetic wave propagation, geometric optics, radiative transfer and cloud-climate interactions.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1. Ice in the Earth's atmosphere
- 2. Fundamentals of light scattering by ice crystals
- 3. Principle of geometric optics for application to light scattering by ice crystals
- 4. Other useful approaches for light scattering by ice particles
- 5. Application of light scattering by ice crystals to remote sensing
- 6. Application of light scattering by ice crystals to climate studies
- References
- Index.
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