Atmospheric Radiation: Theoretical BasisA complete revision of Goody's classic 1964 work, this volume offers a systematic discussion of atmospheric radiation processes that today are at the center of worldwide study and concern. It deals with the ways in which incident solar radiation is transformed into scattered and thermal radiation, and the thermodynamic consequences for the Earth's gaseous envelope, identifying aspects of the interaction between radiation and atmospheric motions as the central theme for atmospheric radiation studies. As a complete treatment of physical and mathematical foundations, the text assumes no prior knowledge of atmospheric physics. The theoretical discussion is systematic, and can therefore be applied with minor extension to any planetary atmosphere. |
Contents
1 INTRODUCTION | 1 |
2 THEORY OF RADIATIVE TRANSFER | 16 |
3 VIBRATIONROTATION SPECTRA OF GASEOUS MOLECULES | 67 |
4 BAND MODELS | 125 |
5 ABSORPTION BY ATMOSPHERIC GASES | 189 |
6 RADIATION CALCULATIONS IN A CLEAR ATMOSPHERE | 216 |
7 EXTINCTION BY MOLECULES AND DROPLETS | 288 |
8 RADIATIVE TRANSFER IN A SCATTERING ATMOSPHERE | 330 |
Appendix 2 Spectroscopic units | 464 |
Appendix 3 A model atmosphere | 468 |
Appendix 4 Properties of water vapor | 470 |
Appendix 5 The Planck function | 472 |
Appendix 6 The exponential integrals | 475 |
Appendix 7 The Ladenburg and Reiche function | 477 |
Appendix 8 The Elsasser function | 480 |
Appendix 9 The physical state of the sun | 482 |
9 ATMOSPHERES IN RADIATIVE EQUILIBRIUM | 388 |
10 EVOLUTION OF A THERMAL DISTURBANCE | 426 |
Appendix 1 Physical constants | 462 |
Author Index | 497 |
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