Aerosol Optics

Light Absorption and Scattering by Particles in the Atmosphere
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-3-540-49909-1
Verlag: Springer-Verlag
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 148 Seiten

Springer/Praxis have a successful mini program of books on various aspects of light scattering, and now have a journal "Light Scattering Review" under consideration proposed by Alex Kokhanovsky. The atmospheric air contains not only gases but also various types of airborne particles (known as aerosols) ranging from dust grains to microbes. These small particles influence atmospheric visibility, the thermodynamics of the atmosphere, and they are also of great importance in any consideration of climate change problems. Aerosols may also be responsible for the loss of harvest, health problems among humans and ecological disasters. Therefore, it is of great importance to study aerosol properties on a global scale. Such studies ultimately should be based on global observations using instruments positioned on the space platforms.

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Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Preface;5
2;Table of contents;7
3;Chapter 1. Microphysical parameters and chemical composition of atmospheric aerosol;9
3.1;1.1 Classification of aerosols;9
3.2;1.2 Aerosol models;22
4;Chapter 2. Optical properties of atmospheric aerosol;24
4.1;2.1 Introduction;24
4.2;2.2 Extinction;25
4.3;2.3 Absorption;31
4.4;2.4 Scattering;38
4.5;2.5 Polarization;45
5;Chapter 3. Multiple light scattering in aerosol media;56
5.1;3.1 Radiative transfer equation;56
5.2;3.2 The diffuse light intensity;59
5.3;3.3 Thin aerosol layers;62
5.4;3.4 Semi-infinite aerosol layers;65
5.5;3.5 Thick aerosol layers;70
5.6;3.6 Aerosols over reflective surfaces;71
5.7;3.7 Multiple scattering of polarized light in aerosol media;73
6;Chapter 4. Fourier optics of aerosol media;92
6.1;4.1 Main definitions;92
6.2;4.2 Image transfer through aerosol media with large particles;97
7;Chapter 5. Optical remote sensing of atmospheric aerosol;108
7.1;5.1 Ground-based remote sensing of aerosols;108
7.2;5.2 Satellite remote sensing of atmospheric aerosol;129
8;Appendix: Spectral dependence of Rayleigh optical thickness and depolarization factor;142
9;References;145
10;Index;153