Pressure Broadening of Spectral Lines: The Theory of Line Shape in Atmospheric Physics

Presenting the quantum mechanical theory of pressure broadening and its application in atmospheric science, this is a unique treatment of the topic and a useful resource for researchers and professionals alike. Rayer proceeds from molecular processes to broad scale atmospheric physics to bring together both sides of the problem of remote sensing. Explanations of the relationship between a series of increasingly general theoretical papers are provided and all key expressions are fully derived to provide a firm understanding of assumptions made as the subject evolved. This book will help the atmospheric physicist to cross into the quantum world and appreciate the more theoretical aspects of line shape and its importance to their own work.

Author: Peter Joseph Rayer
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 08/06/2020
Pages: 647
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.67lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 1.38d
ISBN: 9781108488044

About the Author
Rayer, Peter Joseph: - Peter Rayer has thirty years of experience as a scientist with the Met Office in the UK. He has undertaken extensive research in modelling atmospheric radiative transfer and has developed a particular interest in fundamental processes at the molecular level.

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