First Course in Atmospheric Radiation [Rental Textbook]

by Grant W. Petty

This textbook covers the essentials of atmospheric radiation at a level appropriate to advanced undergraduates and first-year graduate students. It was written specifically to be readable and technically accessible to students having no prior background in the subject area and who may or may not intend to continue with more advanced study of radiation or remote sensing. The author emphasizes physical insight, first and foremost, but backed by the essential mathematical relationships.

Genres: Science

446 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[Alex]

Another A+ for Grant Petty! An extremely easy and comprehensive read that allows students to truly grasp the concepts of atmospheric radiative transfer. Detailed with in-depth diagrams and examples.

[greta ❀]

That ATMS 304 final killed me. Decent book though

[Maxim]

Atmospheric Radiation - It’s a textbook and a fairly technical one as well, but probably the best introduction in the physics of radiative transfer in the atmosphere, in other words: the foundation of the greenhouse effect from physical first principles. If you *really* want to understand how it works, there’s probably no way around this book.

4/5