AOS 740 - Advanced Radiation and Remote Sensing

Instructor: 
Prof. Tristan L'Ecuyer (AOSS 1331)
Office Hours: 
Immediately following class or by appointment
Course Lectures: 
Tue/Thu 1:00-2:20 (AOSS 1039)
Course Overview: 

This course covers advanced topics in radiative transfer including numerical methods to solve the radiative transfer equation, theory of scattering by spherical and non-spherical particles, and gas absorption. Starting in 2013, this course will also provide an introduction to inverse methods and their application to remotely determine properties of the Earth's atmosphere and surface.