Two video lectures titled, ‘Radiative Transfer Equation’ from the e-learning course, ‘Introduction to Atmospheric Science’ developed by C Balaji, IIT Madras, for National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL), India. These video lectures discuss how to calculate radiative transfer equation and further discuss its importance in atmospheric sciences, particularly in satellite remote sensing.
Students will learn about isotropic scattering, radiation derivative calculation, spectral emissivity and reflectivity, absorption coefficient, Beer-Lambert’s law, and Schwarzschild’s equation. They will also learn how to apply the radiative transfer equation to multispectral infrared sounder, infrared imager, microwave sounder, and microwave imager for satellite remote sensing and satellite meteorology.
A transcript of the lecture is also provided.
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| About Tool | |
| Tool Name | Lecture – 35 and 36: Radiative Transfer Equation – Derivation |
| Discipline | Physics, Earth Sciences |
| Topic(s) in Discipline | Climate Physics, Atmospheric Sciences, Atmospheric Physics, Radiative Transfer, Radiative Transfer Equation, Absorption Coefficient, Beer-Lambert’s law, Schwarzschild’s Equation, Atmosphere |
| Climate Topic | Planetary Energy Balance, Climate and the Atmosphere |
| Type of tool | Video (50 mins and 42 mins) |
| Grade Level | Undergraduate, Graduate |
| Location | Global |
| Language | English |
| Translation | – |
| Developed by | C Balaji, IIT Madras |
| Hosted at | NPTEL |
| Link | |
| Access | Online |
| Computer Skills | Basic |
