Preface.1 Emission: The Birth of Photons.1.1 Wave and Particle Languages.1.2 Radiation in Equilibrium with Matter.1.3 Blackbody Radiation.
1.4 AbsorptivityandEmissivity.1.5 Emission by Clouds.1.6 EmissivityandGlobalWarming.References and Suggestions for Further Reading.Problems.
2 Absorption: The Death of Photons.2.1 Exponential Attenuation.2.2 Directional Emissivity of the Atmosphere.2.3 Flux Divergence.2.
4 Absorption Cross Section.2.5 The ABCs of Complex Variables.2.6 Interpretation of the Molecular Absorption Coefficient. 2.7 Classical versus Quantum-Mechanical Interpretation of Absorption.2.
8 Absorption by Molecules: The Details.2.9 Absorption by Particles.References and Suggestions for Further Reading.Problems.3 Scattering: The Life of Photons.3.1 Scattering: An Overview.
3.2 Scattering by a Dipole.3.3 Waves on a String: The One-Dimensional Wave Equation.3.4 Superposition and Interference.3.5 Scattering by Particles.
References and Suggestions for Further Reading.Problems.4 Radiometry and Photometry: What you Get and What you See.4.1 The General Radiation Field.4.2.1 Diffuse Reflection.
4.3 Color.References and Suggestions for Further Reading.Problems.5 Multiple Scattering: Elementary.5.1 Multiple Scattering by a Pile of Parallel Plates.5.
2 Two-Stream Theory of Radiative Transfer.5.3 Multiple Scattering in an Absorbing Medium.5.4 Emission.References and Suggestions for Further Reading.Problems.6 Multiple Scattering: Advanced.
6.1 N-Stream Theory and Beyond.6.2 Diffusion Theory: The Elements.6.3 The Monte Carlo Method.6.4 Atmospheric Applications of the Monte Carlo Method.
Rate Profiles.References and Suggestions for Further Reading.Problems.7 Polarization: The Hidden Variable.7.1 The Nature of Polarized Light.7.2 Polarization upon Specular Reflection.
7.3 Polarization by Dipolar Scattering: Skylight.7.4 Particles as Polarizers and Retarders.References and Suggestions for Further Reading.Problems.8 Meteorological Optics: The Reward.8.
1 Color and Brightness of the Molecular Atmosphere.8.2 Atmospheric Visual Range.8.3 Atmospheric Refraction.8.4 Scatteringby Single Water Droplets.8.
5 Scattering by Single Ice Crystals.8.5.1 Sun Dogs and Halos.8.6 Clouds as Givers and Takers of Light.References and Suggestions for Further Reading.Problems.
Index.