Professor Ilias M. VardavasDepartment of Physics, University of CreteProfessor Frederic W. TaylorHalley Professor of Physics, Atmospheric Oceanic & Planetary Physics, Oxford University

A comprehensive reference, clear and concise [...] The book supplements good descriptions of physical concepts with equations, providing the hands-on reader with the tools for utilizing these concepts in their own research.

• 1. The Climate System ; 2. Atmospheric Physics and Thermodynamics ; 3. Radiation Transfer Theory ; 4. Thermal Infrared Transfer in the Atmosphere ; 5. Incoming Solar Radiation ; 6. Solar Radiation Transfer in the Atmosphere ; 7. Atmospheric Photochemistry ; 8. The Earth's Radiation Budget ; 9. Theory of Radiation Measurements ; 10. Climate Observations by Radiometry and Spectrometry ; 11. Climate Modelling ; 12. Planetary Evolution and Comparative Climatology

Professor Ilias M. VardavasDepartment of Physics, University of CreteProfessor Frederic W. TaylorHalley Professor of Physics, Atmospheric Oceanic & Planetary Physics, Oxford University

A comprehensive reference, clear and concise [...] The book supplements good descriptions of physical concepts with equations, providing the hands-on reader with the tools for utilizing these concepts in their own research.

• 1. The Climate System ; 2. Atmospheric Physics and Thermodynamics ; 3. Radiation Transfer Theory ; 4. Thermal Infrared Transfer in the Atmosphere ; 5. Incoming Solar Radiation ; 6. Solar Radiation Transfer in the Atmosphere ; 7. Atmospheric Photochemistry ; 8. The Earth's Radiation Budget ; 9. Theory of Radiation Measurements ; 10. Climate Observations by Radiometry and Spectrometry ; 11. Climate Modelling ; 12. Planetary Evolution and Comparative Climatology