[PP1-7] Basics of Thermodynamics

Thermodynamics is the science of the relationships between heat, work, temperature, radiation, energy and properties of matter. These relationships are governed by the four laws of thermodynamics which allow a quantitative description, through measurable macroscopic physical quantities, of processes that, at the level of microscopic constituents can be described by the statistical mechanics. Thermodynamics applies to a wide variety of topics relevant to EO science and technologies from atmospheric chemistry and meteorology up to sensor design and aeronautics.

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