Explores snow energy balance principles, mechanisms, radiation, and terrestrial energy exchange, emphasizing the importance of precise snow thermodynamics knowledge.
Explores atoms and radiation lineshapes, covering linewidths, lifetime broadening, and broadening mechanisms, including Lorentzian and Doppler effects.
Explores electromagnetic radiation interaction with matter, covering absorption, diffusion, reflection, and refraction, with practical examples like the color of the sky and moon darkness.