Short-Wave Solar Radiation in the Earth’s Atmosphere: Calculation, Observation, Interpretation (Kindle Edition)
Based on data from a 10 years’ experiment, this book summarizes the results of the Atmospheric Physics Department of the St. Petersburg University and the Main Geophysical Observatory. The processed data now forms a rich dataset of spectral values of radiative characteristics under different atmospheric conditions. The analysis of this database clearly shows that the solar radiative absorption in a dusty and cloudy atmosphere is significantly higher than it has been assumed before (more…)