Stratosphere Troposphere Interactions - An Introduction (Hardcover, 2008 ed.)

Stratospheric processes play a signi?cant role in regulating the weather and c- mate of the Earth system. Solar radiation, which is the primary source of energy for the tropospheric weather systems, is absorbed by ozone when it passes through the stratosphere, thereby modulating the solar-forcing energy reaching into the t- posphere. The concentrations of the radiatively sensitive greenhouse gases present in the lower atmosphere, such as water vapor, carbon dioxide, and ozone, control the radiation balance of the atmosphere by the two-way interaction between the stratosphere and troposphere. The stratosphere is the transition region which interacts with the weather s- tems in the lower atmosphere and the richly ionized upper atmosphere. Therefore, this part of the atmosphere provides a long list of challenging scienti?c problems of basic nature involving its thermal structure, energetics, composition, dynamics, chemistry, and modeling. The lower stratosphere is very much linked dynamically, radiatively, and chemically with the upper troposphere, even though the temperature characteristics of these regions are different. The stratosphere is a region of high stability, rich in ozone and poor in water - por and temperature increases with altitude. The lower stratospheric ozone absorbs the harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun and protects life on the Earth. On the other hand, the troposphere has high concentrations of water vapor, is low in ozone, and temperature decreases with altitude. The convective activity is more in the troposphere than in the stratospher

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2008
First published:	July 2008
Authors:	K. Mohanakumar
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	416
Edition:	2008 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-4020-8216-0
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Meteorology > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4020-8216-9
Barcode:	9781402082160

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