Visibility : The Seeing of Near and Distant Landscape Features

__Visibility: The Seeing of Near and Distant Landscape Features__ reviews the science of visibility from how to measure it quantitatively to its impacts by one of the foremost experts in the field. Carefully designed pedagogy allows a diversity of readers, from regulators to researchers to use this book to further their understanding of the field. Topics covered include the interaction of light with the atmosphere and aerosols, the transfer of light through the atmosphere especially as it relates to non-uniform haze layers, perception questions, including visibility metrics, image processing techniques for purposes of visually displaying effects of haze on scenic landscapes, visibility monitoring techniques, and the history of visibility regulatory development. * Heavily illustrated to convey the concepts introduced, then followed by more mathematical coverage of the topic * Covers all aspects of visibility, including science, social, and regulatory * Expands traditional US only coverage of visibility and scenic to global Visibility: The Seeing of Near and Distant Landscape Featuresreviews the science of visibility from how to measure it quantitatively to its impacts by one of the foremost experts in the field. Carefully designed pedagogy allows a diversity of readers, from regulators to researchers to use this book to further their understanding of the field.Topics covered include the interaction of light with the atmosphere and aerosols, the transfer of light through the atmosphere especially as it relates to non-uniform haze layers, perception questions, including visibility metrics, image processing techniques for purposes of visually displaying effects of haze on scenic landscapes, visibility monitoring techniques, and the history of visibility regulatory development.Heavily illustrated to convey the concepts introduced, then followed by more mathematical coverage of the topicCovers all aspects of visibility, including science, social, and regulatory Expands traditional US only coverage of visibility and scenic to global Dr. William C Malm is a highly regarded research scientist/scholar at Colorado State University's Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA). Previously he was at the National Park Service Air Resources Division where he was program coordinator for the visibility/particulate research and monitoring program. Prior to that, he worked as an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) research scientist and as a Professor of Environmental Science at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff. He is a member of the Air Waste Management Association (AWMA), the American Geophysical Union (AGU), and the American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR). He has served as an organizing chair for special sessions in each of these associations and as a guest editor for the Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR) and the Journal of the Air Waste Management Association (JAWMA). He is also a topic editor for environmental monitoring for the Encyclopedia of Earth

Visibility: The Seeing of Near and Distant Landscape Features reviews the science of visibility from how to measure it quantitatively to its impacts by one of the foremost experts in the field. Carefully designed pedagogy allows a diversity of readers, from regulators to researchers to use this book to further their understanding of the field.

Topics covered include the interaction of light with the atmosphere and aerosols, the transfer of light through the atmosphere especially as it relates to non-uniform haze layers, perception questions, including visibility metrics, image processing techniques for purposes of visually displaying effects of haze on scenic landscapes, visibility monitoring techniques, and the history of visibility regulatory development.

• Heavily illustrated to convey the concepts introduced, then followed by more mathematical coverage of the topic
• Covers all aspects of visibility, including science, social, and regulatory
• Expands traditional US only coverage of visibility and scenic to global

"Visibility: The Seeing of Near and Distant Landscape Features is the only book of its kind in the field, written by the world's leading expert on the topic. Carefully designed pedagogy allows a diversity of readers, from regulators to researchers, to use this book to further their understanding of the field. It reviews the science of visibility, encompassing its history, methodologies and impacts. Topics covered include the interaction of light with the atmosphere and aerosols; the transfer of light through the atmosphere, especially as it relates to nonuniform haze layers; perception, including visibility metrics; image processing techniques for the purpose of visually displaying the effects of haze on scenic landscapes; visibility monitoring techniques; and the history of visibility regulatory development."-- Page 4 of cover Content: Front matter,Copyright,Preface,AcknowledgmentsEntitled to full textChapter 1 - Introduction, Pages 1-27 Chapter 2 - On the Nature of Light and Its Interaction with Atmospheric Particles, Pages 29-72 Chapter 3 - How the Transfer of Light (Radiation) through the Atmosphere Affects Visibility, Pages 73-92 Chapter 4 - Visibility Metrics, Pages 93-115 Chapter 5 - Human Perception of Haze and Landscape Features, Pages 117-180 Chapter 6 - Image Processing Techniques for Displaying Haze Effects on Landscape Features, Pages 181-200 Chapter 7 - Monitoring Visibility, Pages 201-245 Chapter 8 - History of Visibility as an Esthetic Concern in the United States, Pages 247-301 Appendix 1 - Units and Definitions, Pages 303-304 Appendix 2 - Clean Air Act 169A & B, Pages 305-313 Glossary, Pages 315-322 Subject Index, Pages 323-333