Physics of Radiation and Climate

Auteur
Michael A. Box earned his undergraduate degree in physics at Monash University in 1969, before moving to the University of Sydney to complete a Ph.D in nuclear physics. He has worked in the field of atmospheric physics for more than 35 years, and is well known for his contributions in radiative transfer, atmospheric aerosols, and remote sensing inversion theory. Michael Box is a Fellow of the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (AMOS) and a member of the American Geophysical Union (AGU). He has also served two terms as an associate editor of the Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer .Gail P. Box completed both her B.Sc and Ph.D in physics at Newcastle University. Her research has covered many aspects of aerosols, including air quality and radiative forcing. She established the Australian Aerosol Workshop, now expanded as the Australian and New Zealand Aerosol Assembly, to bring together workers in this field. Gail Box is also a member of AMOS, AGU, and the Clean Air Society of Australia and New Zealand.

Résumé
Our current climate is strongly influenced by atmospheric composition, and changes in this composition are leading to climate change

Contenu
Our Planet and Its Physical Environment. Atmospheric Thermodynamics. Cloud Physics. Atmospheric Chemistry. Aerosols. Circulation of Atmosphere and Oceans. Fluid Dynamics. Radiative Interactions. Absorption and Emission of Radiation. Scattering of Radiation. Multiple Scattering. Solar Radiation and Its Atmospheric Interactions. Thermal Radiation Transfer. Remote Sensing. Inversion Methods for Indirect Measurements. Disequilibria in the Climate System. Climate Modeling. Supplementary Topics.