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Short-wave solar radiation in the earth's atmosphere : calculation, observation, interpretation / Irina N. Melnikova, Alexander V. Vasilyev

Author
Melʹnikova, Irina N.
Published
Berlin ; New York : Springer, [2005]
Copyright Date
©2005
Physical Description
xiv, 303 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

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Contents
SOLAR RADIATION IN THE ATMOSPHERE: Characteristics of the radiation field in the atmosphere -- Interaction of the radiation and the atmosphere -- Radiative transfer in the atmosphere -- Reflection of the radiation from the underlying surface -- Cloud impact on the radiative transfer -- THEORETICAL BASE OF SOLAR IRRADIANCE AND RADIANCE CALCULATION IN THE EARTH ATMOSPHERE: Monte-carlo method for solar lrradiance and radiance calculation -- Analytical method for radiation field calculation in a cloudy atmosphere -- Calculation of solar lrradiance and radiance in the case of the multilayer cloudiness -- Uncertainties and applicability ranges of the asymptotic formulas -- SPECTRAL MEASUREMENTS OF SOLAR IRRADIANCE AND RADIANCE IN CLEAR AND CLOUDY ATMOSPHERES: Complex of instruments for spectral measurements of solar irradiance and radiance -- Airborne observation of vertical profiles of solar irradiance and data processing -- Results of lrradiance observation -- Results of solar radiance observation. spectral reflection -- characteristics of ground surface -- The problem of excessive absorption of solar short-wave radiation in clouds -- Ground and satellite solar radiance observation in an overcast sky -- THE PROBLEM OF RETRIEVING ATMOSPHERIC PARAMETERS FROM RADIATIVE OBSERVATIONS: Direct and inverse problems of atmospheric optics -- The least-square technique for inverse problem solution -- Accounting for measurement uncertainties and regularization of the solution -- Selection of retrieved parameters in short-wave spectral ranges -- DETERMINATION OF PARAMETERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE AND THE SURFACE IN A CLEAR ATMOSPHERE: Problem statement. standard calculations of solar irradiance -- Calculation of derivative from values of solar irradiance -- Results of the retrieval of parameters of the atmosphere and the surface -- ANALYTICAL METHOD OF INVERSE PROBLEM SOLUTION FOR CLOUDY ATMOSPHERES: Single scattering albedo and optical thickness retrieval from data of radiative observation -- Some possibilities ofestimating of cloud parameters -- Analysis of correctness and stability of the inverse problem solution -- ANALYSIS OF RADIATIVE OBSERVATIONS IN CLOUDY ATMOSPHERE: Optical parameters of stratus cloudiness retrieved from airborne radiative experiments -- Vertical profile of spectral optical parameters of stratus clouds -- Optical parameters of stratus cloudiness from data of ground and satellite observations -- General analysis of retrieved parameters of stratus cloudiness -- Influence of multiple light scattering in clouds on radiation absorption.
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ISBN
3540214526 (hd.bd.)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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