Meeting Times: 11:30-12:50 pm, T Th, ATG 610

Office Hours: 12:30-1:30 pm

Prerequisites: ATM S 532 or 533 or see instructor

Reference books:

• Satellite Meteorology: An Introduction by S.Q. Kidder and T.H. Vonder Haar
• Remote Sensing of the Lower Atmosphere: An Introduction by G.L. Stephens

Grading: 30% from assignments and 70% from term paper and presentation.

Course Topics:

1. Basics
   1. Satellite orbits
   2. Radiative transfer (Jim Weinman, Jan. 15, 17)
   3. Satellite instrumentations
2. Satellite Remote Sensing
   1. Temperature/water vapor/ozone
   2. Clouds and aerosols
   3. Sea ice/snow/land surface (Steve Warren, Feb. 5, 7)
   4. Winds (Bob Brown, Feb. 26)
   5. Precipitation (Jim Weinman, Feb. 28)
   6. Earth radiation budget
3. Ground-based Remote Sensing (Tom Ackerman, Feb. 12, 14)
   1. Overview of ground-based remote sensing
   2. Ground-based retrievals of cloud properties
4. EOS and NPOESS programs

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