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M.Sc. in Meteorology Physical Meteorology Prof Peter Lynch Mathematical Computation Laboratory Dept. of Maths. Physics, UCD, Belfield. Part 3 Radiative Transfer in the Atmopshere 2 Outline of Material Headings follow Wallace & Hobbs.

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M.Sc. in Meteorology Physical Meteorology

Prof Peter Lynch

Mathematical Computation Laboratory

  • Dept. of Maths. Physics, UCD, Belfield.
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Part 3 Radiative Transfer in the Atmopshere

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Outline of Material

Headings follow Wallace & Hobbs. We will not cover everything!

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Outline of Material

Headings follow Wallace & Hobbs. We will not cover everything!

  • 0. Introduction
  • 1. The Spectrum of Radiation
  • 2. Quantitative Description of Radiation
  • 3. Blackbody Radiation
  • 4. Scattering and Absorption
  • 5. Radiative transfer in planetary atmospheres
  • 6. Radiation balance at the top of the atmosphere

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A Grook by Piet Hein (1905–1996)

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A Grook by Piet Hein (1905–1996)

Sun, that givest all things birth, shine on everything on Earth.

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A Grook by Piet Hein (1905–1996)

Sun, that givest all things birth, shine on everything on Earth. But if that’s too much to demand, shine, at least, on this our land.

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A Grook by Piet Hein (1905–1996)

Sun, that givest all things birth, shine on everything on Earth. But if that’s too much to demand, shine, at least, on this our land. If even that’s too much for thee, shine, at any rate, on me.

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Introduction

Earth receives energy from the Sun in the form of radiant energy.

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Introduction

Earth receives energy from the Sun in the form of radiant energy. Solar energy has wavelengths between 0.2 µm and 4 µm, with a maximum at about 0.5 µm.

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Introduction

Earth receives energy from the Sun in the form of radiant energy. Solar energy has wavelengths between 0.2 µm and 4 µm, with a maximum at about 0.5 µm. We call this solar radiation or short-wave radiation.

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Introduction

Earth receives energy from the Sun in the form of radiant energy. Solar energy has wavelengths between 0.2 µm and 4 µm, with a maximum at about 0.5 µm. We call this solar radiation or short-wave radiation. The Earth also radiates energy, with wavelengths between 4 µm and 100 µm, with a maximum at about 10 µm.

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Introduction

Earth receives energy from the Sun in the form of radiant energy. Solar energy has wavelengths between 0.2 µm and 4 µm, with a maximum at about 0.5 µm. We call this solar radiation or short-wave radiation. The Earth also radiates energy, with wavelengths between 4 µm and 100 µm, with a maximum at about 10 µm. We call this terrestrial radiation or long-wave radiation.

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Introduction

Earth receives energy from the Sun in the form of radiant energy. Solar energy has wavelengths between 0.2 µm and 4 µm, with a maximum at about 0.5 µm. We call this solar radiation or short-wave radiation. The Earth also radiates energy, with wavelengths between 4 µm and 100 µm, with a maximum at about 10 µm. We call this terrestrial radiation or long-wave radiation. It is extremely convenient that the overlap between solar radiation and terrestrial radiation is very small, so that we can consider them separately.

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Review of the parameters describing a wave

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Radiation and Matter

Review of the fundamentals of

  • Wave-particle duality
  • Energy levels in atoms
  • Absorbtion and emission
  • Atomic spectra
  • Molecular vibrations
  • QED

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The Electromagnetic Spectrum

Electromagnetic energy spans a vast spectrum of wavelengths:

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The Electromagnetic Spectrum

Electromagnetic energy spans a vast spectrum of wavelengths:

  • gamma rays: Wavelengths below 10−12m

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The Electromagnetic Spectrum

Electromagnetic energy spans a vast spectrum of wavelengths:

  • gamma rays: Wavelengths below 10−12m
  • X rays: Wavelengths about 10−10m

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The Electromagnetic Spectrum

Electromagnetic energy spans a vast spectrum of wavelengths:

  • gamma rays: Wavelengths below 10−12m
  • X rays: Wavelengths about 10−10m
  • Ultraviolet rays: Wavelengths about 10−8m

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The Electromagnetic Spectrum

Electromagnetic energy spans a vast spectrum of wavelengths:

  • gamma rays: Wavelengths below 10−12m
  • X rays: Wavelengths about 10−10m
  • Ultraviolet rays: Wavelengths about 10−8m
  • Visible light: Wavelengths about 0.5 × 10−6m

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The Electromagnetic Spectrum

