REVIEW OF RADIATIVE TRANSFER

Relevant Resources:

1. Ch4 of Kidder and VonderHaar
2. Lyndon State College Physical Meteorology class notes

Index of Topics

• Introduction to radiative energy
• Blackbody radiation
• Gray bodies
• Blackbody curves for the earth and sun
• Beers law
• Absorption of radiation by the atmospheric gasses
• Summary of radiative transfer concepts

last updated: 04/10/03