AOS 441 – Satellite and Radar Meteorology
Instructor:
Prof. Tristan L’Ecuyer (AOSS 1511)
Office Hours:
Immediately following class or by appointment
Course Lectures:
Wed/Fri 11 am – 11:50 am (AOSS 1411)
Course Lab
Mon 11 am – 12:50 pm (AOSS 1411)
Course Overview:
This course provides an overview of basic principles of radar meteorology and satellite remote sensing. Through a combination of classroom instruction and hands-on computer exercises, students will learn to apply basic radiative transfer theory to identify the “fingerprints” of weather-related phenomena in measurements from satellite and ground-based instruments. Principles of radar operation, design and implementation of satellite missions, interpretation of imagery across a range of electromagnetic frequencies from the ultraviolet to microwave, and basic retrieval of atmospheric variables from active and passive systems are discussed.