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Radiation in a Cloudy Atmosphere

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  • © 1984

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Editors:
  1. E. M. Feigelson

    1. Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Academy of Sciences, U.S.S.R.

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Part of the book series: Atmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences Library (ATSL, volume 6)

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-IX
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

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      Pages 1-2

  3. Cloud Structures and Optical Characteristics of Clouds

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 3-3
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    2. Spatial Structure of Clouds

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      Pages 4-15

    3. Physical Characteristics of Clouds

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      Pages 16-31

    4. Space-Time Statistical Structure of a Cumulus Field

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      Pages 32-42

    5. Optical Properties of Clouds Introduction

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      Pages 43-66

    6. An Optical Model of the Atmosphere

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      Pages 67-79

  4. Photon Paths in Clouds

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 80-83
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    2. Calculations for Various Cloud Types

      • E. M. Feigelson
      Pages 84-102

    3. Experimental Determination of Effective Photon Path Lengths

      • E. M. Feigelson
      Pages 103-116

  5. Fluxes of Solar Radiation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 117-117
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    2. Visible and Ultraviolet Radiation

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      Pages 118-135

    3. Integral Solar Radiation

      • E. M. Feigelson
      Pages 136-151

    4. Experimental Aircraft Studies of Solar Fluxes in the Presence of Stratiform Clouds

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      Pages 152-176

    5. Solar Fluxes in the Presence of Cumulus Clouds

      • E. M. Feigelson
      Pages 177-196

  6. Thermal Radiation of a Cloudy Atmosphere

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 197-197
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    2. Methods of Calculating Thermal Radiation

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      Pages 198-205

    3. Experimental Studies of the Thermal Radiation of a Cloudy Atmosphere

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      Pages 206-220

    4. Effect of Optical Properties of Clouds on Thermal Radiation

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      Pages 221-231
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About this book

Radiative heat transfer is a fundamental factor in the energetics of the terrestrial atmosphere: the system consisting of the atmosphere and the underlying layer is heated by the Sun, and this heating is compensated, on the average, by thermal radia­ tion. Only over a period of 1-3 days from some specified initial moment can the dynamic processes in the atmosphere be considered to be adiabatic. Global dynamic processes of long duration are regulated by the actual influxes of heat, one of the main ones being the radiative influx. Radiation must be taken into account in long-term, weather forecasting and when considering the global circulation of the atmosphere, the theory of climate, etc. Thus it is necessary to know the albedo of the system, the amount of solar radiation transmitted by the atmosphere, the absorptivity of the atmosphere vis-a-vis solar radiation, and also the effective radiation flux, the divergence of which represents the radiative cooling or heating. All these quantities have to be integrated over the wavelength spectrum of the solar or thermal radiation, and they must be ascertained as functions of the determining factors. The relation­ ships between the indicated radiation characteristics, the optical quantities directly determining them, the optically active compo­ nents of the atmosphere, and the meteorological fields will be discussed in this book.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Academy of Sciences, U.S.S.R.

    E. M. Feigelson

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Radiation in a Cloudy Atmosphere

  • Editors: E. M. Feigelson

  • Series Title: Atmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences Library

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6443-3

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland 1984

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-1803-7Published: 31 July 1984

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-009-6445-7Published: 19 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-6443-3Published: 29 June 2013

  • Series ISSN: 1383-8601

  • Series E-ISSN: 2215-162X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 293

  • Topics: Atmospheric Sciences

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