Discussion • We will start each class with a discussion this will be on one of two things – Remote sensing of the day’s weather – Interesting remote sensing image of the day • You will be responsible for this – I will do some (like today) – I will draw up a schedule for you – You will do this once/twice (depending upon numbers)
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Discussion We will start each class with a discussion this will be on one of two things –Remote sensing of the day’s weather –Interesting remote sensing.
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Discussion
• We will start each class with a discussion this will be on one of two things– Remote sensing of the day’s weather– Interesting remote sensing image of the day
• You will be responsible for this– I will do some (like today)– I will draw up a schedule for you– You will do this once/twice (depending upon
numbers)
REMOTE SENSING
ATMS 4510
Neil Fox
Schedule
• Here - McReynolds
• MWF 1200-1250
• Full schedule coming up
Contact details
• Me
• My office– Office hours
• My email
• My phone
Learning outcomes:• At the end of the class students should be able to:• Understand the theory behind remote sensing
observations and be able to select suitable data sources to investigate conditions in the atmosphere and on the Earth’s surface.
• Identify large-scale meteorological features from examination of single satellite images.
• Describe the development of synoptic and mesoscale atmospheric conditions from a series of satellite images.
• Discover features of clouds and the Earth’s surface from the analysis of combinations of satellite images taken at different wavebands.
• Understand how the science of remote sensing is developing and will be used in the future
Assessment• Tests in class• Attendance (quizzes and in-class exercises)• Homeworks: Assigned questions and article
reviews.• Group project: Essay on chosen application of
remote sensing (from a list) and presentation – describe the application, how it works and show some images if possible.
• Satellite image interpretation: Select a satellite image from the day in question and relate the features of the image to other meteorological data available. (Weather Briefing)
• Individual term paper
Books - Satellites
• Conway / Maryland: An introduction to satellite image interpretation – Nice (and reasonably priced), but little theory and no natural resources
• Lillesand and Kiefer: Remote sensing and Image interpretation – Good but little atmospheric science
• Jensen: Remote sensing of the environment – Little theory and very little atmospheric science
• Kidder and Vonder Haar: Satellite Meteorology – very thorough, but heavy and no natural resources
Books - Radiation
• Petty – A first course in Atmospheric Radiation (strongly recommended for the interested student)