Radiation Characteristics of the Atmosphere and the Earth's Surface

K Ya Kondratiev (ed) New Delhi: Amerind 1973 pp xx + 580 price R 75 This book, written mainly by faculty members of the Leningrad State University and edited by Professor K Ya Kondratiev, is a reference book containing experimental data on the radiation characteristics of the earth-atmosphere system. The topics covered include the composition, optical characteristics and spectral transparency of the atmosphere, the albedo of the earth's surface and the radiation budget of the earth.