PRINCIPLES OF SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING APPLIED TO CLIMATE STUDIES: The electromagnetic spectrum and radiation laws -- Radiation interactions with the atmosphere and Earth surface -- Retrieval of parameters at the Earth's surface -- CLOUDS AND CLOUD CLIMATOLOGIES: Meteorological interpretations of cloud imagery -- Satellite cloud retrieval -- Satellite cloud climatologies -- CLOUD SYSTEMS: Cold air vortices -- Meso-scale convective systems -- Synoptic-scale cloud vortices -- Cloud bands -- ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE: WATER VAPOR AND PRECIPITATION ESTIMATION: Atmospheric water vapor and precipitable water -- Precipitation estimation -- MONITORING THE EARTH RADIATION BUDGET AND SURFACE VARIABLES: IMPORTANT TO CLIMATE: Satellites and the radiation budget -- Sources for satellite ERB climatologies -- Global-scale ERB climatologies -- Monitoring surface influences on the albedo and on climate.
