Modern Aspects of Solid State Chemistry MEng. F. Lucka The form and function of O.P The form and function of every living organism on the earth depends on the complex regulation of gene expression Its purpose was to review existing knowledge of the extraction of marine and atmospheric geophysical parameters from satellite gathered microwave data and to enable scientists to prepare themselves and their computing systems to utilise the new data when it becomes available particularly in the solid state It was my great desire that the lecture material from the Winter School should become available to a larger body of students