Heat Transfer and Remote Sensing Quiz

Evapotranspiration is the energy carried by phase changes, like evaporation or sublimation.

Electromagnetic radiation refers to the waves of the electromagnetic field propagating through space, carrying electromagnetic radiant energy.

Planck's Energy Equation states that the energy of a photon is proportional to its frequency.

<p>A blackbody is an object that absorbs all electromagnetic radiation that hits it and emits all EM radiation frequencies.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Stefan-Boltzmann Law states that the radiant exitance of a blackbody is proportional to the fourth power of its temperature.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Radiative transfer is the theory describing how electromagnetic radiation is transmitted through a medium such as a planetary atmosphere or a stellar photosphere.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Forward models are important tools to simulate changes in solar radiation due to atmospheric scattering and absorption processes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Satellites/probes can only sense radiation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Conduction is the movement of kinetic energy in materials from higher temperature areas to lower temperature areas through a substance.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Convection is heat transfer through fluid motion, like air or water moving.</p> Signup and view all the answers