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Book Scattered and Filtered Solar UV Measurements

Download or read book Scattered and Filtered Solar UV Measurements written by Alfio V. Parisi and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This textbook provides a comprehensive understanding of the scattered and filtered solar UV environment, the techniques to measure this radiation and the resulting UV exposures to humans. As is well known, the incidence of skin cancer and sun-related eye disorders can be reduced by minimization exposure to UV radiation. The book aims to quantify, understand and provide information on the effects of filtered and scattered UV light.

Book Sustainable Practices  Concepts  Methodologies  Tools  and Applications

Download or read book Sustainable Practices Concepts Methodologies Tools and Applications written by Management Association, Information Resources and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2013-12-31 with total page 1798 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This reference explores some of the most recent developments in sustainability, delving into topics beyond environmental science to cover issues of sustainable economic, political, and social development"--Provided by publisher.

Book Ultraviolet Ground  and Space based Measurements  Models  and Effects

Download or read book Ultraviolet Ground and Space based Measurements Models and Effects written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book UV Radiation in Global Climate Change

Download or read book UV Radiation in Global Climate Change written by Wei Gao and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-09-08 with total page 565 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Numerous studies report that ultraviolet (UV) radiation is harmful to living organisms and detrimental to human health. Growing concerns regarding the increased levels of UV-B radiation that reach the earth's surface have led to the development of ground- and space-based measurement programs. Further study is needed on the measurement, modeling, and effects of UV radiation. The chapters of this book describe the research conducted across the globe over the past three decades in the areas of: (1) current and predicted levels of UV radiation and its associated impact on ecosystems and human health, as well as economic and social implications; (2) new developments in UV instrumentation, advances in calibration (ground- and satellite-based), measurement methods, modeling efforts, and their applications; and (3) the effects of global climate change on UV radiation. Dr. Wei Gao is a Senior Research Scientist and the Director of the USDA UV-B Monitoring and Research Program, Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University. Dr. Gao is a SPIE fellow and serves as the Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Applied Remote Sensing. Dr. Daniel L. Schmoldt is the National Program Leader for instrumentation and sensors at the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Dr. Schmoldt served as joint Editor-in-Chief of the journal, Computers & Electronics in Agriculture, from 1997 to 2004. Dr. James R. Slusser retired in 2007 from the USDA UV-B Monitoring and Research Program at Colorado State University. He was active in the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers, the American Geophysical Union, and the American Meteorological Society. Dr. Slusser is currently pursuing his interests in solar energy and atmospheric transmission.

Book The 1997 North American Interagency Intercomparison of Ultraviolet Spectroradiometers Including Narrowband Filter Radiometers

Download or read book The 1997 North American Interagency Intercomparison of Ultraviolet Spectroradiometers Including Narrowband Filter Radiometers written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Ultraviolet Ground  and Space based Measurements  Models  and Effects

Download or read book Ultraviolet Ground and Space based Measurements Models and Effects written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Determination of Geophysical Parameters From Space

Download or read book The Determination of Geophysical Parameters From Space written by N.E Fancey and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume gives a wide ranging overview of current issues in the acquisition and evaluation of geophysical information from space and from the air and is suitable for postgraduate and postdoctoral students as well as established workers in the field. Topics covered include the processing and interpretation of remote sensing data from aircraft and satellites; reflection and emission properties of natural surfaces; use of remote sensing data for coastal and marine environmental studies; pollution monitoring; surface temperature measurements and meteorological measurements. In addition, large parts of the material concerns itself with the various data analysis techniques employed and the accuracy of the results obtained when attempting to make geophysical measurements through the atmosphere.

Book Atmospheric Measurements during POPCORN     Characterisation of the Photochemistry over a Rural Area

Download or read book Atmospheric Measurements during POPCORN Characterisation of the Photochemistry over a Rural Area written by J. Rudolph and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-04-17 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Present policy issues concern the reduction of ozone levels by controlling its precursors, NOx and volatile organic compounds (VOC). VOC are emitted from anthropogenic and biogenic sources. Whereas our understanding of VOC emissions from anthropogenic sources has advanced significantly in recent years, there is still a lack of knowledge concerning the contribution of biogenic VOC to the budget of organic trace gases and their impact on the formation of ozone in the troposphere. Improving ozone reduction strategies in the future requires a detailed understanding of the chemical processes in the troposphere. This book comprises the results of atmospheric measurements obtained during the field campaign POPCORN (Photo-Oxidant Formation by Plant Emitted Compounds and OH Radicals in North-Eastern Germany) which was carried out to investigate the role and impact of biogenic trace gases on tropospheric chemistry. This volume describes meteorological situations and origins of air masses during the campaign, and presents measurements of a variety of trace gases, solar radiation and photolysis frequencies. Special attention is given to OH radical measurements and the in-situ comparison of the two OH measurement techniques.

