Environmental Physics 3e - Boeker

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Auteur(s) : Boeker

Editeur : John Wiley & Sons

Langue : Anglais

Parution : 31/08/2011

Format : Moyen, de 350g à 1kg

Nombre de pages : 474

Expédition : 811

Dimensions : 24.4 x 17.0 x 2.5

ISBN : 0470666765

Résumé :

This thoroughly revised and updated third edition focuses on the utilization of sustainable energy and mitigating climate change, serving as an introduction to physics in the context of societal problems. A distinguishing feature of the text is the discussion of spectroscopy and spectroscopic methods as a crucial means to quantitatively analyze and monitor the condition of the environment, the factors determining climate change, and all aspects of energy conversion.

This textbook will be invaluable to students in physics and related subjects, and supplementary materials are available on a companion website: http://www.nat.vu.nl/environmentalphysics
Instructor support material is available at: http://booksupport.wiley.com

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Biographie:
Egbert Boekeris a retired Professor from the Free University of Amsterdam with a career in which he taught virtually all of the undergraduate courses in physics.

Rienk van Grondelle is a Professor in the Department of Biophysics and Physics of Complex Systems at the Free University of Amsterdam. He is performing research in biophysics and teaching not only to physics students but also to biology students. He is a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences.

Sommaire:

Preface xiii

Acknowledgements xv

1 Introduction 1

1.1 A Sustainable Energy Supply 1

1.2 The Greenhouse Effect and Climate Change 3

1.3 Light Absorption in Nature as a Source of Energy 4

1.4 The Contribution of Science: Understanding, Modelling and Monitoring 5

Exercises 6

References 6

2 Light and Matter 7

2.1 The Solar Spectrum 7

2.1.1 Radiation from a Black Body 7

2.1.2 Emission Spectrum of the Sun 9

2.2 Interaction of Light with Matter 12

2.2.1 Electric Dipole Moments of Transitions 12

2.2.2 Einstein Coefficients 14

2.2.3 Absorption of a Beam of Light: Lambert-Beer's Law 16

2.3 Ultraviolet Light and Biomolecules 19

2.3.1 Spectroscopy of Biomolecules 20

2.3.2 Damage to Life from Solar UV 21

2.3.3 The Ozone Filter as Protection 22

Exercises 28

References 28

3 Climate and Climate Change 31

3.1 The Vertical Structure of the Atmosphere 32

3.2 The Radiation Balance and the Greenhouse Effect 36

3.2.1 Simple Changes in the Radiation Balance 39

3.2.2 Radiation Transfer 41

3.2.3 A Simple Analytical Model 44

3.2.4 Radiative Forcing and Global Warming 45

3.2.5 The Greenhouse Gases 48

3.3 Dynamics in the Climate System 51

3.3.1 Horizontal Motion of Air 53

3.3.2 Vertical Motion of Ocean Waters 58

3.3.3 Horizontal Motion of Ocean Waters 59

3.4 Natural Climate Variability 59

3.5 Modelling Human-Induced Climate Change 62

3.5.1 The Carbon Cycle 63

3.5.2 Structure of Climate Modelling 66

3.5.3 Modelling the Atmosphere 67

3.5.4 A Hierarchy of Models 70

3.6 Analyses of IPCC, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 70

3.7 Forecasts of Climate Change 70

Exercises 74

References 76

4 Heat Engines 77

4.1 Heat Transfer and Storage 78

4.1.1 Conduction 79

4.1.2 Convection 82

4.1.3 Radiation 82

4.1.4 Phase Change 83

4.1.5 The Solar Collector 84

4.1.6 The Heat Diffusion Equation 87

4.1.7 Heat Storage 90

4.2 Principles of Thermodynamics 91

4.2.1 First and Second Laws 91

4.2.2 Heat and Work...