{"product_id":"infrared-observation-of-earths-atmosphere-hardback-9781848215603","title":"Infrared Observation of Earth's Atmosphere (Hardback) 9781848215603","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eInfrared Observation of Earth's Atmosphere\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHervé Herbin (Author), Philippe Dubuisson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781848215603, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 13 November 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.1 x 16.5 x 2 cm, 0.526 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is designed to provide the theoretical, but most of all, the practical bases needed for the achievement of atmospheric composition analyses from infrared remote sensing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Symbols xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Acronyms xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xxv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1. Basic Physics of the Atmosphere and Radiation 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1. Structure and composition of Earth’s atmosphere 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1.1. Vertical structure of the atmosphere 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1.2. Atmospheric gases 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1.3. Aerosols and hydrometeors 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2. Atmospheric aerosols 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.1. Overview 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.2. Microphysical properties of aerosols 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3. Clouds 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3.1. Definitions and classification 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3.2. Formation 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3.3. Microphysical properties 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4. Radiation in Earth’s atmosphere 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4.1. Electromagnetic radiation 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4.2. The foundations of radiometry 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4.3. Solar and terrestrial radiation 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4.4. Reflection and emission of radiation by a surface 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5. Radiation budget of the climate system 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5.1. Radiative balance of the atmosphere 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5.2. The greenhouse effect and parasol effect 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5.3. Radiative forcing of atmospheric components 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5.4. Impact of aerosols on climate 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5.5. Impact of clouds on climate 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5.6. Climate sensitivity 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5.7. Observation of radiative budget 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6. For further information 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2. Instrumentation and Sensors 45\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1. Platforms, satellites and sensors 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.1. Types of orbits 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.2. Characteristic parameters of satellites 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.3. Geometry of lines of sight 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2. Infrared detection techniques 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.1. Radiometers 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.2. High spectral resolution instruments 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3. For further information 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3. Forward Radiative Transfer in Absorbing Atmosphere 69\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1. Gaseous absorption and emission 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1.1. Overview 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1.2. Rovibrational spectroscopy 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1.3. Line shapes 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1.4. Line intensity and absorption coefficient 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2. Radiative transfer equation in an absorbing medium 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3. Solving the RTE 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.1. Models at high spectral resolution: line-by-line codes 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.2. Approximate modeling of gas absorption 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.3. Boundary conditions and atmospheric parameters 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4. For further information 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4. Forward Radiative Transfer in Scattering Atmosphere 105\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1. Atmospheric scattering 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.1. Main properties of scattering 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.2. Rayleigh scattering 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.3. Mie scattering 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.4. Non-spherical particles 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.5. Extinction coefficient and optical thickness 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2. Polarization 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3. Radiative transfer equation (RTE) in a scattering medium 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.1. General expression of the RTE 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.2. Solving of the RTE 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.3. Azimuthal dependence of the radiation field 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.4. Simplification of the phase function 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4. Numerical methods to solve the RTE in a scattering plane–parallel medium 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.1. Approximate analytical expressions 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.2. Discrete ordinate method 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.3. Adding-doubling method 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.4. Successive orders of scattering method 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5. List of radiative transfer codes 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6. For further information 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5. Methods of Geophysical Parameter Retrieval 135\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1. Inversion process 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1.1. Principle of the inversion process 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1.2. The measurement vector and state vector 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1.3. The forward model 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2. Linear models 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.1. Linear least squares (LLS) method 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.2. Regularized linear model 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3. Nonlinear inversion 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4. Optimal estimation method (OEM) 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.1. Inversion method 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.2. Sensitivity of the measurement and informational content analysis 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.3. Error analysis for the retrieved profile 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.4. Example of water vapor profile retrieval from IASI 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5. Lookup tables 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6. For further information 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6. Space Infrared Remote Sensing: Some Applications 165\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1. Water vapor isotopologues 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2. Biomass fires and trace gases 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3. Volcanic eruptions 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3.1. Sulphur dioxide 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3.2. Volcanic aerosols 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4. Physical properties of clouds 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4.1. Classification and physical properties of ice clouds 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4.2. Thermodynamic phase and altitude of clouds 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5. 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