Radiative Transfer Processes in Weather and Climate Models
1st Edition
Book
Hardback
300 pages
978-3-527-41227-3 (ISBN)
Description
In the first book dedicated to this topic, the authors review the development of fast radiation schemes suitable for large-scale atmospheric models, including numerical weather forecast models and atmospheric general circulation models for climate studies.
The text provides readers with the background and evolution of these models, offering a practical guide for real hands-on experience for implementing and modifying their own weather and climate models, such as the consideration of radiative transfer schemes in numerical weather prediction and the radiation budget in climate modeling. In addition, radiation transfer in other modules of the climate system models is explained, such as in land surface and in ocean and sea ice models.
The authors present a balanced emphasis on the science and technical aspects of the problem, keeping the description of each modeling center brief and specific to its own particular model, with little articulation and explanations of the scientific merits and links to radiation schemes used in other models.
A useful tool for both graduate students and experienced researchers.
The text provides readers with the background and evolution of these models, offering a practical guide for real hands-on experience for implementing and modifying their own weather and climate models, such as the consideration of radiative transfer schemes in numerical weather prediction and the radiation budget in climate modeling. In addition, radiation transfer in other modules of the climate system models is explained, such as in land surface and in ocean and sea ice models.
The authors present a balanced emphasis on the science and technical aspects of the problem, keeping the description of each modeling center brief and specific to its own particular model, with little articulation and explanations of the scientific merits and links to radiation schemes used in other models.
A useful tool for both graduate students and experienced researchers.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Weinheim
Germany
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
100 s/w Abbildungen, 4 farbige Abbildungen
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 170 mm
ISBN-13
978-3-527-41227-3 (9783527412273)
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Dr. Xianglei Huang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Space Sciences at the University of Michigan. Dr. Huang obtained his Ph.D. degree in Planetary Science from Caltech. His research focuses on the radiative transfer in the atmosphere as well as its applications in satellite remote sensing and climate studies. He works on both the technical aspects of the advanced satellite observation and the diagnosis analysis of clouds and water vapors in the atmosphere with satellite observations and numerical simulations. He is a science team member of the NASA AIRS, the NASA CERES and NASA CLARREO mission.
Dr. Ping Yang is a professor and the holder of the David Bullock Harris Chair in Geosciences, the Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Texas A&M University, USA. His research interests cover the areas of remote sensing and radiative transfer. He has been actively conducting research in the modeling of the optical and radiative properties of clouds and aerosols, in particular cirrus clouds, and their applications to space-borne and ground-based remote sensing. Professor Yang was elected a fellow of the Optical Society of America (OSA) in 2010.
Dr. Ping Yang is a professor and the holder of the David Bullock Harris Chair in Geosciences, the Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Texas A&M University, USA. His research interests cover the areas of remote sensing and radiative transfer. He has been actively conducting research in the modeling of the optical and radiative properties of clouds and aerosols, in particular cirrus clouds, and their applications to space-borne and ground-based remote sensing. Professor Yang was elected a fellow of the Optical Society of America (OSA) in 2010.
Content
OVERVIEW AND INTRODUCTION
Numerical Modeling of Atmospheres
The Roles of Radiative Transfer in Numerical Weather Prediction and Climate Simulation
Representing Radiative Transfer Processes in the Numerical Models
A Brief History of Radiation Schemes Developed for Numerical Models
Benchmark and Validation
Research Fronts and Challenges e.g. Technical Fronts, GPU, Peta-Scale Computing. Challanges full Consistency with other Schemes, Computing Efficiency, 3-D Effects of Surface and Couds
PARAMETERIZATIONS OF GASEOUS ABSORPTIONS
Broadband Emittance Model
Correlated-K Approach
Overlapping Absorption Bands
Continuum Absorption
Other Approaches
PARAMETERIZATIONS OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF PARTICULATES IN THE ATMOSPHERE
Liquid Clouds
Ice Clouds
Aerosols
TREATMENTS OF SCATTERING AND INHOMOGENEOUS CLOUDS
Shortwave
Longwave
Cloud Overlap Assumptions
APPLICATIONS IN NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION (NWP)
Satellite Radiance Observations and Data Assimiliation
Consideration of Radiative Transfer Scheme for the NWP
Radiative Transfer Operator for the Data Assimilation
APPLICATIONS IN CLIMATE MODELING
Radiation Budget
Constraints on Vertical Temperature Profiles and Meridional Structures
Radiative Forcing
Radiative Feedback
Modeling of Other Planetary Atmospheres
APPENDICES
Numerical Modeling of Atmospheres
The Roles of Radiative Transfer in Numerical Weather Prediction and Climate Simulation
Representing Radiative Transfer Processes in the Numerical Models
A Brief History of Radiation Schemes Developed for Numerical Models
Benchmark and Validation
Research Fronts and Challenges e.g. Technical Fronts, GPU, Peta-Scale Computing. Challanges full Consistency with other Schemes, Computing Efficiency, 3-D Effects of Surface and Couds
PARAMETERIZATIONS OF GASEOUS ABSORPTIONS
Broadband Emittance Model
Correlated-K Approach
Overlapping Absorption Bands
Continuum Absorption
Other Approaches
PARAMETERIZATIONS OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF PARTICULATES IN THE ATMOSPHERE
Liquid Clouds
Ice Clouds
Aerosols
TREATMENTS OF SCATTERING AND INHOMOGENEOUS CLOUDS
Shortwave
Longwave
Cloud Overlap Assumptions
APPLICATIONS IN NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION (NWP)
Satellite Radiance Observations and Data Assimiliation
Consideration of Radiative Transfer Scheme for the NWP
Radiative Transfer Operator for the Data Assimilation
APPLICATIONS IN CLIMATE MODELING
Radiation Budget
Constraints on Vertical Temperature Profiles and Meridional Structures
Radiative Forcing
Radiative Feedback
Modeling of Other Planetary Atmospheres
APPENDICES