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Preface; 1. The big questions; 2. Thermodynamics in a nutshell; 3.Elementary models of radiation balance; 4. Radiative transfer intemperature-stratified atmospheres; 5. Scattering; 6. The surface energybalance; 7. Variation of temperature with season and latitude; 8. Evolutionof the atmosphere; 9. A peek at dynamics; Appendix. Notation; Index.