Contents -- Preface -- THE SOLAR SYSTEM: PLANETS AND THE SUN -- ATMOSPHERE OF THE EARTH -- PROPAGATION OF RADIATION IN THE ATMOSPHERE -- MOLECULAR ABSORPTION IN THE ATMOSPHERE -- LIGHT SCATTERING IN THE ATMOSPHERE -- OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF UNDERLYING SURFACES -- FUNDAMENTALS OF THE THEORY OF TRANSFER OF ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION -- MAIN CONCEPTS OF THE THEORY OF SOLAR RADIATION TRANSFER -- RADIATION ENERGETICS OF THE ATMOSPHERE-UNDERLYING SURFACE SYSTEM -- RADIATION AS A SOURCE OF INFORMATION ON THE OPTICAL AND PHYSICAL PARAMETERS OF ATMOSPHERES OF PLANETS -- FUNDAMENTAL UNITS IN ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS AND PHYSICS -- References -- Index.