Synopses & Reviews
Theory and applications of radiative transfer for graduate students and researchers in meteorology and related sciences.
Synopsis
Written for graduate students and researchers in meteorology and related sciences, this book presents the theory and applications of radiative transfer in the atmosphere. Problems of varying degrees of difficulty are included at the end of each chapter, allowing readers to further their understanding of the subject.
Synopsis
Written for graduate students and researchers in meteorology and related sciences, this book presents the theory and applications of radiative transfer in the atmosphere. The book begins with important basic definitions of the radiative transfer theory and presents the hydrodynamic derivation of the radiative transfer equation. A rigorous treatment of Mie scattering is given and the fundamentals of remote sensing applications of radiative transfer are presented. Problems of varying degrees of difficulty are included at the end of each chapter, so readers can further their understanding of the subject.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction; 2. The radiative transfer equation; 3. Principles of invariance; 4. Quasi-exact solution methods for the radiative transfer equation; 5. Radiative perturbation theory; 6. Two-stream methods for the solution of the radiative transfer equation; 7. Transmission in individual spectral lines and in bands of lines; 8. Absorption by gases; 9. Light scattering theory for spheres; 10. Effects of polarization in radiative transfer; 11. Remote sensing applications of radiative transfer; 12. Influence of clouds on the climate of the Earth; Answers to problems; List of frequently used symbols; References and bibliography; Index.