Vardavas, Ilias M. <br/><br/>
Radiation and climate :  atmospheric energy budget from satellite remote sensing /  [Book] : 
Ilias Vardavas, Frederic Taylor. 
 - Oxford :  Oxford University Press,  2011. 
 - xvii, 492 pages :  illustrations ;  24 cm. 
 - International series of monographs on physics ;  v. 138 .
<br/><br/> Originally published: 2007. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> Radiation theory and measurements are at the core of the climate change debate. This new book describes in detail the basic physics used in radiative transfer codes that are a key part of climate prediction models. The basic principles are extended to the atmospheres of the Earth and the other planets, illustrating the greenhouse effect and other radiation-based phenomena at work. Several chapters deal with the techniques and measurements for monitoring the Earth's radiation budget and thus tracking global change and its effects. Remote sensing instruments on satellite and the theory of remote sensing are also covered. The book is the first comprehensive new publication on atmospheric radiation in more than a decade, and the first to link the theoretical and experimental aspects of the subject to the contemporary climate problem. 
<br/><br/> All. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780199697144 (paperback) 0199697140 (paperback) 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBB174766  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>015830010  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Solar radiation.<br/>Infrared radiation--Atmospheric effects.<br/>Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>551.527