Electromagnetic energy spans a vast spectrum of wavelengths:

  • gamma rays: Wavelengths below 10−12m
  • X rays: Wavelengths about 10−10m
  • Ultraviolet rays: Wavelengths about 10−8m
  • Visible light: Wavelengths about 0.5 × 10−6m
  • Infrared rays: Wavelengths about 10−5m

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The Electromagnetic Spectrum

Electromagnetic energy spans a vast spectrum of wavelengths:

  • gamma rays: Wavelengths below 10−12m
  • X rays: Wavelengths about 10−10m
  • Ultraviolet rays: Wavelengths about 10−8m
  • Visible light: Wavelengths about 0.5 × 10−6m
  • Infrared rays: Wavelengths about 10−5m
  • Microwave radiation: Wavelengths about 10−2m

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The Electromagnetic Spectrum

Electromagnetic energy spans a vast spectrum of wavelengths:

  • gamma rays: Wavelengths below 10−12m
  • X rays: Wavelengths about 10−10m
  • Ultraviolet rays: Wavelengths about 10−8m
  • Visible light: Wavelengths about 0.5 × 10−6m
  • Infrared rays: Wavelengths about 10−5m
  • Microwave radiation: Wavelengths about 10−2m
  • Radio waves: Wavelengths about 10−2–104m

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The Electromagnetic Spectrum

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The Electromagnetic Spectrum.

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The Stefan-Boltzmann Law

All objects emit radiation.

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The Stefan-Boltzmann Law

All objects emit radiation. The amount of energy emited depends on the temperature.

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The Stefan-Boltzmann Law

All objects emit radiation. The amount of energy emited depends on the temperature. The Stefan-Boltzmann Law states that the energy emitted is proportional to the fourth power of the temperature.

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The Stefan-Boltzmann Law

All objects emit radiation. The amount of energy emited depends on the temperature. The Stefan-Boltzmann Law states that the energy emitted is proportional to the fourth power of the temperature. Therefore, a warm object emits much more radiation than a cold one.

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The Stefan-Boltzmann Law

All objects emit radiation. The amount of energy emited depends on the temperature. The Stefan-Boltzmann Law states that the energy emitted is proportional to the fourth power of the temperature. Therefore, a warm object emits much more radiation than a cold one. For example, the Sun is about 5800 K. The Earth about 290 K. So, the radiation per unit area for the Sun is about 5800 290 4 = 204 = 160, 000 times greater than fof the Earth.

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The Stefan-Boltzmann Law

All objects emit radiation. The amount of energy emited depends on the temperature. The Stefan-Boltzmann Law states that the energy emitted is proportional to the fourth power of the temperature. Therefore, a warm object emits much more radiation than a cold one. For example, the Sun is about 5800 K. The Earth about 290 K. So, the radiation per unit area for the Sun is about 5800 290 4 = 204 = 160, 000 times greater than fof the Earth. The area of the Sun is about 10,000 times larger than that

  • f the Earth, so the ratio of the total radiation emitted is

about 160, 000 × 10, 000 = 1.6 × 109, or more than one billion.

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Wien’s Displacement Law

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Wien’s Displacement Law

The wavelength or frequency of maximum radiated energy depends on the temperature.

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Wien’s Displacement Law

The wavelength or frequency of maximum radiated energy depends on the temperature. This is described by Wien’s Law: Wavelength of maximum emitted radiation (µm)

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2900 Temperature (K)

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Wien’s Displacement Law

The wavelength or frequency of maximum radiated energy depends on the temperature. This is described by Wien’s Law: Wavelength of maximum emitted radiation (µm)

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2900 Temperature (K) For example, the Earth’s temperature is (about) 290 K, so the wavelength of maximum emitted radiation is about 10 µm.

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Wien’s Displacement Law

The wavelength or frequency of maximum radiated energy depends on the temperature. This is described by Wien’s Law: Wavelength of maximum emitted radiation (µm)

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2900 Temperature (K) For example, the Earth’s temperature is (about) 290 K, so the wavelength of maximum emitted radiation is about 10 µm. The temperature of the Sun is (about) 5800 K, so the wave- length of maximum emitted radiation is about 0.5 µm.

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Infra-red photograph of a man holding a burning match

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Infra-red photograph of a man holding a burning match It’s true: shades make you cool!

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Images from Ackerman & Knox Meteorology: Understanding the Atmosphere

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Solar energy reaching the top of the atmosphere at four latitudes

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Absorbtion of Solar and Terrestrial Radiation.

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Energy budget as a function of latitude

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Energy budget of the atmosphere

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End of Introduction.

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