A first course in atmospheric radiation, 2d ed.9780972903318 A first course in atmospheric radiation, 2d ed. Petty, Grant W. Sundog Publishing 2006 458 pages $48.00 Paperback QC912 Writing for meteorology meteorology, branch of science that deals with the atmosphere of a planet, particularly that of the earth, the most important application of which is the analysis and prediction of weather. and climatology climatology Branch of atmospheric science concerned with describing climate and analyzing the causes and practical consequences of climatic differences and changes. Climatology treats the same atmospheric processes as meteorology, but it also seeks to identify slower-acting students needing a basic grounding in the principles and practical consequences of atmospheric radiation but not intending to specialize in radiation or remote sensing Deriving digital models of an area on the earth. Using special cameras from airplanes or satellites, either the sun's reflections or the earth's temperature is turned into digital maps of the area. , Petty (atmospheric and oceanic sciences, U. of Wisconsin) emphasizes physical insight on how radiation works in the atmosphere over "blind reliance on equations." Chapters cover properties of radiation, the electromagnetic spectrum electromagnetic spectrum Total range of frequencies or wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation. The spectrum ranges from waves of long wavelength (low frequency) to those of short wavelength (high frequency); it comprises, in order of increasing frequency (or decreasing , reflection and refraction refraction, in physics, deflection of a wave on passing obliquely from one transparent medium into a second medium in which its speed is different, as the passage of a light ray from air into glass. , radiative properties of natural surfaces, thermal emission, atmospheric transmission and emission, absorption by atmospheric gases, broadband fluxes and heating rates, radiative transfer equation with scattering, scattering and absorption by particles, and radiative transfer with multiple scattering. The new edition corrects errors and includes some embellishments such as a table of symbols and additional exercises. ([c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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