Radiation in the atmosphere / by K. Ya. Kondratyev.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kondratev, K. IA. (Kirill IAkovlevich)

Series:

International geophysics series ; v. 12.

International geophysics series ; v. 12

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Solar radiation.

Atmosphere.

Transport theory.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (929 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Academic Press, 1969.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Radiation in the atmosphere

Contents:

Front Cover; Radiation in the Atmosphere; Copyright Page; Contents; Editor's Preface; Preface; Chapter 1. Radiant Energy. The Main Concepts and Definitions; 1.1. The Sun as the Source of Radiation. The Concept of Stellar Temperatures; 1.2. General Information on Radiant Fluxes in the Atmosphere; 1.3. Main Quantitative Characteristics of a Radiation Field; 1.4. Fundamental Laws of Thermal Radiation; 1.5. Thermal Emission of Real Bodies; 1.6. The Equation of Radiative Transfer for a Stationary Radiation Field; References; Chapter 2. Methods of Actinometric Measurements

2.1. General Characteristic of the Methods for Measurement of Radiant Energy2.2. Instruments for Measuring Direct Solar Radiation; 2.3. Instruments for Measuring Global and Diffuse Radiation and Albedo; 2.4. Instruments for Measuring Brightness and Illumination; 2.5. Instruments for Measuring Radiation Balance and Effective Radiation; 2.6. Main Types of Instruments for Spectral Measurements; 2.7. Instruments for Measuring Atmospheric Thermal Emission; 2.8. Instruments for Measuring Shortwave Radiation Fluxes; References; Chapter 3. Radiation Absorption in the Atmosphere

3.1. General Principles of Selective Radiation Absorption3.2. The Absorption Spectrum of Water and Water Vapor; 3.3. The Absorption Spectrum of CO2; 3.4. The Absorption Spectra of Ozone and Oxygen; 3.5. General Characteristic of Minor Radiation-Absorbing Components of the Atmosphere; 3.6. The Integral Transmission Function of the Atmosphere for Thermal Radiation; 3.7. Absorption Spectroscopy of the Atmosphere as a Method for Investigation of the Atmospheric Composition; References; Chapter 4. Scattering of Radiation in the Atmosphere; 4.1. The Solar Ray Path in the Atmosphere

4.2. Scattering of Radiation (General Considerations)4.3. Rayleigh Scattering; 4.4. Scattering of Radiation on Large Particles; 4.5. Computation of the Attenuation in the Atmosphere due to Scattering; 4.6. Elementary Theory of Radiative Transfer, Including Multiple Scattering; 4.7. Radiation Scattering and the Structure of Atmospheric Aerosol; References; Chapter 5. Direct Solar Radiation; 5.1. Distribution of Energy in the Solar Spectrum at the Earth's Surface Level; 5.2. Spectral Atmospheric Transparency; 5.3. Energy Distribution in the Solar Spectrum outside the Atmosphere

5.4. The Solar Constant5.5. Total Attenuation of Solar Radiation in an Ideal Atmosphere; 5.6. Quantitative Characteristics of the Real Atmospheric Transparency; 5.7. Some Data of Observations on the Variation of the Atmospheric Transparency State; 5.8. Attenuation of Solar Radiation by Clouds; 5.9. Theoretical Calculations of Irradiation of the Earth's Surface by the Sun; 5.10. Temporal and Spatial Variability of Fluxes and Totals of Solar Radiation; 5.11. Income of Solar Radiation on Slant Surfaces; References; Chapter 6. Diffuse Radiation of the Atmosphere

6.1. Energy Distribution in the Spectrum of Diffuse Radiation

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographies.

ISBN:

1-282-29006-1

9786612290060

0-08-095447-2

OCLC:

316566887