| Radiation and Climate Contributor(s): Vardavas, Ilias (Author), Taylor, Frederic (Author) |
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ISBN: 0199227470 ISBN-13: 9780199227471 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $64.60 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2007 Annotation: Radiation theory and measurements are at the core of the climate change debate. This new book describes in detail the basic physics used in radiative transfer codes that are a key part of climate prediction models. The basic principles are extended to the atmospheres of the Earth and the other planets, illustrating the greenhouse effect and other radiation-based phenomena at work. Several chapters deal with the techniques and measurements for monitoring the Earth's radiation budget and thus tracking global change and its effects. Remote sensing instruments on satellite and the theory of remote sensing are also covered. The book is the first comprehensive new publication on atmospheric radiation in more than a decade, and the first to link the theoretical and experimental aspects of the subject to the contemporary climate problem. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Earth Sciences - Meteorology & Climatology - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) - Science | Mechanics - Thermodynamics |
| Dewey: 551.527 |
| LCCN: 2008295714 |
| Series: International Series of Monographs on Physics |
| Physical Information: 1.22" H x 6.42" W x 9.32" (2.15 lbs) 512 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Radiation theory and measurements are at the core of the climate change debate. This new book describes in detail the basic physics used in radiative transfer codes that are a key part of climate prediction models. The basic principles are extended to the atmospheres of the Earth and the other planets, illustrating the greenhouse effect and other radiation-based phenomena at work. Several chapters deal with the techniques and measurements for monitoring the Earth's radiation budget and thus tracking global change and its effects. Remote sensing instruments on satellite and the theory of remote sensing are also covered. The book is the first comprehensive new publication on atmospheric radiation in more than a decade, and the first to link the theoretical and experimental aspects of the subject to the contemporary climate problem. |