Courses:

Course Info

• Course Number / Code:
• 12.815 (Fall 2006) 
• 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. Ronald Prinn 
• Course Introduction:
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  12.815 Atmospheric Radiation
  
  
  
  

  Fall 2006

  
  
  

  
  
  

  Course Highlights

  
  
  

  This course features complete lecture notes and computational exercises in assignments section.

  
  
  

  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.