KnowraRadiative transfer equationLinked fromLinked fromThe 11 pages that link to Radiative transfer equation, each with the reason it gives.All 11Broader topic 1Related 5Narrower topic 5Optical depthNarrower topic: Optical depth is a path coordinate that simplifies this equation.Absorption coefficientNarrower topic: It places absorption alongside scattering and emission in a full transport model.Diffuse reflectanceNarrower topic: It provides a more general account of the transport processes simplified by Kubelka–Munk theory.Outgoing longwave radiationNarrower topic: It provides the framework for calculating how atmospheric layers shape radiation reaching space.Kubelka–Munk equationNarrower topic: Kubelka–Munk theory approximates radiative transfer with two opposing diffuse fluxes.