244. Methods of Radiative
Transfer. (4) Lecture, three hours; laboratory, one hour.
Requisites: courses C203C, C240
Presentation of the computational methods for solar and thermal infrared radiative fluxes and heating rates in clear, aerosol, and cloudy atmospheres for climate studies. Topics involving line-by-line and correlated k-distribution methods for treating gaseous absorption, simplified methods for radiative transfer in Rayleigh and Lorenz-Mie atmospheres, and global radiative equilibrium will be covered. Students are required to use a user-friendly computer code to perform calculations of radiative fluxes and heating rates in various atmospheric conditions for climate applications.
S/U grading for majors with consent of instructor after successful completion of written and oral comprehensive examination and for nonmajors at discretion of major department.
