The following is a non-exhaustive list of people who generously gave of their time and expertise - over and above the call of duty - in discussing aspects of this work with me (but note that errors and omissions in these pages and in research results are my responsibility; see the disclaimer) :
Jean-Louis Roujean (CNRM Meteo-France)
Marc Leroy (CESBIO France)
Wolfgang Lucht (CRS Boston)
Josef Cihlar (CCRS)
Li Zhangqing (CCRS)
Philip Lewis (University College London)
Mike Barnsley (University of Wales at Swansea)
Peter Mueller (UCL)
Genevieve Rondeaux (University of Nottingham)