Radiation in the Atmosphere

This book presents the theory and applications of radiative transfer in the atmosphere. It is written for graduate students and researchers in the fields of meteorology and related sciences. The book begins with important basic definitions of the radiative transfer theory. It presents the hydrodynamic derivation of the radiative transfer equation and the principles of variance. The authors examine in detail various quasi-exact solutions of the radiative transfer equation and give a thorough treatment of the radiative perturbation theory. A rigorous treatment of Mie scattering is given, including Rayleigh scattering as a special case, and the important efficiency factors for extinction, scattering and absorption are derived. The fundamentals of remote sensing applications of radiative transfer are presented. Problems of varying degrees of difficulty are included at the end of each chapter, so readers can further their understanding of the materials covered in the book.

Spis treści:
1. Introduction
2. The radiative transfer equation
3. Principles of invariance
4. Quasi-exact solution methods for the radiative transfer equation
5. Radiative perturbation theory
6. Two-stream methods for the solution of the radiative transfer equation
7. Transmission in individual spectral lines and in bands of lines
8. Absorption by gases
9. Light scattering theory for spheres
10. Effects of polarization in radiative transfer
11. Remote sensing applications of radiative transfer
12. Influence of clouds on the climate of the Earth
Answers to problems
List of frequently used symbols
References and bibliography
Index.