1. Meteorological measurements from satellites

2. The electromagnetic spectrum

3. Planck function

4. Solar and terrestrial radiation

5. Radiation and the atmosphere Kiehl and Trenberth, BAMS, 1997

6. Terrestrial and solar spectra after passing through the earth’s atmosphere from Houghton

7. Terrestrial spectrum from space from Houghton

8. Atmospheric absorption “windows” from Hartmann

9. Outgoing longwave radiation

10. Celestial coordinate system from Kidder and Vonder Haar

11. Satellite subpoint from Kidder and Vonder Haar

12. Sun-synchronous orbit from Kidder and Vonder Haar

13. Sun-synchronous orbital path from Kidder and Vonder Haar

14. Sunsynchronous scanner daily coverage (e.g. AVHRR) from Kidder and Vonder Haar

15. Visible imagery

16. Smoke and clouds (visible)

17. IR physical measurements (SST)

18. Microwave transmittance