Radiation in the atmosphere : a course in theoretical meteorology /

Theory and applications of radiative transfer for graduate students and researchers in meteorology and related sciences

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Zdunkowski, Wilford, 1929- (Author), Bott, Andreas, 1956- (Author), Trautmann, Thomas (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, [2007]
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; 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