Growth properties of Fourier transforms via moduli of continuity

We obtain new inequalities for the Fourier transform, both on Euclidean space, and on non-compact, rank one symmetric spaces. In both cases these are expressed as a gauge on the size of the transform in terms of a suitable integral modulus of continuity of the function. In all settings, the results present a natural corollary: a quantitative form of the Riemann-Lebesgue lemma. A prototype is given in one-dimensional Fourier analysis. (C) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.