This book is devoted to the most efficient method of obtaining spectroscopic parameters characterising the absorption of microwave radiation by the Earth’s atmosphere. It explores why this field of science is interesting and important for humanity, and details the basics of gas phase molecular spectroscopy. The book also shows the advantages of the resonator spectroscopy technique for quantitative molecular analysis, and reviews the best-known investigations of diagnostic atmospheric lines and the continuum in the millimetre and submillimetre-wave range. It will appeal to a wide range of specialists in the fields of spectroscopy, atmospheric physics, and millimetre and submillimetre-wave techniques, and will be helpful for lecturers and students concerned with these specialised courses.
Most chemists have little understanding of crystallography. This book provides a basic, non-mathematical education on crystallographic methods, written in language chemists use. It is designed for students and any chemist who has had no instruction in the subject.