LEADER 05364nam 2200649Ia 450 001 996205526903316 005 20210527152529.0 010 $a1-280-74804-4 010 $a9786610748044 010 $a0-470-98851-7 010 $a1-4051-7144-8 035 $a(CKB)1000000000341945 035 $a(EBL)284284 035 $a(OCoLC)437176159 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000103100 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11639301 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000103100 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10061431 035 $a(PQKB)11013965 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC284284 035 $a(PPN)163504687 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000341945 100 $a20050822d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aAnalytical techniques for atmospheric measurement$b[electronic resource] /$fedited by Dwayne E. Heard 210 $aAmes, Iowa $cBlackwell Pub.$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (534 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4051-2357-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aAnalytical Techniques for Atmospheric Measurement; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contributors; 1 Field Measurements of Atmospheric Composition; 1.1 The role of field measurements in atmospheric science; 1.1.1 Our changing atmosphere; 1.1.2 The importance of atmospheric chemistry; 1.1.3 Why field measurements of atmospheric composition are important; 1.1.4 The challenges of field measurements in the atmosphere; 1.1.5 Comparison with calculations from numerical models; 1.2 Scope, structure and content of this book; 1.2.1 Scope and structure of the book 327 $a1.2.2 Previous texts describing methods for determining atmospheric composition1.2.3 Content of the book: Summary of individual chapters; 1.3 The measurement of atmospheric composition; 1.3.1 Units of concentration; 1.3.2 Selection criteria for instruments; 1.3.3 Instruments organised by classification of trace species; 1.3.4 Instruments organised by analytical technique; 1.4 Instrument platforms; 1.4.1 Ground-based platforms, including vehicle-based mobile laboratories; 1.4.2 Ship-borne platforms; 1.4.3 Balloon-borne platforms; 1.4.4 Aircraft-borne platforms 327 $a1.4.5 Commercial passenger or freight aircraft platforms1.4.6 Uninhabited aerial vehicles; 1.4.7 Rocket platforms; 1.4.8 Satellites and other space-borne platforms; 1.5 Analytical methods not covered elsewhere in this book; 1.5.1 LIDAR methods; 1.5.2 Matrix isolation electron spin resonance (MIESR); 1.5.3 Solid-state and electrochemical sensors; 1.5.4 Far-infrared and microwave absorption and emission spectroscopy; 1.5.5 Measurement of fluxes of trace gases and aerosols; 1.6 Quality assurance and quality control; 1.6.1 Precision and accuracy; 1.6.2 Calibration of instruments 327 $a1.6.3 Intercomparison of instruments1.7 Atmospheric chemistry and policy; 1.7.1 Health effects and environmental policy; 1.7.2 Monitoring networks; 1.8 Major field campaigns for measurement of atmospheric composition; 1.8.1 The design of field campaigns; 1.8.2 Case study of a field campaign: The 2002 NAMBLEX campaign; 1.9 Instrumented chambers for the study of simulated atmospheres; 1.10 Future directions; Acknowledgements; Further reading; References; 2 Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Fundamentals of infrared absorption spectroscopy 327 $a2.2.1 Electromagnetic radiation in the infrared2.2.2 Molecular interactions in the IR; 2.2.3 Vibrational bands and rotational lines in the IR; 2.2.4 Vibrational bands of atmospheric spectral features in the mid-IR; 2.2.5 Vibrational-rotational spectral line intensities; 2.3 Quantitative trace gas measurements employing IR absorption spectroscopy; 2.3.1 IR absorption lineshapes and linewidths; 2.3.2 Beer-Lambert absorption law and absorbance; 2.4 Trace gases in the atmosphere; 2.5 Measurement approaches employing IR absorption spectroscopy; 2.5.1 In situ measurements; 2.5.2 Remote measurements 327 $a2.6 Advances in atmospheric studies employing IR absorption measurements and future directions 330 $aAlmost all of the breakthroughs in understanding the atmosphere have been initiated by field observations, using a range of instrumental techniques. Developing or deploying instruments to make further observations demands a thorough understanding of the chemical and spectroscopic principles on which such measurements depend.Written as an authoritative guide to the techniques of instrumental measurement for the atmospheric scientist, research student or undergraduate, Analytical Techniques for Atmospheric Measurement focuses on the instruments used to make real time measurements of atmo 606 $aAtmosphere$xMeasurement 606 $aMeteorological instruments 606 $aWeather forecasting 615 0$aAtmosphere$xMeasurement. 615 0$aMeteorological instruments. 615 0$aWeather forecasting. 676 $a551.511028 676 $a551.5110287 701 $aHeard$b Dwayne E$0905794 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996205526903316 996 $aAnalytical techniques for atmospheric measurement$92025994 997 $aUNISA