Environmental Physics

About this book

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.

Contents

Introduction: The Essentials of Environmental Physics. Basic Environmental Spectroscopy. The Global Climate. Energy for Human Use. Transport of Pollutants. Noise. Spectra and Examples of Environmental Spectroscopy. The Context of Society. Appendix A Gauss, Delta and Error Functions. Appendix B Vector Differentiations. Appendix C Physical and Numerical Constants. Index.

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