Radiative Transfer in the Atmosphere and Ocean

ISBN-13: 9781107094734 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 528 str.

Knut Stamnes; Gary E. Thomas; Jakob J. Stamnes

Opis

This updated edition provides a foundation of theoretical and practical aspects of radiative transfer for students and researchers in atmospheric, oceanic and environmental sciences.

Spis treści

1. Basic properties of radiation, atmospheres, and oceans; 2. Basic state variables and the radiative transfer equation; 3. Basic scattering processes; 4. Absorption by solid, aqueous, and gaseous media; 5. Principles of radiative transfer; 6. Formulation of radiative transfer problems; 7. Approximation solutions of prototype problems; 8. The role of radiation in climate; 9. Accurate numerical solutions of prototype problems; 10. Shortwave radiative transfer in the atmosphere and ocean; Appendix A. Nomenclature: glossary of symbols; Appendix B. Physical constants; Appendix C. Ocean optics nomenclature; Appendix D. Reflectance and transmittance at an interface; References; Index; Online appendices: Appendix E. A primer on absorption and scattering opacity; Appendix F. Elementary concepts; Appendix G. Derivation of the Planck radiation law; Appendix H. The two-level atom; Appendix I. Non-gray inhomogeneous media; Appendix J. Reciprocity for the bidirectional reflectance; Appendix K. Harmonic electromagnetic plane waves; Appendix L. Representations of polarized light; Appendix M. Spherical shell geometry; Appendix N. The streaming term in spherical geometry; Appendix O. Isolation of the Azimuth-dependence; Appendix P. Scaling transformation for anisotropic scattering; Appendix Q. Reciprocity, duality, and effects of surface reflection; Appendix R. Probabilistic aspects of radiative transfer; Appendix S. Details and derivations; Appendix T. Inherent optical properties; Appendix U. Model atmospheres.