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Microphysics of Atmospheric Phenomena (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017)
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Microphysics of Atmospheric Phenomena (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017)
Series: Springer Atmospheric Sciences
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This book investigates elementary processes in the Earth's
atmosphere involving photons, electrons, ions, radicals, and
aerosols. It is based on global atmospheric models such as the
standard atmospheric model with averaged atmospheric parameters
across the globe and over time, the Earth's energetic balance, and
the global electric circuit that allows to analyze fundamental
atmospheric properties to be analyzed. Rate constants of elementary
processes in the Earth's atmosphere, together with measured
atmospheric parameters and existing concepts of atmospheric
phenomena, are used in the analysis of global and local atmospheric
processes. Atmospheric photoprocesses result from the interaction
of solar radiation with the atmosphere and processes involving
ions, oxygen atoms, excited atomic particles and ozone molecules.
Atmospheric electricity as a secondary phenomenon to atmospheric
water circulation results in a chain of processes that begins with
collisions of water aerosols in different aggregate states. Cosmic
rays are of importance for atmospheric electricity, as they create
positive and negative ions in the air. Air breakdown in an electric
field of clouds in the form of lightning may develop under the
influence of cosmic ray-created seed electrons, which are necessary
for electron multiplication in ionization wave-streamers. The upper
atmosphere (ionosphere) is formed under solar radiation in a vacuum
ultraviolet spectrum, and absorption of this radiation leads to air
photoionization. The greenhouse effect is determined by atmospheric
water, whereas transitions between a water vapor and aerosols may
lead to a change in atmospheric optical depth. Carbon dioxide
contributes in small portions to the atmospheric greenhouse effect.
Cosmic rays are of importance for atmospheric discharge, the origin
of lightning and cloud formation in the first stage of aerosol
growth. This book provides a qualitative description of atmospheric
properties and phenomena based on elementary processes and simple
models.
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