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Explores the fundamentals and applications of solar energy, covering characteristics, optics, semiconductor physics, electrochemistry, and thermochemistry.
Explores emissivity, absorptivity, and reflectivity of surfaces, including spectral and directional properties, laws of reciprocity, and practical examples.
Explores the emission of thermal radiation, covering mechanisms, electromagnetic radiation, temperature relationship, spatial distribution, and black-body radiation.
Explores the parameterization of atmospheric processes, including microphysics, turbulence, radiation, convection, and surface processes, to improve forecast accuracy and quantify uncertainties.
Covers the potential, characteristics, and conversion pathways of solar thermal energy, including non-concentrated and concentrated systems, as well as its applications in residential and industrial settings.