Skip to Main Content
 

Global Search Box

 
 
 
 

Files

ETD Abstract Container

Abstract Header

Study of energy balance between lower and upper atmosphere

Kolan, Sreekanth

Abstract Details

2009, Master of Science, Ohio State University, Mechanical Engineering.
Separate energy budgets for the lower atmosphere (0-11 km) and upper atmosphere (> 11 km) are obtained in this report. The Schuster-Schwarzschild (S-S) integral equations of radiative transfer (Schuster 1905; Schwarzschild 1906, 1914) governing the radiation through atmosphere are solved to obtain the radiative fluxes that are required for the energy budget. The back radiation obtained from this analysis agrees with Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2007) data. The standard temperature, pressure and density data required for the analysis is obtained from US Standard Atmosphere (1976). This analytical procedure uses the standard assumptions like one dimensionality, effective absorption coefficient (k) for a mixture of gases, constant flux directional parameter and quasi-static equilibrium. For the lower atmosphere, it has been assumed that all the clouds lie in the 0-11 km region. The ground level value of absorption coefficient group (kp), (kp)o is also obtained. ‘p’ is the partial pressure of the mixture of radiative gases.
Joseph W. Rich (Advisor)
Igor V. Adamovich (Committee Member)
Robert H. Essenhigh (Committee Member)

Recommended Citations

Citations

  • Kolan, S. (2009). Study of energy balance between lower and upper atmosphere [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1259613805

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Kolan, Sreekanth. Study of energy balance between lower and upper atmosphere. 2009. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1259613805.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Kolan, Sreekanth. "Study of energy balance between lower and upper atmosphere." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1259613805

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)