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Radiation and Climate.

By: Contributor(s): Series: International series of monographs on physics (Oxford, England) ; 138.Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007Description: xvii, 492 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780199227471 (hbk.)
  • 0199227470 (hbk.)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QC912.3 .V37 2007
Contents:
The climate system -- Atmospheric physics and thermodynamics -- Radiation-transfer theory -- Thermal infra-red transfer in the atmosphere -- Incoming solar radiation -- Solar radiation transfer in the atmosphere -- Atmospheric photochemistry -- The Earth's radiation budget -- Theory of radiation measurements -- Climate observations by radiometry-spectrometry -- Climate modelling -- Planetary evolution and comparative climatology.
Summary: This book describes the basic physics of solar & infrared radiation in the atmosphere. Radiation theory is related to the development of climate prediction models, & to measurement techniques for monitoring the Earth's energy budget & making remote sensing observations from satellites.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
BOOK BOOK NCAR Library Mesa Lab QC912.3 .V37 2007 1 Available 50583010335424
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The climate system -- Atmospheric physics and thermodynamics -- Radiation-transfer theory -- Thermal infra-red transfer in the atmosphere -- Incoming solar radiation -- Solar radiation transfer in the atmosphere -- Atmospheric photochemistry -- The Earth's radiation budget -- Theory of radiation measurements -- Climate observations by radiometry-spectrometry -- Climate modelling -- Planetary evolution and comparative climatology.

This book describes the basic physics of solar & infrared radiation in the atmosphere. Radiation theory is related to the development of climate prediction models, & to measurement techniques for monitoring the Earth's energy budget & making remote sensing observations from satellites.

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