ABSTRACT: This study examines aerosol classifications which impact the Earth�atmosphere system by estimating and analyzing aerosol species based on aerosol properties obtained from seven Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) stations in India: Kanpur (KP), Jaipur (JP), Gandhi College (GC), Pune (PN), IIT Delhi (IIT), Amity University Gurgaon (AUG), and Gual Pahari (GP) with different terrain and …
ABSTRACT: The algorithms currently in use for calculating the wet-bulb temperature from pressure, relative humidity, and air temperature have errors of a degree or more. Here, the equation for the thermodynamic wet-bulb temperature is derived using the Rankine?Kirchhoff approximations, which are highly accurate for meteorological and climatological applications. Likewise, equations are derived …
ABSTRACT: The marine atmospheric boundary layer influences the evolution of evaporation duct height (EDH) by altering the vertical profile of the refractive index. The EDH is a crucial parameter for marine and naval communication. Many studies have demonstrated the sensitivity of boundary layer similarity theory in estimating the vertical profile of refractive index. The current study modifies …
ABSTRACT: The morning transition is the period when the planetary boundary layer (PBL) transitions from stable to unstable conditions. It is critical that numerical weather prediction (NWP) models sufficiently represent the various forcings that contribute to the PBL heat and moisture budgets during the morning transition, as they impact forecasts of air quality, turbulence, aerosol dispersion,…
Adiabatic Invariants In Large-Scale Atmospheric Dynamics deals with the main principles of large-scale atmospheric dynamics on the basis of adiabatic motion constants. It can be considered as an introduction to the theory of quasi two-dimensional fluid motion concentrating primarily on nearly horizontal fluid parcel displacements in a stably stratified compressible fluid. A thorough mathematica…
This textbook is a first-look at radiative transfer in planetary atmospheres with a particular focus on the Earth's atmosphere and climate. It covers the basics of the radiative transfer of sunlight, treating absorption and scattering, and the transfer of the thermal infrared. The examples included show how the solutions of the radiative transfer equation are used to evaluate changes in the Ear…
Modeling Atmospheric and Oceanic Flows: Insights from Laboratory Experiments and Numerical Simulations provides a broad overview of recent progress in using laboratory experiments and numerical simulations to model atmospheric and oceanic fluid motions. This volume not only surveys novel research topics in laboratory experimentation, but also highlights recent developments in the corresponding …
A quantitative introduction to the Earth's atmosphere for intermediate-advanced undergraduate and graduate students, with an emphasis on underlying physical principles. This edition has been brought completely up-to-date, and now includes a new chapter on the physics of climate change which builds upon material introduced in earlier chapters, giving the student a broad understanding of some of …