3D Radiative Transfer in Cloudy Atmospheres

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Marshak, Alexander (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Davis, Anthony (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2005.
• Σειρά: Physics of Earth and Space Environments,
• Θέματα: Earth sciences.; Geophysics.; Atmospheric sciences.; Space sciences.; Earth Sciences.; Geophysics/Geodesy.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.; Atmospheric Sciences.
• Φυσική περιγραφή: XII, 686 p. 233 illus. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783540285199
• ISSN: 1610-1677

Developments in three-dimensional cloud radiation over the past few decades are assessed and distilled into this contributed volume. Chapters are authored by subject-matter experts who address a broad audience of graduate students, researchers, and anyone interested in cloud- radiation processes in the solar and infrared spectral regions. After two introductory chapters and a section on the fundamental physics and computational techniques, the volume extensively treats two main application areas: the impact of clouds on the Earth's radiation budget, which is an essential aspect of climate modeling; and remote observation of clouds, especially with the advanced sensors on current and future satellite missions.