Radiative Transfer in the Atmosphere and Ocean (Cambridge Atmospheric and Space Science Series)

This text provides a foundation in both the theoretical and practical aspects of radiative transfer, for advanced students of atmospheric, oceanic and environmental sciences. The transfer of solar and infrared radiation through optically-thick clouds, aerosol layer, and the oceanic mixed layer is presented through the use of heuristic models of scattering and absorption, and a systematic approach to formulation and solution of the radiative transfer equation. Problems such as the the transmission of ultraviolet radiation through the atmosphere and ocean, remote sensing, solar heating and infrared cooling processes, UV biological dose rates, and Greenhouse warming are solved using a variety of methods. This self-contained, systematic treatment will prepare students from a range of disciplines in problems concerning the effects of solar and infrared radiation on natural systems. The hardback edition received excellent reviews.

Science & Math

Thomas, Gary E.

Stamnes, Knut

Earth Sciences

Cambridge University Press

Astronomy & Space Science

Proceedings of an August 1996 symposium. Papers are organized in sections on radiation in polar regions, radiative properties of clouds, radiation codes for models, results of field measurements, remote sensing and radiative transfer, radiation climatology, fundamental problems in radiative transfer, UV radiation measurement and modeling, spectroscopy, and solar and terrestrial radiation research in developing countries and newly independent states. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

IRS '96, Current Problems in Atmospheric Radiation: Proceedings of the International Radiation Symposium, Fairbanks, Alaska, 19-24 August 1996 (Studies in Geophysical Optics and Remote Sensing)

International Radiation Symposium (1996 Fairbanks, Alaska)

Smith, William L.

A Deepak Pub

This new and completely updated edition gives a detailed description of radiative transfer processes at a level accessible to advanced students. The volume gives the reader a basic understanding of global warming and enhanced levels of harmful ultraviolet radiation caused by ozone depletion. It teaches the basic physics of absorption, scattering and emission processes in turbid media, such as the atmosphere and ocean, using simple semi-classical models. The radiative transfer equation, including multiple scattering, is formulated and solved for several prototype problems, using both simple approximate and accurate numerical methods. In addition, the reader has access to a powerful, state-of-the-art computational code for simulating radiative transfer processes in coupled atmosphere-water systems including snow and ice. This computational code can be regarded as a powerful educational aid, but also as a research tool that can be applied to solve a variety of research problems in environmental sciences.

Radiative Transfer in the Atmosphere and Ocean

Stamnes, Jakob J.

This book is dedicated to the formulation and solution of forward and inverse problems related to coupled media, and provides examples of how to solve concrete problems in environmental remote sensing of coupled atmosphere-surface systems. The authors discuss radiative transfer in coupled media such as the atmosphere-ocean system with Lambertian as well non-Lambertian reflecting surfaces at the lower boundary. The spectral range from the ultraviolet to the microwave region of the electromagnetic spectrum is considered, as are multi-spectral as well as hyperspectral remote sensing, while solutions of the forward problem for unpolarized and polarized radiation are discussed in detail.

Radiative Transfer in Coupled Environmental Systems: An Introduction to Forward and Inverse Modeling (Wiley Series in Atmospheric Physics and Remote Sensing)

Wiley-VCH

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