Atmosphere-ocean InteractionClarendon Press, 1972 - 275 pages |
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Page 71
... wavelength has no physical meaning . The word ' mono- chromatic ' as used below pertains to an infinitesimal wavelength interval dλ / 2 . The monochromatic radiance is the fundamental variable in any discussion of radiation fields ...
... wavelength has no physical meaning . The word ' mono- chromatic ' as used below pertains to an infinitesimal wavelength interval dλ / 2 . The monochromatic radiance is the fundamental variable in any discussion of radiation fields ...
Page 73
... wavelength . The refractive index of water increases from 1.332 for light with a wavelength of 0.656 μm at the red end of the spectrum of 1.344 for a wavelength of 0.404 μm at the violet end . Though the difference is less than 1 per ...
... wavelength . The refractive index of water increases from 1.332 for light with a wavelength of 0.656 μm at the red end of the spectrum of 1.344 for a wavelength of 0.404 μm at the violet end . Though the difference is less than 1 per ...
Page 77
... wavelength of light that higher- order terms in the expansion ( 3.12 ) are quite negligible , and Rayleigh scattering , inversely proportional to the fourth power of the wavelength , is produced . The sun radiates most intensely at a ...
... wavelength of light that higher- order terms in the expansion ( 3.12 ) are quite negligible , and Rayleigh scattering , inversely proportional to the fourth power of the wavelength , is produced . The sun radiates most intensely at a ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
THE STATE OF MATTER NEAR THE INTERFACE | 42 |
SURFACE WAVES | 98 |
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