Global atmospheric phenomena involving water : water circulation, atmospheric electricity, and the greenhouse effect /

Global atmospheric phenomena involving water : water circulation, atmospheric electricity, and the greenhouse effect /

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Author / Creator:Smirnov, Boris M.
Imprint:Cham : Springer, 2020.
Description:1 online resource (223 pages)
Language:English
Series:Springer Atmospheric Sciences
Springer atmospheric sciences.
Subject:
Water vapor, Atmospheric.
Water vapor, Atmospheric.
Electronic books.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12608353
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ISBN:9783030580391
3030580393
9783030580384
3030580385
Digital file characteristics:text file
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Notes:6.2.1 Water Molecules and Microdroplets as Atmospheric Radiators.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed December 15, 2020).
Summary:This book covers the role of water in global atmospheric phenomena, focussing on the physical processes involving water molecules and water microparticles. It presents the reader with a detailed look at some of the most important types of global atmospheric phenomena involving water, such as water circulation, atmospheric electricity and the greenhouse effect. Beginning with the cycle of water evaporation and condensation, and the important roles played by the nucleation and growth processes of water microdroplets, the book discusses atmospheric electricity as a secondary phenomenon of water circulation in the atmosphere, comprising a chain of processes involving water molecules and water microdroplets. Finally, the book discusses aspects of the molecular spectroscopy of greenhouse atmospheric components, showing how water molecules and water microdroplets give the main contribution to atmospheric emission in the infrared spectrum range. Featuring numerous didactic schematics and appendices detailing all necessary unit conversion factors, this book is useful to both active researchers and doctoral students working in the fields of atmospheric physics, climate science and molecular spectroscopy.
Other form:Print version: Smirnov, Boris M. Global Atmospheric Phenomena Involving Water : Water Circulation, Atmospheric Electricity, and the Greenhouse Effect. Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, ©2020 9783030580384
Standard no.:10.1007/978-3-030-58039-1
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • 1 Introduction
  • References
  • 2 Global Properties of the Earth's Atmosphere
  • 2.1 Water in Atmosphere
  • 2.1.1 Parameters of Standard Atmosphere
  • 2.1.2 Atmospheric Water Vapor
  • 2.1.3 Dynamics of Atmospheric Air
  • 2.1.4 Water Microdroplet in Atmospheric Air
  • 2.2 Global Earth's Energetics
  • 2.2.1 Contemporary Evolution of Global Temperature
  • 2.2.2 Earth's Temperature in the Past
  • 2.2.3 Carbon Dioxide and Earth's Temperature
  • 2.2.4 Energetic Balance for the Earth and Its Atmosphere
  • References
  • 3 Water Condensation Processes in Atmospheric Air
  • 3.1 Water Microdrops in Water Circulation
  • 3.1.1 Clouds in Troposphere
  • 3.1.2 Water Circulation Through the Atmosphere
  • 3.2 Formation of Clouds Under Equilibrium Conditions
  • 3.2.1 Conditions of Water Condensation in Atmospheric Air
  • 3.2.2 Formation of the Condensed Phase resulted from Mixing of Atmospheric Layers
  • 3.2.3 Rate of Water Condensation
  • 3.3 Kinetics of Growth of Water Microdroplets in Atmospheric Air
  • 3.3.1 Mechanisms of Drop Growth in Air
  • 3.3.2 Establishment of Equilibrium in Growth of Water Droplets
  • 3.3.3 Gravitation Mechanism of Growth of Water Droplets
  • 3.3.4 Displacement of Microdroplets of Cumulus Clouds
  • References
  • 4 Processes Involving Atmospheric Ions
  • 4.1 Cosmic Rays in Atmospheric Ionization
  • 4.1.1 Cosmic Rays in the Earth's Atmosphere
  • 4.1.2 Excitation of Atmospheric Air by Fast Protons
  • 4.1.3 Character of Absorption of Cosmic Rays by Atmosphere
  • 4.1.4 Photoionization of Air Molecules in the Atmosphere
  • 4.2 Charging Processes in Low Atmosphere
  • 4.2.1 Droplet Charging in Plasma
  • 4.2.2 Charging of Water Droplets in Atmosphere
  • 4.3 Ions in Tropospheric Processes
  • 4.3.1 Mobility of Small Water Ions in Atmospheric Air
  • 4.3.2 Recombination of Ions in Atmospheric Air
  • 4.3.3 Ions in Clear-Sky Atmosphere
  • 4.4 Electric Processes in Cumulus Clouds
  • 4.4.1 Ions in Cumulus Clouds
  • 4.4.2 Processes in Cumulus Clouds Involving Water Microdroplets
  • 4.4.3 Stability of Cumulus Cloud
  • 4.4.4 Thermal Charge Release for Microparticles
  • References
  • 5 Processes of Atmospheric Electricity
  • 5.1 Global Electric Circuit
  • 5.1.1 Earth as Electrical System
  • 5.1.2 Electric Machine of Troposphere
  • 5.1.3 Study of Atmospheric Electricity and Lightning
  • 5.1.4 Global Electric Atmospheric Processes
  • 5.2 Lightning as a Phenomenon of Atmospheric Electricity
  • 5.2.1 Lightning as a Physical Phenomenon
  • 5.2.2 Properties of the Conductivity Lightning Channel
  • 5.2.3 Heat Regime of the Conductivity Lightning Channel
  • References
  • 6 Greenhouse Phenomenon in the Earth's Atmosphere
  • 6.1 Character of Atmospheric Emission Toward the Earth
  • 6.1.1 Emission of Gaseous Layer
  • 6.1.2 Thermal Emission of Atmosphere
  • 6.1.3 Molecular Emission of Atmosphere
  • 6.1.4 HITRAN Data Bank in Spectroscopy of Atmosphere
  • 6.1.5 Spectrum of Atmospheric Emission
  • 6.2 Water in Atmospheric Radiation

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