Download or read book Transport of Infrared Atmospheric Radiation written by Boris M. Smirnov and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2020-02-10 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book sets out to give a rigorous mathematical description of the greenhouse effect through the theory of infrared atmospheric emission. In contrast to traditional climatological analysis, this approach eschews empirical relations in favour of a strict thermodynamical derivation, based on data from NASA and from the HITRAN spectroscopy database. The results highlight new aspects of the role of clouds in the greenhouse effect.
Download or read book Transport of Infrared Atmospheric Radiation written by Boris M. Smirnov and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2020-02-10 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book sets out to give a rigorous mathematical description of the greenhouse effect through the theory of infrared atmospheric emission. In contrast to traditional climatological analysis, this approach eschews empirical relations in favour of a strict thermodynamical derivation, based on data from NASA and from the HITRAN spectroscopy database. The results highlight new aspects of the role of clouds in the greenhouse effect.
Download or read book An Introduction to Atmospheric Radiation written by K. N. Liou and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2002-04-29 with total page 599 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fundamentals of radiation for atmospheric applications -- Solar radiation at the top of the atmosphere -- Absorption and scattering of solar radiation in the atmosphere -- Thermal infrared radiation transfer in the atmosphere -- Light scattering by atmospheric particulates -- Principles of radiative transfer in planetary atmospheres -- Application of radiative transfer principles to remote sensing -- Radiation and climate.
Download or read book Monte Carlo Studies on the Time Dependent Transport of Optical and Infrared Radiation in the Atmosphere Volume II Thermal Radiation Transport written by Dave G. Collins and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report describes modifications that were made to the POLO procedures to treat infrared absorption by the gaseous molecules in the atmosphere. Also described are the results of studies performed with the POLO procedure to compute time-dependent scattered light fluxes at satellite receivers for (1) 0.4278-, 0.75-, and 1.07-micrometer wavelength anisotropic point sources; (2) 0.4278-, 0.5-, 0.6-, 0.75-, and 1.07-micrometer wavelength point isotropic sources in a 40-km meteorological range atmosphere; (3) point isotropic sources emitting in the 2.7-micrometer wavelength band; and (4) point isotropic 0.4278-, 0.75-, and 1.07-micrometer wavelength sources in model atmospheres containing a cloud layer. Three computer codes are described which were developed for convoluting the POLO-calculated wavelength- and time-dependent atmospheric scattering data with wavelength- and time-dependent source data for thermal radiation sources. A calculational method is described that can be used to compute the Legendre polynomial coefficients required in discrete ordinates codes for defining the phase function for light scattering by aerosols and cloud particles.
Download or read book An Introduction to Atmospheric Radiation written by Liou and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 1981-01-12 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Introduction to Atmospheric Radiation
Download or read book Heat Transfer by Infrared Radiation in the Atmosphere written by Walter M. Elsasser and published by . This book was released on 1942 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Infrared Atmospheric Transmission written by John N. Howard and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program ARM Summer 1995 Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ARM is a highly focused program designed to improve the understanding of the transport of infrared and solar radiation through the atmosphere. The program pays particular attention to the interaction of radiation with the three phases of water. The goals of ARM are usually articulated in terms of improvements in climate models. The authors agree that ARM can indeed make significant contributions to the understanding of climate change. In addition the authors believe that the results of the program will have wide applicability to a broad range of problems, including more accurate short-term and seasonal weather forecasting. This report examines the issues of anomalous atmospheric absorption and makes recommendations concerning future directions for the ARM program.
Download or read book The Atmospheric Transmission of Infrared Radiation from 2 5 Microns for Slant Paths from 35 000 Feet to the Upper Limit of the Atmosphere a Survey written by and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Models for Infrared Atmospheric Radiation written by Surenda N. Tiwari and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming written by National Academy of Engineering and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1992-02-01 with total page 945 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Global warming continues to gain importance on the international agenda and calls for action are heightening. Yet, there is still controversy over what must be done and what is needed to proceed. Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming describes the information necessary to make decisions about global warming resulting from atmospheric releases of radiatively active trace gases. The conclusions and recommendations include some unexpected results. The distinguished authoring committee provides specific advice for U.S. policy and addresses the need for an international response to potential greenhouse warming. It offers a realistic view of gaps in the scientific understanding of greenhouse warming and how much effort and expense might be required to produce definitive answers. The book presents methods for assessing options to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, offset emissions, and assist humans and unmanaged systems of plants and animals to adjust to the consequences of global warming.
