Principles of Environmental Physics

Informationen zum Autor Michael Unsworth is Professor Emeritus of Physics of Oceans and Atmospheres at Oregon State University. He has also been a Visiting Professor at the University of Southampton and the NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. Before his tenure at Oregon State University, he was Professor and ultimately Dean of the Faulty of Agricultural and Food Sciences at Nottingham University. He has also served as Head of Station and the NERC Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, Edinburgh Research Station and Director at the Center for Analysis of Environmental Change. His work specializes in environmental physics, microclimatology, and agricultural and forest meteorology. He has published numerous journal articles, book chapters, and books on these topics over his prolific career of more than 50 years. Klappentext 4th edition of the guide that provides a basis for understanding the complex physical interactions of plants and animals with their natural environment. Zusammenfassung Provides a basis for understanding the complex physical interactions of plants and animals with their natural environment. This book describes the principles by which radiative energy reaches the earth's surface and reviews the knowledge concerning the surface radiation budget. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The Scope of Environmental Physics 2. Properties of Gases and Liquids 3. Transport of Heat, Mass, and Momentum 4. Transport of Radiant Energy 5. Radiation Environment 6. Microclimatology of Radiation (i) Radiative Properties of Natural Materials 7. Microclimatology of Radiation (ii) Radiation Interception by Solid Structures 8. Microclimatology of radiation (iii) Interception by Plant Canopies and Animal Coats 9. Momentum Transfer 10. Heat Transfer 11. Mass Transfer (i) Gases and Water Vapor 12. Mass Transfer (ii) Particles 13. Steady State Heat Balance (i) Water Surfaces, Soil and Vegetation 14. Steady State Heat Balance (ii) Animals 15. Transient Heat Balance 16. Micrometeorology (i) Turbulent Transfer, Profiles and Fluxes 17. Micrometeorology (ii) Interpretation of Flux Measurements ...

Autorentext
Michael Unsworth is Professor Emeritus of Physics of Oceans and Atmospheres at Oregon State University. He has also been a Visiting Professor at the University of Southampton and the NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. Before his tenure at Oregon State University, he was Professor and ultimately Dean of the Faulty of Agricultural and Food Sciences at Nottingham University. He has also served as Head of Station and the NERC Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, Edinburgh Research Station and Director at the Center for Analysis of Environmental Change. His work specializes in environmental physics, microclimatology, and agricultural and forest meteorology. He has published numerous journal articles, book chapters, and books on these topics over his prolific career of more than 50 years.

Klappentext

4th edition of the guide that provides a basis for understanding the complex physical interactions of plants and animals with their natural environment.

Zusammenfassung
Provides a basis for understanding the complex physical interactions of plants and animals with their natural environment. This book describes the principles by which radiative energy reaches the earth's surface and reviews the knowledge concerning the surface radiation budget.

Inhalt

1. The Scope of Environmental Physics 2. Properties of Gases and Liquids 3. Transport of Heat, Mass, and Momentum 4. Transport of Radiant Energy 5. Radiation Environment 6. Microclimatology of Radiation (i) Radiative Properties of Natural Materials 7. Microclimatology of Radiation (ii) Radiation Interception by Solid Structures 8. Microclimatology of radiation (iii) Interception by Plant Canopies and Animal Coats 9. Momentum Transfer 10. Heat Transfer 11. Mass Transfer (i) Gases and Water Vapor 12. Mass Transfer (ii) Particles 13. Steady State Heat Balance (i) Water Surfaces, Soil and Vegetation 14. Steady State Heat Balance (ii) Animals 15. Transient Heat Balance 16. Micrometeorology (i) Turbulent Transfer, Profiles and Fluxes 17. Micrometeorology (ii) Interpretation of Flux Measurements