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  3. Radiative Transfer in the Atmosphere and Ocean
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Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:
December 2009
Print publication year:
1999
Online ISBN:
9780511613470
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511613470
Subjects:
Atmospheric Science and Meteorology, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Series:
Cambridge Atmospheric and Space Science Series
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Book description

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 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.

Reviews

‘… the culmination of the authors’ teaching efforts over many years … for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in atmospheric and oceanic sciences, but it is also provides a useful reference for the practitioner … a valuable resource for those interested in terrestrial radiative transfer. It contains good discussions and physical explanations within the main text, useful summaries, notes, comments, and up-to-date references.’

Lazaros Oreopoulos and Steven Platnick Source: Physics Today

‘ … I would rate the book strongly … it combines mathematical rigour with a strongly supportive text that gives good insight into the physical processes.’

Source: International Journal of Climatology

‘… this book fills a gap between descriptive texts covering the physical processes and the practical numerical approaches needed in research. Designed to convey insight into the transfer process, it can also be used as a self-contained manual for practitioners who require accurate modeling of the effects of solar and infrared radiation of natural systems.’

Source: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

‘This book should not be missing on (sic) the desk of any person seriously interested in radiative transfer … I am sure that both instructor and student can profit a great deal from studying this excellent work.’

Wilford Zdunkowski Source: Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

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