Courses:

Course Info

• Course Number / Code:
• 12.815 (Fall 2008) 
• Course Title:
• Atmospheric Radiation 
• Course Level:
• Graduate 
• Offered by :
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  Massachusetts, United States  
• Department:
• Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences 
• Course Instructor(s):
• Dr. Robert McClatchey
  Prof. Sara Seager 
• Course Introduction:
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  12.815 Atmospheric Radiation
  
  
  
  

  Fall 2008

  
  
  

  
  
  

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  12.815 Atmospheric Radiation
  
  
  
  

  Fall 2008

  
  
  

  

  The dependence of light transmission through the atmosphere on light wavelength. Because of Earth's atmosphere, many wavelengths of radiation cannot be observed by detectors or telescopes on Earth's surface. Only visible light, radio waves, and some ultraviolet light reaches sea level. (Image courtesy of NASA.)

  
  
  

  Course Description

  
  
  

  This is an introduction to the physics of atmospheric radiation and remote sensing including use of computer codes. Subjects covered include: radiative transfer equation including emission and scattering, spectroscopy, Mie theory, and numerical solutions. We examine the solution of inverse problems in remote sensing of atmospheric temperature and composition.