Overview
Principles of Environmental Physics provides a basis for understanding the complex responses of plants and animals to environmental change, and guides the reader with clear explanations and analysis of interactions between organisms and their physical environment. This third edition of Principles of Environmental Physics introduces contemporary aspects of the subject that have evolved since the publication of the second edition, for example, increased awareness of the ability of human activity to modify atmospheric properties and change weather and climate.New and updated features include: Expanded sections on influences of greenhouse gas emissions and aerosols on radiation at the ground, including direct and indirect effects of aerosols, New topics such as the Antarctic ozone hole, ammonia deposition, interception of precipitation by foliage, properties of breathable fabrics and animal coats, Principles of particle transport and deposition, including new examples in plant pathology and animal inhalation, Expanded material on the heat balance of domestic and wild animals and humans, Extensively revised discussion of principles and recent progress in applying micrometeorology to study carbon and water budgets of crops and forests, New 16-plate color section, Many worked examples in the text, and a "problem" section at the end of each chapter, with solutions provided to selected problems, Up-to-date bibliography, and more than 400 references to classic and recent research literature. This new edition of Principles of Environmental Physics coincides with increasing recognition that global changes in climate will inevitably have consequences for man and many other forms of life. Asound understanding of relevant principles and processes of Environmental Physics is an essential basis for predicting the biological impacts of climate change.
About the Author:
Dr. John L. Monteith, was the first Professor of Environmental Physics at the University of Nottingham, and served as Director of the Resource Management Program at the International Institute for the Semiarid Tropics, Hyderabad, India
About the Author:
Dr. Michael H. Unsworth, is a professor in the College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University
Synopsis
Environmental Physics concerns the description and analysis of physical processes that establish the conditions in which all species of life survive and reproduce. The subject involves a synthesis of mathematical relations that describe the physical nature of the environment and the many biological responses that environments evoke. Environmental Physics provides a basis for understanding the complex responses of plants and animals to environmental change.
International concern with climate change has made both politicans and the general public much more aware of the impact of local and global weather on all aspects of domestic life, industry and commerce. Environmental Physics has become more widely used by biologists, atmospheric scientists and climate modellers to specify interations between surfaces and the atmosphere. This new edition contains further material on causes of global warming, applications of remote sensing, and the carbon and water cycles of crops and forests.
• Presents a unique synthesis of micrometeorology and ecology in its widest sense.
• Deals quantitatively with the impact of weather on living systems but also with the interactions between them that are a central feature of life on earth
• Includes an up-to-date bibliography and review of recent micrometeorological applications in forestry, ecology, hydrology and agriculture
• Includes numerical problems and worked examples