Planetary Radiation and Climate

Harvard FAS

Atmospheric radiative transfer is at the heart of understanding the climate of Earth and other planets. This course covers basic stellar and planetary physics, quantum spectroscopy, molecular and aerosol scattering, satellite retrieval theory, cloud, CO2 and H2O climate feedbacks, and extreme climate phenomena such as the runaway greenhouse, Nuclear Winter and Titan’s methane cycle. As a final course outcome, you will learn to construct a line-by-line radiative-convective climate model…