Atmospheric Transmission, Emission and Scattering
- 1st Edition - January 1, 1991
- Imprint: Pergamon
- Editor: Thomas G. Kyle
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 9 8 3 9 8 - 1
Introduces the physical processes and meteorology required to understand the behaviour of light and radiation in the atmosphere. Integrating the treatment of atmospheric optics… Read more
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Request a sales quoteIntroduces the physical processes and meteorology required to understand the behaviour of light and radiation in the atmosphere. Integrating the treatment of atmospheric optics from the ultraviolet to the microwave, the book presents a detailed overview, together with discussions, on the associated meteorology and atmospheric composition, which gives the meteorological background necessary to deal with the varying conditions found in the real atmosphere. Mathematical details provide a concise description of results thus allowing readers with a knowledge of meteorology or a single wavelength region to comprehend the transmission, emission and scattering in all wavelength regions. Rayleigh and Mie scattering are covered as well as the aerosol and raindrop distributions found in the atmosphere. Detailed models of the atmosphere and the distribution of trace gases are supplied, and finally a chapter is devoted to standardised software and available data bases.
For meteorologists, atmospheric scientists and physicists.
Preface. Acknowledgement. The thermodynamics of the atmosphere. Models of the atmosphere. Aerosols and clouds. Refraction, polarization, and aerosols. Rainbows, haloes, and such. Scattering. Turbulence and optics. Spectra of diatomic molecules. Symmetric and asymmetric top spectra. Line shape functions. Absorption and emission. Molecular absorption by species. Computational tools. References. Subject index.
42 lit. refs., 99 illus.
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 1, 1991
- Imprint: Pergamon
- No. of pages: 300
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN: 9780080983981
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Thomas G. Kyle
Affiliations and expertise
Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA