2nd GHRSST Short Course on SST: Principles of electromagnetic radiation and radiative transfer

This training material is part of the 2nd GHRSST short course on SST, which took place at the Ocean University of China from 31 May to 2 June 2017. The short course consists of seven sessions with the overall objectives to: 

• To gain knowledge about GHRSST and what GHRSST provides
• To gain knowledge of IR radiative transfer, cloud masking and SST retrieval
• To apply the gained knowledge with real practical examples

The Principles of Electromagnetic Radiation and Radiative Transfer session outlines:

• Planck's Function
• Radiative transfer in the atmosphere