Atmospheric Sciences

4.

Atmospheric Radiation

4.1.

Fundamental Principles of Radiation

4.1.1.

Electromagnetic Spectrum

4.1.1.1.

Wavelength and Frequency

4.1.1.2.

Types of Radiation

4.1.1.2.1.

4.1.1.2.2.

4.1.1.2.3.

4.1.2.

Blackbody Radiation

4.1.2.1.

Definition and Properties

4.1.3.

4.1.4.

Wien's Displacement Law

4.1.5.

Stefan-Boltzmann Law

4.2.

Solar Radiation

4.2.1.

4.2.2.

Solar Zenith Angle

4.2.3.

Absorption and Scattering

4.2.3.1.

Rayleigh Scattering

4.2.3.1.1.

Blue Sky Phenomenon

4.2.3.2.

4.2.3.2.1.

Haze and Cloud Effects

4.2.4.

4.2.4.1.

Surface Albedo Variations

4.2.4.2.

Planetary Albedo

4.3.

Terrestrial Radiation

4.3.1.

Emission by Earth's Surface and Atmosphere

4.3.2.

Atmospheric Window

4.4.

The Greenhouse Effect

4.4.1.

Greenhouse Gases

4.4.2.

Mechanism of Trapping Heat

4.4.3.

Natural Greenhouse Effect

4.4.4.

Enhanced Greenhouse Effect

4.5.

Earth's Global Energy Budget

4.5.1.

Incoming and Outgoing Radiation

4.5.2.

Radiative Equilibrium

4.5.3.

Latitudinal Energy Imbalance

4.5.3.1.

Heat Transport by Atmosphere and Oceans

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