Atmospheric Temperature Profiles of the Northern Hemisphere A Compendium of Data /

• Main Authors: Yee, Young P. (Author), Yee, Kueyson Y. (Author), Yee, Erik Y. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Series: Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Climatology.; Atmospheric sciences.; Remote sensing.; Thermodynamics.; Earth Sciences.; Atmospheric Sciences.; Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry.

For more than three decades, the US Standard Atmosphere has been used by researchers and professionals in many areas of aeronautics and atmospheric sciences. It is an idealized, all season average temperature profile of the earth's atmosphere. But today's modern day and sophisticated globa...

Table of Contents:

• Background.-  Radiosonde measurements
• Remote Sensing Temperature Retrievals
• Rocketsondes
• Atmospheric Models
• Basic Assumptions and Formulas
• Primary Constants
• Perfect Gas Law
• Molecular-scale Temperature
• Hydrostatic Equation
• Geopotential
• Pressure
• Thermal Wind Equation
• Derived Quantities
• Speed of Sound
• Coefficient of Viscosity
• Coefficient of Thermal Conductivity
• Atmospheric models
• Introduction
• Construction of atmospheric profiles for altitudes below 10 kilometers
• Latitudinal and seasonal variation
• Temperature
• Density and pressure
• Supporting data.