Inverse Problems in Atmospheric Constituent Transport

by I. G. Enting

Overview

This book describes mathematical techniques for interpreting measurements of greenhouse gases in order to learn about their sources and sinks. The majority of the book gives general descriptions of techniques, but the last third covers the applications to carbon dioxide, methane, chlorofluorocarbons and other gases implicated in global change.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521018081
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	08/22/2005
Series:	Cambridge Atmospheric and Space Science Series
Edition description:	Revised ed.
Pages:	412
Product dimensions:	7.01(w) x 10.04(h) x 0.94(d)

About the Author

Ian Enting is a senior principal research scientist at CSIRO Atmospheric Research, Aspendale, Victoria, Australia where he heads the greenhouse gas modelling team.

Table of Contents

Part I. Principles: 1. Introduction; 2. Atmospheric transport and transport models; 3. Estimation; 4. Time series estimation; 5. Observations of atmospheric composition; 6. The sources and sinks; 7. Problem formulation; 8. Ill-conditioning; 9. Analysis of model error; 10. Green's functions and synthesis inversion; 11. Time-stepping inversions; 12. Non-linear inversion techniques; 13. Experimental design; Part II. Recent Applications: 14. Global carbon dioxide; 15. Global methane; 16. Halocarbons and other global-scale studies; 17. Regional inversions; 18. Constraining atmospheric transport; 19. Conclusions; References; Appendix A. Notation; Appendix B. Numerical data; Appendix C. Abbreviations and acronyms; Appendix D. Glossary; Appendix E. Data source acknowledgements; Problems.