[Part] 1. Introduction to optical radiometry and ocean climate measurements from space / James A. Yoder and B. Carol Johnson. Ocean climate and satellite optical radiometry / James A. Yoder, Kenneth S. Casey and Mark D. Dowell -- Principles of optical radiometry and measurement uncertainty / B. Carol Johnson, Howard Yoon, Joseph P. Rice and Albert C. Parr -- [Part] 2. Satellite radiometry / Charles R. McClain and Peter J. Minnett. Satellite ocean color sensor design concepts and performance requirements / Charles R. McClain, Gerhard Meister and Bryan Monosmith -- On orbit calibration of ocean color reflective solar bands / Robert E. Eplee, Jr and Sean W. Bailey -- Thermal infrared satellite radiometers : design and prelaunch characterization / David L. Smith -- Postlaunch calibration and stability : thermal infrared satellite radiometers / Peter J. Minnett and David L Smith -- [Part] 3. In situ optical radiometry / Craig J. Donlon and Giuseppe Zibordi. In situ optical radiometry in the visible and near infrared / Giuseppe Zibordi and Kenneth J. Voss -- Ship-borne thermal infrared radiometer systems / Craig J. Donlon, Peter J. Minnett, Andrew Jessup, Ian Barton, William Emery, Simon Hook, Werenfrid Wimmer, Timothy J. Nightingale, and Christopher Zappa -- [Part] 4. Theoretical investigations / Barbara Bulgarelli, Menghua Wang and Christopher J. Merchant. Simulation of in situ visible radiometric measurements / Barbara Bulgarelli and Davide D'Alimonte -- Simulation of satellite visible, near-infrared, and shortwave-infrared measurements / Menghua Wang -- Simulation and inversion of satellite thermal measurements / Christopher J. Merchant and Owen Embury -- [Part] 5. In situ measurement strategies / Giuseppe Zibordi and Craig J. Donlon. Requirements and strategies for in situ radiometry in support of satellite ocean color / Giuseppe Zibordi and Kenneth J. Voss -- Strategies for the laboratory and field deployment of ship-borne fiducial reference thermal infrared radiometers in support of satellite-derived sea surface temperature climate data records / Craig J. Donlon, Peter J. Minnett, Nigel Fox, and Werenfrid Wimmer -- [Part] 6. Assessment of satellite products for climate applications / Frédéric Mélin and Gary K. Corlett. Assessment of satellite ocean colour radiometry and derived geophysical products / Frédéric Mélin and Bryan A. Franz -- Assessment of long-term satellite derived sea surface temperature records / Gary K. Corlett, Christopher J. Merchant, Peter J. Minnett and Craig J. Donlon