The Role of the Sun in Climate Change
By Douglas V. Hoyt, Kenneth H. Schatten
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Number Of Pages: 288
Publication Date: 1997-04-03
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 019509414X
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780195094145
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Bringing the Sun Down to Earth: Designing Inexpensive Instruments for Monitoring the Atmosphere
By David R. Brooks
Publisher: Springer
Number Of Pages: 150
Publication Date: 2008-09-01
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1402086938
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781402086939
By Douglas V. Hoyt, Kenneth H. Schatten
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Number Of Pages: 288
Publication Date: 1997-04-03
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 019509414X
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780195094145
Product Description:
The luminosity of the sun governs the temperatures of the planets. Yet the solar forcing, or driving, of climate, primarily due to changes in solar radiation, has never been well documented. Recent satellite measurements have shown that solar radiation varies as a function of time and wavelength, a concept that has been hypothesized for the past two centuries and has recently become a major topic with all the attention paid to global warming. This book reviews the physics of the concept of solar forcing, from its beginnings in the early 1800's and apparent success in the 1870's, to its near demise in the 1950's and recent resurgence. Since its emphasis is on solar variations as a driver for climate change, with only a brief discussion of other mechanisms, the book will be of most interest to students in climate studies.
The luminosity of the sun governs the temperatures of the planets. Yet the solar forcing, or driving, of climate, primarily due to changes in solar radiation, has never been well documented. Recent satellite measurements have shown that solar radiation varies as a function of time and wavelength, a concept that has been hypothesized for the past two centuries and has recently become a major topic with all the attention paid to global warming. This book reviews the physics of the concept of solar forcing, from its beginnings in the early 1800's and apparent success in the 1870's, to its near demise in the 1950's and recent resurgence. Since its emphasis is on solar variations as a driver for climate change, with only a brief discussion of other mechanisms, the book will be of most interest to students in climate studies.
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Bringing the Sun Down to Earth: Designing Inexpensive Instruments for Monitoring the Atmosphere
By David R. Brooks
Publisher: Springer
Number Of Pages: 150
Publication Date: 2008-09-01
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1402086938
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781402086939
Product Description
Bringing the Sun Down to Earth is intended for teachers, students, and anyone who wants to understand their environment. It provides a unique perspective to monitoring the role of the sun and Earth’s atmosphere in maintaining our planet as a place hospitable to advanced life as we understand it. The book first presents some science background about the sun and Earth’s atmosphere and then describes the kinds of measurements that can be made with inexpensive equipment to study how solar radiation interacts with the atmosphere on its way to Earth’s surface. Such measurements are critical to understanding the forces that will modify Earth’s climate during the 21st century.
The book describes in detail how to design, build, calibrate, and use inexpensive instruments for measuring solar radiation, ranging from total radiation from the entire sky to narrow spectral bands of radiation travelling along a path directly from the sun. Students and their teachers will learn a great deal about weather, the seasons, and the atmosphere, and they will develop a much better understanding of how to measure the physical world around them. When these instruments are calibrated and used properly, they can be used for serious research that produces results comparable to data from other ground-based sources provided by the science community.
The book describes in detail how to design, build, calibrate, and use inexpensive instruments for measuring solar radiation, ranging from total radiation from the entire sky to narrow spectral bands of radiation travelling along a path directly from the sun. Students and their teachers will learn a great deal about weather, the seasons, and the atmosphere, and they will develop a much better understanding of how to measure the physical world around them. When these instruments are calibrated and used properly, they can be used for serious research that produces results comparable to data from other ground-based sources provided by the science community.