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Physics of Radiation and Climate

Michael A. Box | Gail P. Box
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Actinic Flux
Aerosol chemistry
Aerosol Particles
Aerosol Size Distribution
Aerosol Types
Air Parcel
atmospheric aerosols
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Backscatter Cross Section
Backscattered Fraction
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Climate physics
Cloud Albedo
Cloud Droplets
cloud microphysics
Coriolis Force
Dry Adiabatic Lapse Rate
Energy Balance
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Geoengineering
Greenhouse Gases
Hydrostatic Equation
inversion techniques
Longwave Radiation
molecular absorption
Optical Thickness
photochemical processes
Photochemical Smog
Physical Science Basis
Pressure Gradient Force
Radiation physics
Radiative Transfer
Radiative Transfer Equation
radiative transfer theory
Saturation Vapour Pressure
Stratospheric Aerosol
terrestrial radiation energy balance
UV Spectral Region
Water Vapour

Product details

  • ISBN 9781138424265
  • Weight: 1110g
  • Dimensions: 210 x 280mm
  • Publication Date: 27 Jul 2017
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Hardback
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Our current climate is strongly influenced by atmospheric composition, and changes in this composition are leading to climate change. Physics of Radiation and Climate takes a look at how the outward flow of longwave or terrestrial radiation is affected by the complexities of the atmosphere‘s molecular spectroscopy. This book examines the planet in its current state and considers the radiation fluxes, including multiple scattering, photochemistry, and the ozone layer, and their impact on our climate overall.

Starting from the physical fundamentals of how electromagnetic radiation interacts with the various components of the Earth‘s atmosphere, the book covers the essential radiation physics leading to the radiative transfer equation. The book then develops the central physics of the interaction between electromagnetic radiation and gases and particles: absorption, emission, and scattering. It examines the physics that describes the absorption and emission of radiation, using quantum mechanics, and scattering, using electromagnetism. It also dedicates a detailed chapter to aerosols, now recognized as a key factor of climate change. Written to be used for a first course in climate physics or a physics elective, the text contains case studies, sample problems, and an extensive reference list as a guide for further research.

In addition, the authors:

Provide a complete derivation of molecular spectroscopy from quantum mechanical first principles
Present a formal derivation of the scattering of radiation by molecules and particles
Include the latest results from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fifth Assessment Report (IPCC AR5)

Physics of Radiation and Climate shows how radiation measurements are used to aid our understanding of weather and climate change and provides an introduction to the atmosphere. This book
About Gail P. Box | Michael A. Box
Michael A. Box earned his undergraduate degree in physics at Monash University in 1969, before moving to the University of Sydney to complete a Ph.D in nuclear physics. He has worked in the field of atmospheric physics for more than 35 years, and is well known for his contributions in radiative transfer, atmospheric aerosols, and remote sensing inversion theory. Michael Box is a Fellow of the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (AMOS) and a member of the American Geophysical Union (AGU). He has also served two terms as an associate editor of the Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer .Gail P. Box completed both her B.Sc and Ph.D in physics at Newcastle University. Her research has covered many aspects of aerosols, including air quality and radiative forcing. She established the Australian Aerosol Workshop, now expanded as the Australian and New Zealand Aerosol Assembly, to bring together workers in this field. Gail Box is also a member of AMOS, AGU, and the Clean Air Society of Australia and New Zealand.

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