re: #104 LudwigVanQuixote

HA. Oh, just the semantics/technical point on radiation lowering the energy “state” language which is usually used when talking about quantum mechanical transitions b/c you were talking to someone who was confusing things in that respect. Just putting on my professorial hat. Nothing, really!

Agree with your rant about energy vs intensity, where intensity ~ number of photons having nothing to do with single photon energy.

As for energy vs temperature… temperature is proportional to the average (random) translational kinetic energy of molecules, which is one part of the total “internal energy” in thermodynamics. (The other part coming from intermolecular potential energy which is not important for the atmosphere away from phase transitions…).

I appreciate your posts on these issues Ludwig and I have your back when I have extra time to spend here…