Book Advanced Optical Wireless Communication Systems

Download or read book Advanced Optical Wireless Communication Systems written by Shlomi Arnon and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-05-24 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combines theory with real-world case studies to give a comprehensive overview of modern optical wireless technology.

Book Beyond the Visible

    Book Details:
  • Author : Pedro J. Aphalo
  • Publisher : Helsingin yliopisto
  • Release : 2012-11-02
  • ISBN : 952108362X
  • Pages : 210 pages

Download or read book Beyond the Visible written by Pedro J. Aphalo and published by Helsingin yliopisto. This book was released on 2012-11-02 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beyond the Visible: A handbook of best practice in plant UV photobiology presents methods for research on the responses of plants to ultraviolet (UV) radiation. The knowledge needed to make informed decisions about manipulation and quantification of UV radiation is summarized. Practical recommendations for obtaining reliable and relevant data and interpretations are given. The handbook covers research both on terrestrial and aquatic plants and it deals with experimentation on ecological, eco-physiological and physiological questions. The handbook includes 115 figures, mostly in colour, 19 tables and 12 text boxes. It is the result of the activities of COST action FA0906 "UV4growth", and it includes contributions by 17 authors. From the foreword by Dr. Marcel A. K. Jansen: This book ... is an important contribution towards such sound experimental design, promoting both "good practice" in UV-B manipulation, as well as "standardisation" of methodologies. Writing an authoritative book that will steer experimental approaches over the coming years, can not easily be done by an individual, but rather requires the concerted effort of a team of expert scientists. ... This is surely an excellent example of a concerted, Europeanwide activity that will boost the plant UV-B research field in Europe and beyond, for years to come.

Book Solar Ultraviolet Radiation

    Book Details:
  • Author : Christos S. Zerefos
  • Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
  • Release : 2013-06-29
  • ISBN : 3662033755
  • Pages : 360 pages

Download or read book Solar Ultraviolet Radiation written by Christos S. Zerefos and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-29 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following the rapid developments in the UV-B measurement techniques and the rapidly growing research in the field in the late 80's and early 90's, we organized a large gathering of distinguished experts in a NATO Advanced Study Institute, held in Halkidiki, Greece on October, 2-11. 1995. The Institute was organized so as to include state of the art lectures on most aspects of solar ultraviolet radiation and its effects. This was achieved by extended lectures and discussions given in five sessions by 27 lecturers and a demonstration of filed measurements and calibration techniques at the end of the Institute. The ASI began with the sun and fundamentals on solar radiative emissions and their variability in time and continued with the interaction of solar Ultraviolet with the atmosphere through the complex scattering processes and photochemical reactions involved. Particular emphasis was given to changes in atmospheric composition imposed by different manifestations of the solar activity cycle. as well as on the modelling of radiative transfer through the atmosphere and the ocean under variable environmental conditions. Overviews on the ozone issue. its monitoring and variability were extensively discussed with emphasis on the observed acceleration of ozone decline in the early 90's. This acceleration had as a consequence, significant increases in UV-B radiation observed at a few world-wide distributed stations.

Book Environmental Toxicology

    Book Details:
  • Author : Edward A. Laws
  • Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
  • Release : 2012-12-12
  • ISBN : 1461457645
  • Pages : 733 pages

Download or read book Environmental Toxicology written by Edward A. Laws and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-12 with total page 733 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Environmental Toxicology provides a detailed, comprehensive introduction to this key area of sustainability and public health research. The broad coverage includes sections on ecological risk assessment, monitoring, mechanisms, fate and transport, prevention, and correctives, as well as treatment of the health effects of solar radiation and toxicology in the ocean. The 23 state-of-the-art chapters provide a multi-disciplinary perspective on this vital area, which encompasses environmental science, biology, chemistry, and public health.

Book NASA Conference Publication

Download or read book NASA Conference Publication written by and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 816 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Atmospheric Aerosols  Their Optical Properties and Effects

Download or read book Atmospheric Aerosols Their Optical Properties and Effects written by and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Minor Constituents in the Middle Atmosphere

Download or read book Minor Constituents in the Middle Atmosphere written by Tatsuo Shimazaki and published by Springer. This book was released on 1986-03-31 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: