Physics of Radiation and Climate (Paperback)

Our Planet and Its Physical Environment
Atmospheric Energy Fluxes
Weather and Climate
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Climate System
Path Ahead

Atmospheric Thermodynamics
Thermal Properties of Gases
Hydrostatic Equilibrium
Dry Thermodynamics
Water Vapor in the Atmosphere
Second Law of Thermodynamics
Saturation
Thermodynamic Diagrams
Synopsis
Exercises

Cloud Physics
Atmospheric Stability
Cloud Formation and Classification
Cloud Droplet Formation
Cloud Droplet Growth
Precipitation
Atmospheric Electricity
Synopsis
Exercises

Atmospheric Chemistry
Composition and Chemistry of Atmosphere
Atmospheric Pollution
Ocean Chemistry
Stable and Unstable Isotopes
Biogeochemical Cycles
Monitoring and Modeling
Lessons from the History of Our Atmosphere

Synopsis
Exercises

Aerosols
Aerosols: Types and Classification
Aerosols in the Atmosphere
Aerosol Effects
Investigating Aerosols
Synopsis
Exercises

Circulation of Atmosphere and Oceans
Forces on Fluids
Atmospheric Energy Distribution
Atmospheric Circulation
Ocean Circulation
El Nino Southern Oscillation
Other Modes of Variability
Synopsis
Exercises

Fluid Dynamics
Fluid Kinematics
Fluid Mechanics
Prognostic Equations
Applications
Boundary Layer
Ocean Fluid Mechanics
Synopsis
Exercises

Radiative Interactions
Formulation
Thermal Radiation
Radiation and Matter
Radiative Transfer
Synopsis
Exercises

Absorption and Emission of Radiation
Electromagnetic Radiation
Classical Absorption and Emission
Quantum Mechanical Transition Probabilities
Molecular Structure
Molecular Spectroscopy
Infrared Spectroscopy of Atmospheric Gases
Synopsis
Exercises

Scattering of Radiation
Scattering Formalism
Small Particle Scattering
Mie Scattering
Scattering by Nonspherical Scatterers
Optical Properties of Aerosols and Clouds
Properties of the Dielectric Constant
Synopsis
Exercises

Multiple Scattering
Formalism
Fourier Decomposition
Limiting Cases
Two-Stream Methods
Discrete Ordinates Method
Principles of Invariance
Selection of Other Methods
Radiative Perturbation Theory
Synopsis
Exercises

Solar Radiation and Its Atmospheric Interactions
Solar Radiation and Its Variations
Absorption of Solar Radiation
Ozone Layer
Ozone Hole
Scattering of Solar Radiation
Synopsis
Exercises

Thermal Radiation Transfer
Grey Atmosphere Models
Transmittance
Band Models
k-Distribution Method
Broadband Approaches
Radiative?Convective Modeling
Radiative Model
Convective Adjustment
Synopsis
Exercises

Remote Sensing
Passive Sensing via Extinction
Passive Sensing via Scattering
Passive Sensing via Emission
Active Remote Sensing
Meteorological Data Acquisition
Environmental Remote Sensing: Selected Historical Missions
Environmental Remote Sensing: Current Missions
Synopsis
Exercise

Inversion Methods for Indirect Measurements
Linear Systems
Matrix Algebra: A Review
Linear Inversion Problems
Regularization
Singular Function Theory
Information Content
Retrieving Temperature Profiles
Model Fitting
Component Retrieval Using Perturbation Theory
Theory
Synopsis
Exercise

Disequilibria in the Climate System
Greenhouse Effect Revisited
Recent Changes in Greenhouse Gas Concentrations
Concentrations
Radiative Forcing by Gaseous Absorption
Direct Radiative Forcing by Aerosols

Aerosol Effects on Clouds
Other Forcings
Summary of Forcings
Feedbacks
Sensitivity and Response
Synopsis
Exercises

Climate Modeling
Energy Balance Climate Models

Ocean Box Models

General Circulation Models

Climate Models

Twentieth Century Climate

Climate Projection

Synopsis

Exercises

Studies of Past Climates

Geoengineering

Nuclear Winter

Planetary Cousins

Environmental Trade-Offs

Exercises