A Study of the Radiation of the Atmosphere: Based Upon Observations of the Nocturnal Radiation During Expeditions to Algeria and to California (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Anders Angstrom

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0265610109 ISBN 13: 9780265610107

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2017

Synopsis

How the atmosphere reveals its nightly glow—and what it says about the sun

Scientists analyze nocturnal radiation to test how the air transmits energy. This work combines field observations from Algeria and California with practical methods that stay useful under many conditions.

The text explains measurement techniques, from absorbing screens to abridged and bolometric approaches, and shows how researchers compare daily conditions to reach a solar-constant estimate. It also discusses how haze, volcanic dust, and altitude influence the amount of radiation that reaches the ground and how these factors relate to broader climate questions.

• How scientists model atmospheric transmission and extract a solar constant from partial spectra
• Why abridged methods can be practical even when bolometric measurements are ideal
• What volcanic dust and haze reveal about the balance between incoming and outgoing radiation

Ideal for readers of atmospheric science, history of astronomy, and early 20th-century observational methods.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0265610109
• ISBN 13: 9780265610107
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 171