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Radiometry coefficients
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Quantity		SI units	Notes
Name	Sym.	SI units	Notes
Hemispherical emissivity	$ε$	—	Radiant exitance of a surface, divided by that of a black body at the same temperature as that surface.
Spectral hemispherical emissivity	$ε ν$ $ε λ$	—	Spectral exitance of a surface, divided by that of a black body at the same temperature as that surface.
Directional emissivity	$ε Ω$	—	Radiance emitted by a surface, divided by that emitted by a black body at the same temperature as that surface.
Spectral directional emissivity	$ε Ω, ν$ $ε Ω, λ$	—	Spectral radiance emitted by a surface, divided by that of a black body at the same temperature as that surface.
Hemispherical absorptance	$A$	—	Radiant flux absorbed by a surface, divided by that received by that surface. This should not be confused with "absorbance".
Spectral hemispherical absorptance	$A ν$ $A λ$	—	Spectral flux absorbed by a surface, divided by that received by that surface. This should not be confused with "spectral absorbance".
Directional absorptance	$A Ω$	—	Radiance absorbed by a surface, divided by the radiance incident onto that surface. This should not be confused with "absorbance".
Spectral directional absorptance	$A Ω, ν$ $A Ω, λ$	—	Spectral radiance absorbed by a surface, divided by the spectral radiance incident onto that surface. This should not be confused with "spectral absorbance".
Hemispherical reflectance	$R$	—	Radiant flux reflected by a surface, divided by that received by that surface.
Spectral hemispherical reflectance	$R ν$ $R λ$	—	Spectral flux reflected by a surface, divided by that received by that surface.
Directional reflectance	$R Ω$	—	Radiance reflected by a surface, divided by that received by that surface.
Spectral directional reflectance	$R Ω, ν$ $R Ω, λ$	—	Spectral radiance reflected by a surface, divided by that received by that surface.
Hemispherical transmittance	$T$	—	Radiant flux transmitted by a surface, divided by that received by that surface.
Spectral hemispherical transmittance	$T ν$ $T λ$	—	Spectral flux transmitted by a surface, divided by that received by that surface.
Directional transmittance	$T Ω$	—	Radiance transmitted by a surface, divided by that received by that surface.
Spectral directional transmittance	$T Ω,ν$ $T Ω, λ$	—	Spectral radiance transmitted by a surface, divided by that received by that surface.
Hemispherical attenuation coefficient	$μ$	m⁻¹	Radiant flux absorbed and scattered by a volume per unit length, divided by that received by that volume.
Spectral hemispherical attenuation coefficient	$μ ν$ $μ λ$	m⁻¹	Spectral radiant flux absorbed and scattered by a volume per unit length, divided by that received by that volume.
Directional attenuation coefficient	$μ Ω$	m⁻¹	Radiance absorbed and scattered by a volume per unit length, divided by that received by that volume.
Spectral directional attenuation coefficient	$μ Ω, ν$ $μ Ω, λ$	m⁻¹	Spectral radiance absorbed and scattered by a volume per unit length, divided by that received by that volume.

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Parameters

Parameter 1

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