Definitions

Planck Function (Brightness Temperature)

Balance of Solar and Infrared Radiation

Emission, Absorption, and Reflection

Outgoing Thermal Spectrum (Windows and Absorption Bands)

Temperature Sensitivity

Radiative Transfer Equation

Weighting Functions

Instrument Observing Characteristics (Diffraction, Signal-to-Noise, Bit Depth, GEO Vs. LEO)

Participants from the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (Univiversity of Wisconsin - Madison) for the 1997-2000 COMET Satellite Meteorology Presentation on Radiative Transfer:

* W. Paul Menzel (NOAA/NESDIS/ORA)
* Robert M. Rabin (NOAA/NSSL)
* Gary S. Wade (NOAA/NESDIS/ASPT)
* Timothy J. Schmit (NOAA/NESDIS/ASPT)