Download or read book Transmission of the Atmosphere in the Infra red a Review written by John Nelson Howard and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Radiation Transport Effects and the Interpretation of Infrared Images of Gravity Waves and Turbulence written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Radiation transport modulates the spatial frequencies of atmospheric structures, acting as a low pass filter, which causes the power spectra of the accumulated radiance to have different power spectral slopes than the underlying atmospheric structure. Additional effects arise because of the non-stationarity of the atmosphere. The SHARC atmospheric radiance code is used to model both equilibrium and non-equilibrium radiance and radiance fluctuation statistics. It predicts two dimensional radiance spatial covariance functions and power spectral densities, PSDs. Radiance power spectral slopes for paths through isotropic Kolmogorov turbulence are predicted to vary from 5/3 to 8/3 depending on the length of the path through the turbulence. The input gravity wave 3-D covariances and PSDs of atmospheric temperature are consistent with current gravity wave theory, having vertical and horizontal power spectral indices of -3 and 5/3, respectively. Altitude profiles of variances and correlation lengths account for the non-stationary of the gravity wave structure in the atmosphere. The radiance covariance and PSD power spectral slopes differ from the atmospheric gravity wave temperature model values of -3 and 5/3. These modulations depend on LOS orientations, and scale lengths of the sampled altitudes along the LOS.
Download or read book Radiative Transfer in Scattering and Absorbing Atmospheres written by Jacqueline Lenoble and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Radiative Forcing of Climate Change written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2005-03-25 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Changes in climate are driven by natural and human-induced perturbations of the Earth's energy balance. These climate drivers or "forcings" include variations in greenhouse gases, aerosols, land use, and the amount of energy Earth receives from the Sun. Although climate throughout Earth's history has varied from "snowball" conditions with global ice cover to "hothouse" conditions when glaciers all but disappeared, the climate over the past 10,000 years has been remarkably stable and favorable to human civilization. Increasing evidence points to a large human impact on global climate over the past century. The report reviews current knowledge of climate forcings and recommends critical research needed to improve understanding. Whereas emphasis to date has been on how these climate forcings affect global mean temperature, the report finds that regional variation and climate impacts other than temperature deserve increased attention.
Download or read book Springer Handbook of Lasers and Optics written by Frank Träger and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-05-05 with total page 1704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition features numerous updates and additions. Especially 4 new chapters on Fiber Optics, Integrated Optics, Frequency Combs and Interferometry reflect the changes since the first edition. In addition, major complete updates for the chapters: Optical Materials and Their Properties, Optical Detectors, Nanooptics, and Optics far Beyond the Diffraction Limit. Features Contains over 1000 two-color illustrations. Includes over 120 comprehensive tables with properties of optical materials and light sources. Emphasizes physical concepts over extensive mathematical derivations. Chapters with summaries, detailed index Delivers a wealth of up-to-date references.
Download or read book Remote Sensing Strategy at the First Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Field Site written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Program was initiated in 1990 by the US Department of Energy to improve climate model simulations of radiative energy transport and cloud formation, maintenance, and dissipation. ARM stresses the modeling of phenomena occurring at subgrid scales in general circulation models (GCMs). Measurements to support the modeling research will be made at three primary locations. The central facility, the primary location at the Southern Great Plains (SGP) site for study of radiative transfer, uses ground-based remote sensing instrumentation to observe radiation and the atmospheric properties that affect it. Remote sensing instruments and balloon-borne sounding systems installed at several boundary facilities on the perimeter of the overall Cloud and Radiation Testbed (CART) site evaluate vertical profiles of wind, temperature, and humidity. These observations are needed to run single-column models derived from GCMs for a single grid square with an area equivalent to the overall CART area. Observations of local meteorological conditions, air-surface exchange, and solar and infrared radiation at up to 23 extended facilities scattered throughout the CART site provide the surface boundary information needed in the single-column models. Finally, auxiliary facilities at the central facility and at a few locations within 10 km of the central facility will contain whole-sky imaging systems to map cloud characteristics. The purpose of this presentation is to describe the strategy used to obtain remote sensing instrumentation for continuous operation at the central facility.
